# O'Leary-Inverness

O'Leary-Inverness is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly known as West Point-Bloomfield from 1996 to 2007. It was created in 1996 from parts of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince. It is notable for being the first district on the Island to ever elect a member of a third party to the legislature.

## Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Members of the Legislative Assembly for O'Leary-Inverness :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See 1st Prince and 2nd Prince 1873–1996 |||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Herb Dickieson | New Democratic |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | Eva Rodgerson | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | Eva Rodgerson | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Robert Henderson | Liberal |
| 64th | 2011–2015 | Robert Henderson | Liberal |
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Robert Henderson | Liberal |
| 66th | 2019–2023 | Robert Henderson | Liberal |
| 67th | 2023–present | Robert Henderson | Liberal |

## Election results
### O'Leary-Inverness, 2007–present

vte2023 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Henderson | 894 | 37.2 | -3.8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Daniel MacDonald | 738 | 30.7 | +13.5 |
| | New Democratic | Herb Dickieson | 702 | 29.2 | -4.2 |
| | Green | Richard Lush | 72 | 3.0 | -5.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,406 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.5 |
| Source(s) |||||||
vte2019 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Henderson | 1,102 | 41.00 | -7.81 |
| | New Democratic | Herb Dickieson | 893 | 33.20 | +21.60 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Barb Broome | 462 | 17.20 | -22.41 |
| | Green | Jason Charette | 231 | 8.60 | New |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | |
2015 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Henderson | 1,310 | 48.81 | -6.69 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Daniel MacDonald | 1,063 | 39.61 | -4.88 |
| | New Democratic | Billy MacKendrick | 311 | 11.59 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,684 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.90 |
2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Henderson | 1,431 | 55.50 | -6.63 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Daniel MacDonald | 1,147 | 44.49 | +6.62 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,578 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -6.62 |
2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Henderson | 1,731 | 62.13 | +24.17 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eva Rodgerson | 1,055 | 37.87 | -14.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,786 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +19.12 |

### 2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 426 | 47.76 |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 155 | 17.38 |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 152 | 17.04 |
| Preferential Voting | 88 | 9.87 |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 71 | 7.96 |
| Final round preferred result ||||
| First Past the Post | 498 | 56.98 |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 204 | 23.34 |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 172 | 19.68 |
| Total votes cast | 892 | 26.56 |
| Registered voters | 3,359 | |
| Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). ||||

### West Point-Bloomfield, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eva Rodgerson | 1,193 | 51.94 | +11.24 |
| | Liberal | Sean O'Halloran | 872 | 37.96 | +16.18 |
| | New Democratic | Ed Kilfoil | 232 | 10.10 | -27.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,297 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.47 |
2000 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eva Rodgerson | 753 | 40.70 | +11.73 |
| | New Democratic | Herb Dickieson | 694 | 37.51 | -0.88 |
| | Liberal | Charles Adams | 403 | 21.78 | -10.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,850 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +6.30 |
1996 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Herb Dickieson | 921 | 38.39 |
| | Liberal | Fairley Yeo | 783 | 32.64 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gary Morgan | 695 | 28.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,399 | 100.0 |
| This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince. |||||||