# Tignish-Palmer Road

Tignish-Palmer Road is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly Tignish-DeBlois from 1996 to 2007.

## Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tignish-Palmer Road :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See 1st Prince 1873–1996 |||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Bobby Morrissey | Liberal |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | Gail Shea | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | Gail Shea | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Neil LeClair | Liberal |
| 64th | 2011–2013 | Hal Perry | Progressive Conservative |
| 64th | 2013–2015 | Hal Perry | Liberal |
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Hal Perry | Liberal |
| 66th | 2019–2023 | Hal Perry | Liberal |
| 67th | 2023–present | Hal Perry | Liberal |

## Communities

It includes, among others, the following communities:
* Tignish
* Palmer Road
* St. Felix
* St. Louis (northern-half)
* St. Edward (northern-half)
* St. Roch
* St. Peter & St. Paul
* Norway
* Christopher Cross
* Peterville
* Leoville
* Harper
* Ascension
* Miminegash (northern-half)
* Nail Pond
* Skinners Pond
* Waterford
* Pleasant View
* Greenmount
* Kildare
* Deblois
* Anglo–Tignish
* Tignish Shore
* Jude's Point
* Seacow Pond

## Election results
### Tignish-Palmer Road, 2007–present

vte2023 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hal Perry | 1,527 | 58.7 | +9.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | April Delaney | 939 | 36.1 | +7.6 |
| | New Democratic | Gail Kinch | 137 | 5.3 | +3.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,603 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.9 |
| Source(s) |||||||
vte2019 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hal Perry | 1,388 | 49.3% | -8.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Melissa Handrahan | 802 | 28.5% | -3.55 |
| | Green | Sean Doyle | 584 | 20.7% | +14.16 |
| | New Democratic | Dale Ryan | 44 | 1.6% | -1.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,818 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | |
2015 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hal Perry | 1,486 | 58.23 | +9.49 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joseph Profit | 818 | 32.05 | -18.01 |
| | Green | Malcolm Pitre | 167 | 6.54 | |
| | New Democratic | John A'Hearn | 81 | 3.17 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,552 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +13.75 |
| Liberal candidate Hal Perry gained 8.08 percentage points from his 2011 performance running as a Progressive Conservative. |||||||
vte2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hal Perry | 1,175 | 50.15 | +5.30 |
| | Liberal | Neil LeClair | 1,142 | 48.74 | −6.41 |
| | Island | Derek D. Peters | 26 | 1.11 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,343 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.86 |
vte2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Neil LeClair | 1,569 | 55.15 | +11.18 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gail Shea | 1,276 | 44.85 | −10.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,845 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +10.81 |

### 2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 401 | 55.16 |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 128 | 17.61 |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 100 | 13.76 |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 50 | 6.88 |
| Preferential Voting | 48 | 6.60 |
| Total votes cast | 727 | 24.59 |
| Registered voters | 2,956 | |
| Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). ||||

### Tignish-DeBlois, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gail A. Shea | 1,480 | 55.29 | -0.64 |
| | Liberal | Neil J. LeClair | 1,177 | 43.97 | +3.39 |
| | New Democratic | Reg T. Pendergast | 20 | 0.75 | -2.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,677 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.02 |
2000 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gail A. Shea | 1,472 | 55.93 | +12.04 |
| | Liberal | Neil J. LeClair | 1,068 | 40.58 | -13.39 |
| | New Democratic | Reg T. Pendergast | 92 | 3.50 | +1.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,632 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +12.72 |
1996 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert J. Morrissey | 1,413 | 53.97 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gail A. Shea | 1,149 | 43.89 |
| | New Democratic | Howard Waite | 56 | 2.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,618 | 100.0 |
| This district was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 1st Prince. |||||||