# Morell-Mermaid

Morell-Mermaid was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created from mostly 2nd Kings and parts of 3rd and 5th Kings, in 1996. It was named Morell-Fortune Bay from 1996 to 2007.

## Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Morell-Mermaid :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See 2nd Kings, 3rd Kings and 5th Kings 1873–1996 |||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Kevin MacAdam | Progressive Conservative |
| 61st | 2000 | Kevin MacAdam | Progressive Conservative |
| 61st | 2000–2001 | Vacant | Vacant |
| 61st | 2001–2003 | Kevin MacAdam | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2003–2006 | Kevin MacAdam | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2006–2007 | Olive Crane | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Olive Crane | Progressive Conservative |
| 64th | 2011–2013 | Olive Crane | Progressive Conservative |
| 64th | 2013–2015 | Olive Crane | Independent |
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Sidney MacEwen | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results
### Morell-Mermaid, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sidney MacEwen | 1,501 | 49.98 | -8.31 |
| | Liberal | Dan MacDonald | 1,114 | 37.10 | +0.59 |
| | New Democratic | Edith Perry | 211 | 7.03 | |
| | Green | Meaghan Lister | 177 | 5.89 | +1.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,003 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | Swing | -4.45 |
vte2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Olive Crane | 1,649 | 58.29 | +11.83 |
| | Liberal | Dan MacDonald | 1,033 | 36.51 | +4.93 |
| | Green | Darcie Lanthier | 114 | 4.03 | |
| | Island | Roger Nowe | 33 | 1.17 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,829 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.45 |

### Morell-Fortune Cove, 1996–2007

vte2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Olive Crane | 1,384 | 46.46 | −6.73 |
| | Liberal | Doug Deacon | 941 | 31.59 | −13.71 |
| | Independent | Larry McGuire | 560 | 18.80 | |
| | New Democratic | Mike Avery | 94 | 3.16 | +1.65 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,979 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.49 |
Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 20 March 2006 On the resignation of Kevin MacAdam :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Olive Crane | 1,233 | 53.19 | -7.20 |
| | Liberal | John L. Cameron | 1,050 | 45.30 | +5.69 |
| | New Democratic | J'Nan Brown | 35 | 1.51 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,318 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.44 |
2005 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | No | 899 | 77.43 |
| | Yes | 262 | 22.57 |
2003 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kevin MacAdam | 1,601 | 60.39 | +2.52 |
| | Liberal | Larry McGuire | 1,050 | 39.61 | -0.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,651 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.45 |
Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 26 February 2001 On the resignation of Kevin MacAdam :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kevin J. MacAdam | 1,437 | 57.87 | -9.36 |
| | Liberal | Larry McGuire | 993 | 39.99 | +8.98 |
| | New Democratic | Lynn Keefe | 53 | 2.13 | +0.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,483 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -9.17 |
2000 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kevin MacAdam | 1,791 | 67.23 | +16.51 |
| | Liberal | Larry McGuire | 826 | 31.01 | -16.77 |
| | New Democratic | Mike Avery | 47 | 1.76 | +0.25 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,664 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +16.64 |
1996 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kevin MacAdam | 1,347 | 50.72 |
| | Liberal | Walter Bradley | 1,269 | 47.78 |
| | New Democratic | Kathy Murphy | 40 | 1.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,656 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Kings, 3rd Kings and 5th Kings. |||||||

### 2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 442 | 31.87 |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 396 | 28.55 |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 283 | 20.40 |
| Preferential Voting | 166 | 11.97 |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 100 | 7.21 |
| Two-choice preferred result ||||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 735 | 54.97 |
| First Past the Post | 602 | 45.03 |
| Total votes cast | 1,387 | 37.08 |
| Registered voters | 3,741 | |
| Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). ||||