# Summerside-Wilmot

Summerside-Wilmot is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly named Wilmot-Summerside from 1996 to 2007.

## Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Summerside-Wilmot :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from 4th Prince and 5th Prince |||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Greg Deighan | Progressive Conservative |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | Greg Deighan | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | Greg Deighan | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Janice Sherry | Liberal |
| 64th | 2011–2015 | Janice Sherry | Liberal |
| 65th | 2015–2016 | Janice Sherry | Liberal |
| 65th | 2016–2019 | Chris Palmer | Liberal |
| 66th | 2019–2023 | Lynne Lund | Green |
| 67th | 2023–present | Tyler DesRoches | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results
### Summerside-Wilmot, 2007–present

vte2023 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tyler DesRoches | 1,651 | 56.7 | +24.6 |
| | Green | Lynne Lund | 981 | 33.7 | -5.3 |
| | Liberal | Don Reid | 214 | 7.4 | -20.3 |
| | New Democratic | Cassie MacKay | 45 | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| | Island | Eriena O'Reilly | 19 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,910 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Green | Progressive Conservative gain from Green | Swing | Swing | +14.9 |
| Source(s) |||||||
2019 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Lynne Lund | 1,258 | 39 | +17.1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tyler Desroches | 1,037 | 32.1 | +0.94 |
| | Liberal | Chris Palmer | 892 | 27.7 | -14.62 |
| | New Democratic | Paulette Halupa | 39 | 1.2 | -3.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3226 | 100.00 |
| | Green gain from Liberal | Green gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +17.1 |
Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, October 17, 2016 Resignation of Janice Sherry :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Chris Palmer | 978 | 42.32 | +2.88 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian Ramsay | 720 | 31.16 | -7.24 |
| | Green | Lynne Lund | 506 | 21.90 | +11.99 |
| | New Democratic | Scott Gaudet | 107 | 4.63 | -7.64 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,311 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.06 |
2015 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Janice Sherry | 1,135 | 39.44 | -15.79 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian Ramsay | 1,105 | 38.39 | +1.64 |
| | New Democratic | Scott Gaudet | 353 | 12.27 | |
| | Green | Donald MacFadzen-Reid | 285 | 9.90 | +1.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,878 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -8.72 |
2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Janice Sherry | 1,315 | 55.23 | -1.87 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Shirley Anne Cameron | 875 | 36.75 | -3.15 |
| | Green | Rosalyn Ridlington Abbott | 191 | 8.02 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,381 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.64 |
2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Janice Sherry | 1,645 | 57.10 | +16.65 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerard McCardle | 1,063 | 39.90 | -12.23 |
| | New Democratic | Ryan Pollard | 173 | 6.00 | -1.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,881 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +14.44 |

#### 2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 395 | 30.45 |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 352 | 27.14 |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 276 | 21.28 |
| Preferential Voting | 171 | 13.18 |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 103 | 7.94 |
| Two-choice preferred result ||||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 667 | 53.83 |
| First Past the Post | 572 | 46.17 |
| Total votes cast | 1,297 | 33.20 |
| Registered voters | 3,907 | |
| Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). ||||

### Wilmot-Summerside, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Greg Deighan | 1,807 | 52.13 | +1.75 |
| | Liberal | Duke Cormier | 1,402 | 40.45 | +2.95 |
| | New Democratic | Gary Robichaud | 257 | 7.41 | -4.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,466 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.60 |
2000 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Greg Deighan | 1,674 | 50.38 | +5.99 |
| | Liberal | Paul Schurman | 1,246 | 37.50 | -3.59 |
| | New Democratic | Gary Robichaud | 403 | 12.13 | -2.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,323 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.79 |
1996 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Greg Deighan | 1,506 | 44.39 |
| | Liberal | Walter McEwen | 1,394 | 41.09 |
| | New Democratic | Bill McKinnon | 492 | 14.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,392 | 100.0 |
| This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 4th Prince and 5th Prince. |||||||