Chief Electoral Officer

Gary McLeod

Deputy Chief Electoral Officer

Judy Richard

J. Angus MacLean Building
94 Great George Street, P.O. Box 774
Charlottetown, PEI  C1A 7L3

Toll-free: (888) 234-VOTE
Telephone: (902) 368-5895
Facsimile: (902) 368-6500

Elections PEI has been established to conduct and administer all elections in Prince Edward Island. Elections PEI will oversee and run general elections and by-elections under the Election Act, ensure accountability under the Election Expenses Act, oversee and run municipal elections and school board elections under the Municipalities Act and the School Act, and, as directed, run plebiscites under the Plebiscites Act and the Natural Products Marketing Act.

The principle mandate of Elections PEI is to inform and enable all qualified electors and candidates to exercise their democratic right and ensure their constitutional entitlement in elections as entrenched in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
December 5, 2012

Report of the Chief Electoral Officer Available for November 5, 2012 Municipal Elections

The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer for the November 5, 2012 Municipal Elections is now available. A map of the municipal boundaries is also available.

September 12, 2012

Municipal Elections November 5, 2012

Municipal Special Election Meetings will be held on Monday, November 5, 2012 in Prince Edward Island's 62 communities and Election Day Polls will be held in the remaining seven communities holding All-Day Polls.

Election Training Sessions will be held later in September with the Administrators and Returning Officers. Election Handbooks are available for communities holding Special Election Meetings and All-Day Polls.

Additional information is available.

June 1, 2012

List of Contributions to Registered Political Parties, 2011

The lists of contributions in excess of $250 for year 2011 are now available for the five registered political parties on Prince Edward Island.

April 27, 2012

School Trustee Elections 2012

Scheduled School Trustee Elections for May 28, 2012 are postponed.

On April 25, 2012, An Act to Amend the School Act was approved by the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly postponing the School Trustee Elections for the English and French School Boards' until May 26, 2014.

March 16, 2012

Candidate and Political Party Election Expenses

Reports of Candidate and Political Party Election Expenses for the 1996, 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2011 provincial general elections are now available.

January 26, 2012

Election Costs

Election costs for the past five Provincial General Elections are now available.

November 17, 2011

Results of October 3, 2011 Provincial General Election

Official election results are available at results.electionspei.ca.

July 12, 2011

Information on Becoming a Candidate

Information on Becoming a Candidate [PDF, 62KB] in the Prince Edward Island provincial election is now available.

June 2, 2011

October 3, 2011 Provincial General Election

Prince Edward Island now has a set date for Provincial General Elections. The first set election date is planned for October 3, 2011. Following that, a general election must be held on the first Monday in October in the fourth calendar year after election day for the last general election.

June 1, 2011

Election Financing Information

Information regarding Provincial Election Financing from 2010 is now available.

February 28, 2011

Comparison of Federal and Provincial Electoral Polling Divisions

Comparison charts of federal and provinical polls are now available.

December 13, 2010

Report of the Chief Electoral Officer Available for November 1, 2010 Municipal Elections

The Chief Electoral Officer Report for the November 1, 2010 Municipal Elections is now available.

June 15, 2010

Election Financing Information 2009

Information regarding Provincial Election Financing from 2009 is now available.

March 5, 2010

New Political Party Registered on March 5, 2010

The Island Party of P.E.I. was registered on Friday, March 5, 2010.  The leader is Mr. Jay Gallant from Cape Egmont.  The Island Party of P.E.I. is one of five registered political parties on Prince Edward Island.

May 28, 2007

Results of May 28, 2007 Provincial General Election

Official Results of the May 28, 2007 Provincial General Election are now available.