This table reports the official results of the Prince Edward Island General Election held Monday, November 18, 1996 for District No. 17.
| Polling Division | MacArthur, Eric (LIB) |
Brown, J'nan (NDP) |
MacPhee, Norman (PC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1529 (43%) | 312 (8%) | 1666 (47%) |
| Advance Poll |
110 | 8 | 93 |
| 1 Emerald |
97 | 31 | 142 |
| 2 Stanchel |
91 | 26 | 94 |
| 3 Fredericton |
103 | 33 | 117 |
| 4 Darlington |
101 | 16 | 124 |
| 5 North Wiltshire |
134 | 27 | 121 |
| 6 Clyde River |
136 | 16 | 149 |
| 7 Churchill |
139 | 20 | 128 |
| 8 St. Catherines |
122 | 23 | 140 |
| 9 Bonshaw |
108 | 30 | 196 |
| 10 Brookvale |
96 | 14 | 137 |
| 11 Westmoreland |
136 | 22 | 74 |
| 12 Hampton |
156 | 46 | 151 |
