1978 Prince Edward Island general election

1978 Prince Edward Island general election
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All 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Lib
Leader Alexander B. Campbell Angus MacLean
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since December 11, 1965 September 25, 1976
Leader's seat 5th Prince 4th Queens
Last election 26 seats, 54.0% 6 seats, 39.9%
Seats won 17 15
Seat change Decrease9 Increase9
Popular vote 64,133 60,878
Percentage 50.7% 48.1%
Swing Decrease3.3pp Increase8.2pp
Seats won by each party per district. Voters elect two members (one Councillor and Assemblyman) from each of the 16 districts.
Premier before election

Alexander B. Campbell
Liberal

Premier after election

Alexander B. Campbell
Liberal

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The 1978 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 24, 1978.[1]

The election was one of the closest in P.E.I. history, with the governing Liberals of Premier Alexander B. Campbell losing a number of seats to their Progressive Conservative rivals. The decrease of the 26 to 6 Liberal majority to a slim 17 to 15 lead over the PC, and the resignation of Alex Campbell, led to an unstable legislature, and another election was held just one year later in 1979.

  1. ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1978" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.