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Prince Edward Island General Election, 2003The province of Prince Edward Island, Canada conducted a general election in September 2003, to elect the 27 members of the Island legislature. The election was called on September 2 by Premier Pat Binns, who enjoyed some of the highest popularity of any premier. Polling took place on September 29, despite a blackout across two-thirds of the province and other damage caused by Hurricane Juan. Binns' Progressive Conservatives were re-elected to a third consecutive majority government, the first time this had happened in Island history. The Premier, who ran in Murray River-Gaspereaux, and his entire existing cabinet was re-elected. The Liberals wrested three seats from the Tories, increasing their standing to four seats. The party's new leader, Robert Ghiz, was one of those. The son of former premier Joe Ghiz took the riding of Charlottetown-Rochford Square in Charlottetown from incumbent Tory and Charlottetown mayor George MacDonald. The New Democrats did not win any seats; their leader, Gary Robichaud, was defeated by a Tory incumbent in Wilmot-Summerside. Results | colspan=5|Party Standings | | rowspan=2|Party | rowspan=2|Leader | rowspan=2|Pre-election seats | colspan=2|Results | | eats | % of votes cast | | | | a href="/encyclopedia/Progressive-Conservative-Party-of-Prince-Edward-Island" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island">Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | align=center|26 | align=center|23 | align=center|53.96% | | | | a href="/encyclopedia/Liberal-Party-of-Prince-Edward-Island" title="Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island">Liberal | Robert Ghiz | align=center|1 | align=center|4 | align=center|42.86% | | | | a href="/encyclopedia/Island-New-Democrats" title="Island New Democrats">New Democratic | Gary Robichaud | align=center|0 | align=center|0 | align=center|3.18% | | otal | | align=center|27 | align=center|27 | align=center|100.00% | See also Canadian Politics in 2003. External links General resources Parties
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