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Chris Palmer (Prince Edward Island politician)

Chris Palmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Summerside-Wilmot
In office
October 17, 2016 – March 26, 2019
Preceded byJanice Sherry
Succeeded byLynne Lund
Personal details
Born (1968-10-04) October 4, 1968 (age 56)
Summerside
Political partyPrince Edward Island Liberal Party
Residence(s)Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Chris Palmer (born 4 October 1968)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on October 17, 2016.[2] He represented the electoral district of Summerside-Wilmot as a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.

On January 10, 2018, Palmer was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.[3]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Palmer was a business owner in Summerside, including as a property developer and owner of a pottery business.[4]

Electoral record

2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lynne Lund 1258 39 +17.1
Progressive Conservative Tyler Desroches 1037 32.1 +0.94
Liberal Chris Palmer 892 27.7 -14.62
New Democratic Paulette Halupa 39 1.2 -3.43
Total valid votes 2,311 100.00
Green gain from Liberal 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 2,311 100.00
Liberal hold Swing +5.06

References

  1. ^ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ "Chris Palmer wins Summerside-Wilmot with 42.3 per cent of the vote" Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. The Guardian, October 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  4. ^ "Chris Palmer secures Liberal nomination for Summerside-Wilmot". CBC Prince Edward Island, September 14, 2016.


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