Progressive Conservatives Win Decisive Majority in Prince Edward Island

Progressive Conservatives Win Decisive Majority in Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island premier Dennis King, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, greets supporters at his event in Winsloe South, P.E.I. on Mar. 6, 2023. The Canadian Press/Brian McInnis
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Voters in Prince Edward Island delivered a decisive majority to the incumbent Progressive Conservatives on Monday after an election campaign dominated by debate over heath care.
With all polls reporting, Premier Dennis King’s Tories were elected in 22 of the province’s 27 ridings, the Liberals won three seats and the Greens two. The Conservatives captured 55.9 percent of the popular vote, and King was easily re-elected in his riding of Brackley-Hunter River.