Voters will go to polls on Aug. 11 to fill vacancies in 2 P.E.I. provincial districts

Carolyn Ryan · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 16, 2025 3:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz has acceptable Aug. 11 arsenic the day for 2 provincial byelections, which volition capable vacancies successful District 9, Charlottetown–Hillsborough Park, and District 15, Brackley–Hunter River.

The predetermination dates were confirmed precocious Wednesday afternoon. 

"This morning, furniture passed an bid successful assembly to let Elections P.E.I. to contented the writ of predetermination for the District 9 and District 15 byelections," Lantz said successful a quality merchandise issued conscionable earlier 4 p.m.  

"I would similar to privation each candidates the champion of luck implicit the adjacent 26 days."

Both constituencies were astir precocious held by Progressive Conservative politicians. At slightest 3 candidates person been confirmed successful each territory truthful far.

The byelection results cannot alteration the equilibrium of powerfulness successful the province. Lantz's Progressive Conservatives person a comfy bulk successful the 27-seat P.E.I. Legislative Assembly, with 19 seats compared to 3 each for the Liberals and the Green Party.

District 15 is the riding erstwhile premier Dennis King held until his resignation arsenic enactment person and MLA successful February. He is present Canada's ambassador to Ireland.

In alphabetical order, Kent Dollar is the P.C. candidate, Nicole Ford is moving for the Liberals, and NDP Leader Michelle Neill is that party's confirmed candidate. 

The District 9 spot became vacant aft MLA Natalie Jameson resigned to tally arsenic the Conservative candidate successful the national riding of Charlottetown. She mislaid to incumbent Liberal Sean Casey. 

Jameson's husband, Dennis Jameson, has been confirmed arsenic the P.C. campaigner for District 9. Carolyn Simpson is moving for the Liberals and Simone Webster is the NDP candidate. 

The deadline for campaigner nominations is Friday, July 25 astatine 2 p.m.

Elections P.E.I. says beforehand polls volition instrumentality spot successful some districts from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. connected Saturday, Aug. 2; Monday, Aug. 4 and Friday, Aug. 8    

People tin update their elector accusation and find much details astir the byelections connected the Elections P.E.I. website.