PEI·NewP.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz has set Aug. 11 as the date for two provincial byelections, which will fill vacancies in District 9, Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park, and District 15, Brackley-Hunter River.At least 3 candidates have been confirmed in each district alreadyCarolyn Ryan · CBC News · Posted: Jul 16, 2025 3:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 42 minutes agoA number of candidates have already been confirmed for the two vacant districts. (Kirk Pennell/CBC)P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz has set Aug. 11 as the date for two provincial byelections, which will fill vacancies in District 9, Charlottetown–Hillsborough Park, and District 15, Brackley–Hunter River.The election dates were confirmed late Wednesday afternoon. “This morning, cabinet passed an order in council to allow Elections P.E.I. to issue the writ of election for the District 9 and District 15 byelections,” Lantz said in a news release issued just before 4 p.m. “I would like to wish all candidates the best of luck over the next 26 days.”Both constituencies were most recently held by Progressive Conservative politicians. At least three candidates have been confirmed in each district so far.The byelection results cannot change the balance of power in the province. Lantz’s Progressive Conservatives have a comfortable majority in the 27-seat P.E.I. Legislative Assembly, with 19 seats compared to three each for the Liberals and the Green Party.District 15 is the riding former premier Dennis King held until his resignation as party leader and MLA in February. He is now Canada’s ambassador to Ireland.In alphabetical order, Kent Dollar is the P.C. candidate, Nicole Ford is running for the Liberals, and NDP Leader Michelle Neill is that party’s confirmed candidate. The vacant seat in District 15, Brackley–Hunter River, was last held by former premier Dennis King, shown announcing his resignation on Feb. 20. (CBC)The District 9 seat became vacant after MLA Natalie Jameson resigned to run as the Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Charlottetown. She lost to incumbent Liberal Sean Casey. Jameson’s husband, Dennis Jameson, has been confirmed as the P.C. candidate for District 9. Carolyn Simpson is running for the Liberals and Simone Webster is the NDP candidate. The deadline for candidate nominations is Friday, July 25 at 2 p.m.Elections P.E.I. says advance polls will take place in both districts from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2; Monday, Aug. 4 and Friday, Aug. 8 People can update their voter information and find more details about the byelections on the Elections P.E.I. website.
Voters will go to polls on Aug. 11 to fill vacancies in 2 P.E.I. provincial districts
