Karla Bernard

Karla Bernard
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Charlottetown-Victoria Park
Assumed office
April 23, 2019
Preceded byRichard Brown
Interim Leader of the
Green Party of Prince Edward Island
In office
July 21, 2023 – June 7, 2025
Preceded byPeter Bevan-Baker
Succeeded byMatt MacFarlane
Personal details
PartyGreen

Karla Bernard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.[1] She represents the district of Charlottetown-Victoria Park as a member of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island.

She was re-elected in the 2023 general election.[2] She served as interim Green Party leader from July 21, 2023 until June 7, 2025 when Matt MacFarlane was elected as the leader of the party.[3]

Electoral record

2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Charlottetown-Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenKarla Bernard1,05242.0+1.5
Progressive ConservativeTim Keizer97839.0+18.2
LiberalBarb MacLeod29311.7-16.2
New DemocraticJoe Byrne1506.0-4.8
IslandDanni Moher321.3
Total valid votes 2,505100.0
Green hold Swing -4.8
Source(s)
2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Charlottetown-Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
GreenKarla Bernard1,27240.5+21.7$5,713.87
LiberalRichard Brown87527.9-11.5$8,745.20
Progressive ConservativeTim Keizer65620.9-6.6$8,352.69
New DemocraticJoe Byrne33810.8-3.6$20,244.92
Total valid votes/expense limit 3,14199.5 $11,564.28
Rejected ballots 170.5
Turnout 3,15874.55−6.1
Eligible voters 4,236
Green gain from Liberal Swing +14.4
Source: Elections PEI[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Greens make history in P.E.I." Archived 2019-04-24 at the Wayback Machine. Journal Pioneer, April 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ Garrity, Tim (November 12, 2019). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI: 2019 Provincial General Election (PDF) (Report). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved April 5, 2023.