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Darlene Compton is a Canadian politician, the second and current deputy premier, minister of finance and the status of women of Prince Edward Island. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Belfast-Murray River as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
She was previously the party's candidate in the same district for a by-election in 2007, following the resignation of Pat Binns from the legislature, but lost to Charlie McGeoghegan. She ran again in the 2011 provincial election, again losing to McGeoghegan by a margin of just eight votes. She was subsequently a candidate in the party's 2015 leadership election, finishing third behind Rob Lantz and James Aylward.
On May 9, 2019 Compton was appointed deputy premier, following Premier Dennis King's recommendation.
Electoral record
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 15 October 2007: Belfast-Murray River On the appointment of Pat Binns as Ambassador to Ireland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,259 | 54.95 | +14.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 828 | 36.15 | −19.01 | ||||
| Independent | Andy Clarey | 107 | 4.67 | |||||
| Green | Ahmon Katz | 83 | 3.62 | −0.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jane McNeil | 10 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,287 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +16.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections PEI | ||||||||
| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,135 | 45.86 | -9.09 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,127 | 45.54 | +9.39 | ||||
| Green | John Burhoe | 114 | 4.61 | +0.99 | ||||
| Island | Andy Clarey | 99 | 4.00 | -0.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,475 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.24 | ||||||
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,203 | 45.12 | -0.42 | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,095 | 41.07 | -4.79 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alan Hicken | 216 | 8.10 | |||||
| Green | Jordan MacPhee | 152 | 5.70 | +1.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,666 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.18 | ||||||