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
Assumed office
July 21, 2023
Preceded byPeter Bevan-Baker
Personal details
Political 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 named interim Green Party leader on July 21, 2023, following the resignation of Peter Bevan-Baker.[2]

She was re-elected in the 2023 general election.[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 2,505 100.0
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 3,141 99.5   $11,564.28
Rejected ballots 17 0.5
Turnout 3,158 74.55 −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.". Journal Pioneer, April 23, 2019.
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-karla-bernard-interim-leader-green-party-1.6913504
  3. Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.
  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.


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