Matt MacFarlane

Matt MacFarlane is a Canadian politician who serves as the leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island.^[1] He has been a Green member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island since winning the 2024 Borden-Kinkora provincial by-election.^[2] MacFarlane was the unsuccessful Green candidate in Borden-Kinkora in 2019 and 2023.^[3] He is the former president of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island and a lawyer by profession.^[4] As of June 2025, He serves as the leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island.

Matt MacFarlane
Leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2025
Preceded by	Karla Bernard (interim)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Borden-Kinkora
Incumbent
Assumed office February 7, 2024
Preceded by	Jamie Fox
Personal details
Political party	Green Party of Prince Edward Island
Residence	Augustine Cove
Occupation	lawyer

Electoral record

Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, February 7, 2024 Resignation of Jamie Fox
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Matt MacFarlane	1,226	49.00	+14.19
	Progressive Conservative	Carmen Reeves	964	38.53	-21.62
	Liberal	Gordon Sobey	272	10.87
	New Democratic	Karen Morton	40	1.60	-1.31
Total valid votes			2,502	99.80
Total rejected ballots			5	0.20	-0.46
Turnout			2,507	58.91	-9.06
Eligible voters			4,256
	Green gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+17.90

v t e 2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Borden-Kinkora
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jamie Fox	1,719	60.15	+8.04
	Green	Matt MacFarlane	995	34.81	+2.53
	New Democratic	Carole MacFarlane	83	2.90	+1.91
	Island	Paul Smitz	61	2.13
Total valid votes			2,858	99.34
Total rejected ballots			19	0.66	+0.57
Turnout			2,877	67.97	–12.37
Eligible voters			4,233
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+2.76
Source(s) [5]

2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jamie Fox	1,680	52.11	+4.97
	Green	Matt MacFarlane	1,041	32.29	+17.21
	Liberal	Jamie Stride	417	12.93	-21.13
	Independent	Fred McCardle	54	1.67	N.A.
	New Democratic	Joan Gauvin	32	0.99	-2.73
Total valid votes			3,224	99.91
Total rejected ballots			3	0.09	-0.20
Turnout			3,227	80.33	-2.32
Eligible voters			4,017
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-6.12