Cardigan (electoral district)
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 Canadian Federal electoral district |
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 Cardigan in relation to the other Prince Edward Island ridings. |
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| Member of Parliament | Lawrence MacAulay Liberal |
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| Population (2001) | 34 777 | |
| Electors (2006) | 27 411 | |
| Area (km²) | 2658 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 13.08 | |
| Riding created | 1966, from King's and Queen's | |
| Census divisions | Kings Queens |
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| Subdivisions | Towns: Georgetown Montague Souris Stratford Villages: Morell, Mount Stewart, Murray Harbour, Murray River, St. Peters Bay First Nations reserves: Morell 2, Scotchfort 4 Lots Kings Royalty, Lot 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66 |
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Cardigan is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.
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[edit] Demographics
Ethnic groups: 98.5% White, 1.1% Native Canadian
Languages: 97.0% English, 1.2% French, 1.7% Other
Religions: 51.0% Catholic, 40.3% Protestant, 2.6% Other Christian, 5.9% No affiliation
Average income: $22 712
[edit] Geography
The district includes all of Kings County and eastern Queens County. It also includes Governors Island and Boughton Island.
According to Elections Canada, the geographic boundaries of this riding for the 39th General Election (2006) are:
- "Consisting of:
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- (a) the County of Kings;
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- (c) Governors Island and all other islands adjacent to the County of Kings and to the above-mentioned lots.
See the map of Cardigan riding.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of the ridings of King's and Queen's.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| King's and Queen's prior to 1968 | ||||
| 28th | 1968-1972 | Template:Canadian politics/party colours/VAGINAL PENETRATIONERS | | Melvin McQuaid | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972-1974 | Daniel J. MacDonald 1st term |
Liberal | |
| 30th | 1974-1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979-1980 | Wilbur MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980 | Daniel J. MacDonald † 2nd term |
Liberal | |
| 1980-1981 | vacant | |||
| 1981 By-election | 1981-1984 | W. Bennett Campbell | Liberal | |
| 33rd | 1984-1988 | Pat Binns | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988-1993 | Lawrence MacAulay | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993-1997 | |||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | |||
| 37th | 2000-2004 | |||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 11 542 | 56.16 | +2.78 | ||
| Conservative | Don Gillis | 6923 | 33.68 | +0.44 | ||
| New Democrat | Edith Perry | 1535 | 7.47 | -2.68 | ||
| Green | Haida Arsenault-Antolick | 553 | 2.69 | -0.54 | ||
| Total valid votes | 20 533 | 100.0% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.56% | ||||
| Turnout | 20 649 | 75.9 | -0.3% | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 11 064 | 53.38 | +5.32 | ||
| Conservative | Peter McQuaid | 6889 | 33.24 | -16.08 | ||
| New Democrat | Dave MacKinnon | 2103 | 10.15 | +7.53 | ||
| Green | Jeremy Stiles | 670 | 3.23 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 20 726 | 76.2% | ||||
Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 8545 | 48.06 | +3.01 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin MacAdam | 8269 | 46.51 | +2.05 | ||
| Canadian Alliance | Darrell Hickox | 500 | 2.81 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | Deborah Kelly Hawkes | 465 | 2.62 | -7.88 | ||
| Total valid votes | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 7555 | 45.05 | -16.59 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Dan Hughes | 7456 | 44.46 | +11.79 | ||
| New Democrat | Larry Duchesne | 1761 | 10.50 | +4.81 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16 772 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 10 115 | 61.64 | +10.02 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Wilbur MacDonald | 5360 | 32.67 | -11.26 | ||
| New Democrat | Reg Phelan | 934 | 5.69 | +1.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16 409 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Lawrence MacAulay | 9325 | 51.62 | +9.48 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 7936 | 43.93 | -9.43 | ||
| New Democrat | Gertrude Partridge | 805 | 4.46 | -0.04 | ||
| Total valid votes | 18 066 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 10 566 | 53.36 | +6.44 | ||
| Liberal | Bennett Campbell | 8344 | 42.14 | -6.90 | ||
| New Democrat | Lorne Cudmore | 891 | 4.50 | +0.45 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19 801 | |||||
| By-election on 13 April 1981
On the death of Daniel MacDonald, 30 September 1980 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Liberal | Bennett Campbell | 8166 | 49.04 | +0.86 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Wilbur MacDonald | 7813 | 46.92 | +2.02 | ||
| New Democrat | Aubrey Cantello | 674 | 4.05 | -1.86 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16 653 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Daniel J. MacDonald | 8590 | 48.18 | +1.51 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Wilbur MacDonald | 8006 | 44.90 | -3.21 | ||
| New Democrat | Aubrey Cantelo | 1054 | 5.91 | +0.69 | ||
| Independent | Arthur D. Reddin | 180 | 1.01 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 17 830 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Wilbur MacDonald | 8219 | 48.11 | +5.98 | ||
| Liberal | Daniel J. MacDonald | 7972 | 46.67 | -7.32 | ||
| New Democrat | George MacFarlane | 892 | 5.22 | +1.94 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17 083 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Daniel J. MacDonald | 6958 | 53.99 | +9.45 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Leo James Walsh | 5429 | 42.13 | +0.95 | ||
| New Democrat | Martin Gerard Kenny | 423 | 3.28 | -10.99 | ||
| Not affiliated | A. Neil Harpham | 77 | 0.60 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 12 887 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Daniel J. MacDonald | 5528 | 44.54 | -4.21 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Kenneth Fraser | 5111 | 41.18 | -8.35 | ||
| New Democrat | S.T. Aquinas Ryan | 1771 | 14.27 | +12.51 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12 410 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Melvin McQuaid | 5717 | 49.53 | Ø | ||
| Liberal | John Mullally | 5623 | 48.75 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | Spurgeon Joseph Hazelden | 203 | 1.76 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 11 543 | |||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Cardigan riding from Elections Canada
- Riding history for Cardigan (1966–) from the Library of Parliament
- Election Financial Reports from Elections Canada
| Federal Ridings in Prince Edward Island | ||
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| Liberal |
Cardigan | Charlottetown | Egmont | Malpeque |
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