Charlottetown (electoral district)
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 Canadian Federal electoral district |
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 Charlottetown in relation to the other Prince Edward Island ridings. |
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| Member of Parliament | Shawn Murphy Liberal |
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| Population (2001) | 32 245 | |
| Electors (2006) | 27 175 | |
| Area (km²) | 46 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 700.9 | |
| Riding created | 2003, from Hillsborough and Malpeque | |
| Census divisions | Queens County | |
| Subdivisions | Cities: Charlottetown |
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Charlottetown is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 32,245.
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[edit] Demographics
Ethnic groups: 97.2% White
Languages: 94.8% English, 2.1% French, 2.5% Other
Religions: 47.7% Catholic, 39.5% Protestant, 2.5% Other Christian, 8.3% no affiliation
Average income: $26,205
[edit] Geography
The district includes the entire City of Charlottetown. The area is 46 sq. km.
[edit] History
From 1966 until 2004, most of the Charlottetown riding was part of the riding of Hillsborough. In 2003, there was a riding readjustment; some pieces of the old Hillsborough riding became part of Cardigan. 96.4% of the riding of Charlottetown was previously part of the Hillsborough riding, and 3.6% was previously part of Malpeque.
[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Queen's prior to 1968 | ||||
| Hillsborough | ||||
| 28th | 1968-1972 | Heath MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972-1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974-1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979-1980 | Tom McMillan | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980-1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984-1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988-1993 | George Proud | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993-1997 | |||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | |||
| 37th | 2000-2004 | Shawn Murphy | Liberal | |
| Charlottetown | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Shawn Murphy | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Shawn Murphy | 9,586 | 50.16 | +0.76 | |
| Conservative | Tom DeBlois | 6,524 | 34.14 | +6.54 | |
| New Democratic Party | Brian Pollard | 2,126 | 11.12 | -7.28 | |
| Green | David Daughton | 586 | 3.07 | -1.03 | |
| Marijuana | Andrew J. Chisholm | 193 | 1.01 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 97 | 0.51 | -0.09 | |
| Total | 19,112 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Shawn Murphy | 9,175 | 49.4 | +6.8 | |
| Conservative | Darren Peters | 5,121 | 27.6 | -9.8 | |
| New Democratic Party | Dody Crane | 3,428 | 18.4 | -2.9 | |
| Green | Will McFadden | 760 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 105 | 0.6 | +0.3 | |
| Total | 18,589 | ||||
Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. The Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals. The Christian Heritage change based on vote from previous election of the same candidate, who ran as an independent (the CHP was not recognized in that election.)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Riding history for Hillsborough (1966–2003) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Charlottetown (2003–) from the Library of Parliament
| Federal Ridings in Prince Edward Island | ||
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