Egmont (electoral district)
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 Egmont in relation to the other Prince Edward Island ridings. |
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| Member of Parliament | Joe McGuire Liberal |
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| Population (2001) | 35 208 | |
| Electors (2006) | 27 146 | |
| Area (km²) | 1527 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 23.06 | |
| Riding created | 1966, from Prince | |
| Census divisions | Prince County | |
| Subdivisions | Cities: Summerside Towns: Alberton Miscouche O'Leary Villages: Abram Village, Linkletter, Miminegash, St. Louis, Sherbrooke, Tignish, Tyne Valley, Wellington First Nations reserves: Lennox Island 1 Lots: Lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
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Egmont is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. Its population in 2001 was 35,208.
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[edit] Demographics
Ethnic groups: 98.0% White, 1.4% Native Canadian
Languages: 87.9% English, 10.9% French
Religions: 54.1% Catholic, 38.4% Protestant, 1.8% Other Christian, 5.5% no affiliation
Average income: $22,065
[edit] Geography
The district includes the part of Prince County located in Summerside and west of Summerside. Communities include Summerside, Alberton, Tignish, O'Leary, Miscouche and Sherbrooke. The area is 1,527 sq. km.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from Prince riding.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Prince prior to 1968 | ||||
| 28th | 1968-1972 | David MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972-1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974-1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979-1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980-1984 | George Henderson | Liberal | |
| 33rd | 1984-1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988-1993 | Joe McGuire | 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 | Joe McGuire | 10,288 | 53.17% | -2.28% | |
| Conservative | Edward Guergis | 5,991 | 30.96% | 1.87% | |
| New Democratic Party | Regena Kaye Russell | 1,847 | 9.55% | -2.03% | |
| Green | Ron Matsusaki | 1,005 | 5.19% | 1.30% | |
| Independent | Michael Nesbitt | 219 | 1.13% | 1.13% | |
| Total | 19,350 | 100.00% | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Joe McGuire | 10,220 | 55.4 | +5.4 | |
| Conservative | Reg Harper | 5,363 | 29.1 | -14.8 | |
| New Democratic Party | Regena Kaye Russell | 2,133 | 11.6 | +5.4 | |
| Green | Irené Novaczek | 717 | 3.9 | n/a | |
| Total | 18,433 | ||||
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 | Joe McGuire | 9,227 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | John Griffin | 7,116 | |||
| New Democrat | Nancy Wallace | 1,139 | |||
| Canadian Alliance | Jeff Sullivan | 952 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joe McGuire | 8,498 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | John J. MacDonald | 7,754 | |||
| New Democrat | Adelard Pitre | 1,300 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joe McGuire | 10,547 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Basil L. Stewart | 6,850 | |||
| New Democrat | Basil Brian Dumville | 880 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joe McGuire | 10,158 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Prowse Chappell | 7,538 | |||
| New Democrat | Irene N. Dyment | 1,438 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | George Henderson | 8,777 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George Dewar | 7,859 | |||
| New Democrat | Wain Munro | 994 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | George Henderson | 8,639 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | David MacDonald | 7,033 | |||
| New Democrat | Vincent Gallant | 824 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | David MacDonald | 8,861 | |||
| Liberal | Bill Reese | 6,233 | |||
| New Democrat | Vincent Gallant | 710 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | David MacDonald | 7,583 | |||
| Liberal | Bill Reese | 6,422 | |||
| New Democrat | Cletus Shea | 509 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | David MacDonald | 7,868 | |||
| Liberal | George W. Olscamp | 5,681 | |||
| New Democrat | Carroll L. Kadey | 501 | |||
| Social Credit | Hugh G. Ryan | 55 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | David MacDonald | 7,182 | |||
| Liberal | J. Melville Campbell | 5,945 | |||
| New Democrat | Harvey Dawson | 292 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
| Federal Ridings in Prince Edward Island | ||
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| Liberal |
Cardigan | Charlottetown | Egmont | Malpeque |
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