King's County (electoral district)

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**King's County**
Prince Edward Island electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1873
District abolished	1892
First contested	1873
Last contested	1891

King's County was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1873 to 1896.

This riding was created in 1873 when Prince Edward Island joined the Canadian Confederation.

It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into East Queen's and King's ridings.

It consisted of King's County, and elected two members.

[edit] Election results

By-election: As a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 29 September 1873
	Conservative	DAVIES, Daniel	acclaimed
	Liberal-Conservative	MACDONALD, Augustine Colin	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	DAVIES, Daniel	1,704	X
	Liberal	MCINTYRE, Peter A.	1,530	X
	Liberal-Conservative	MACDONALD, A.C.	1,496

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal-Conservative	MACDONALD, Augustine C.	2,264	X
	Conservative	MUTTART, Ephraim B.	2,077	X
	Liberal	MCINTYRE, P.A.	1,499
	Unknown	MCFAYDEN, M.	1,251

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal	MCINTYRE, Peter Adolphus	2,124	X
	Liberal	ROBERTSON, James Edwin	2,002	X
	Liberal-Conservative	MACDONALD, Augustine Colin	1,941
	Conservative	MUTTART, E.B.	1,854

By-election: Mr. Robertson was declared not duly elected on the grounds that he was a member of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly at the time of the election. The seat was adjudicated to Mr. MacDonald.