| Prince Edward Island electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1873 |
| First contested | 1873 |
| Last contested | 1896 |
Queen'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 Prince, East Queen's and West Queen's ridings.
It consisted of Queen's County, and elected two members.
| By-election on 29 September 1873 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Laird | acclaimed | X | |||
| Liberal | Peter Sinclair | acclaimed | X | |||
| By-election on 3 December 1873
On Mr. Laird being appointed Minister of the Interior, 7 November 1873 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Laird | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||
| Liberal | David Laird | acclaimed | X | |||
| Liberal | Peter Sinclair | acclaimed | X | |||
| By-election on 22 November 1876
On Mr. Laird being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories, 7 October 1876 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Colledge Pope | 3,199 | |||
| Unknown | Welsh | 3,111 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||
| Conservative | James Colledge Pope | 3,275 | X | |||
| Conservative | Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken | 3,102 | X | |||
| Liberal | Sinclair | 2,392 | ||||
| Unknown | McGill | 2,272 | ||||
| By-election on 9 November 1878
On Mr. Pope being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 19 October 1878 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Colledge Pope | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||
| Liberal | Louis Henry Davies | 3,164 | X | |||
| Liberal-Conservative | John Theophilus Jenkins | 3,122 | X | |||
| Conservative | Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken | 3,120 | ||||
| Unknown | D. Laird | 2,759 | ||||
| By-election on 27 February 1883
On Mr. Jenkins' election being declared void, the seat was adjudicated to Mr. Brecken. |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken | acclaimed | |||
| By-election on 19 August 1884
On Mr. Brecken being appointed Postmaster of Charlottetown, August 1884 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal-Conservative | John Theophilus Jenkins | 3,428 | |||
| Unknown | William K. Welsh | 3,388 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||
| Liberal | Louis Henry Davies | 4,382 | X | |||
| Independent Liberal | William Welsh | 4,314 | X | |||
| Conservative | Donald Ferguson | 3,599 | ||||
| Conservative | William Campbell | 3,430 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||
| Liberal | L.H. Davies | 4,006 | X | |||
| Independent Liberal | William Welsh | 3,854 | X | |||
| Conservative | Patrick Blake | 3,669 | ||||
| Conservative | Donald Ferguson | 3,521 | ||||