Prince County (electoral district)
 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1873 |
| District abolished | 1892 |
| First contested | By-election 1873 |
| Last contested | 1891 |
Prince 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 and West Prince ridings.
It consisted of Prince County, and elected two members.
Election results
| Canadian federal by-election, 29 September 1873 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | James Colledge Pope | acclaimed | X | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | acclaimed | X | |||||
| Called as a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873 | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 2,188 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 1,804 | X | |||||
| Unknown | John Ramsay | 669 | ||||||
| Unknown | F. McNeill | 337 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 1,716 | X | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Edward Hackett | 1,655 | X | |||||
| Unknown | C. Howatt | 1,605 | ||||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 1,491 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 2,388 | X | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Edward Hackett | 2,325 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 2,178 | ||||||
| Unknown | D. Rogers | 2,134 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 3,184 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 2,988 | X | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Edward Hackett | 2,763 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Lefurgey | 2,600 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | John Yeo | 3,279 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 3,182 | X | |||||
| Conservative | George William Howlan | 2,903 | ||||||
| Conservative | Richard Hunt | 2,661 | ||||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts