West Prince

West Prince
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1892
District abolished 1903
First contested 1896
Last contested 1900
For the rural slang name for northwestern Prince Edward Island, see West Prince (locality).

West Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904.

This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Prince County ridings.

It was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into Prince and Queen's ridings.

It consisted of the western part of Prince County.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHACKETT, Edward 1,593
LiberalPERRY, S.F. 1,548
LiberalYEO, John 321

By-election: On election being declared void, 24 March 1897

By-election on 27 April 1897
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPERRY, S.F. 1,614
Liberal–ConservativeHACKETT, Ed. 1,527

By-election: On Mr. Perry's death, 24 February 1898

By-election on 13 April 1898
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCLELLAN, B.D. 1,828
Liberal–ConservativeHACKETT, Ed. 1,512
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHACKETT, Edward 1,854
LiberalMCLELLAN, Bernard Donald 1,845

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