Queen's was a federal
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...
, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1904 to 1968.
History
This
riding was created in 1903 from parts of
East Prince,
East Queen's and
West Queen's ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into
Cardigan,
Hillsborough and
Malpeque ridings, to take effect at the time of the next election (which took place in 1968). It consisted of the County of Queen's and elected two members. In 1914, it was redefined to elect only one member unless the British North America Act, 1867, were amended to entitle the province of Prince Edward Island to four members. When that happened, before the next election, Queen's again was entitled to elect two members. It continued to have two members until it was abolished in 1966. Queen's and the riding of Halifax were the last two multi-member ridings used in Canadian elections.
[Norman Ward "Voting in Two-member Constituencies", in Voting in Canada (edited by John C. Courtney), 1967]
It elected its MPs through
Block Voting
Block or bloc voting refers to a class of electoral systems where multiple candidates are elected simultaneously. They do not guarantee minority representation and allow a group of voters (a voting bloc) to ensure that only their preferred candi ...
.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
References
External links
Riding history for Queen's (1903–1966) from theLibrary of Parliament
The Library of Parliament () is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The library survived th ...
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Former federal electoral districts of Prince Edward Island