For other electoral districts named Queen's, see Queen's (electoral district)

Queen's (electoral district)

There have been several electoral districts in Canada named Queen's or Queens.- Federal electoral districts :*Queen's , an electoral district which returned members to the Canadian House of Commons from 1867–1892*Queens , an electoral district which returned members to the House of Commons from...

Queen's was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 from 1904 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1903 from parts of East Prince

East Prince

For the rural slang name for southeastern Prince County, Prince Edward Island, see East Prince .East 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...

, East Queen's

East Queen's

East Queen's 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 King's County and Queen's County ridings....

 and West Queen's

West Queen's

West Queen's 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 Queen's County riding....

 ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Cardigan

Cardigan (electoral district)

Cardigan is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 98.5% White, 1.1% Native Canadian...

, Hillsborough and Malpeque

Malpeque (electoral district)

Malpeque is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 33,796.-Demographics:* Ethnic groups: 98.8% White...

  ridings.

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, Queen's again was entitled to elect two members until it was abolished in 1966.

Election results

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history for Queen's (1903–1966) from the Library of Parliament
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