Cardigan (electoral district)

Cardigan is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

The electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of the ridings of King's and Queen's, with minor modifications to its boundaries since.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost all of its territory in North Shore and the North Shore Fire District, plus everything west of Highway 6 between them to Malpeque.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> These changes came into effect following the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Geography

Under the Representation Order, the geographic boundaries of this riding are described as follows:

Consisting of:

(a) the County of Kings;

(b) that part of the County of Queens Template:Sic: lots 35, 36, 37, 48, 49, 50, 57, 58, 60 and 62; the Town of Stratford; and

(c) Governors Island and all other islands adjacent to the County of Kings and to the above-mentioned lots.

(See the map of Cardigan ridingTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore.)

Political geography

In the 2008 election, every poll except two voted Liberal. The only two polls that didn't, voted Conservative. These two polls were centred in the town of Georgetown, Prince Edward Island.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Clear

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Languages: 90.3% English, 4.2% Mandarin, 1.9% French
Race: 91.6% White, 2.8% Indigenous, 2.5% Chinese, 1.2% South Asian
Religions: 69.6% Christian (37.2% Catholic, 7.5% United Church, 5.8% Presbyterian, 3.2% Baptist, 2.5% Anglican, 13.5% other), 27.7% none
Median income: $39,600 (2020)
Average income: $47,680 (2020)

Members of parliament

This riding has elected the following members of parliament:

Election results

2021

2021 federal election redistributed results<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	10,955	50.56
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	6,697	30.91
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	2,117	9.77
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	1,042	4.81
Template:Canadian party colour |	People's	711	3.28
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	143	0.66

2004

2000 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	9,132	46.85
Template:Canadian party colour |	Progressive Conservative	8,765	44.96
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	987	5.06
Template:Canadian party colour |	Alliance	596	3.06
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	14	0.07

Student vote results

2011 election

In 2011, a student vote was conducted at participating Canadian schools to parallel the 2011 Canadian federal election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district where they were physically located.<ref name="school">Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

• Template:SCref
• Cardigan riding from Elections Canada
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• Election Financial Reports from Elections Canada