 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |||
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Cardigan._riding.png) Cardigan in relation to the other Prince Edward Island ridings | |||
| Coordinates: | 46°20′38″N 62°30′25″W / 46.344°N 62.507°W | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1966 | ||
| First contested | 1968 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 36,615 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 29,665 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 2,658 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 13.8 | ||
| Census division(s) | Kings, Queens | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Stratford, Three Rivers, Souris, Eastern Kings, Central Kings, Souris West, Murray River, Murray Harbour, Morell, St. Peters Bay | ||
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, at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will lose all of its territory in North Shore and the North Shore Fire District, plus everything west of Highway 6 between them to Malpeque.[2]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Prince Edward Island". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.