Egmont (electoral district)

Egmont
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Egmont in relation to the other Prince Edward Island ridings
Coordinates:46°36′40″N 64°00′25″W / 46.611°N 64.007°W / 46.611; -64.007
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Bobby Morrissey
Liberal
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]34,168
Electors (2019)28,400
Area (km²)[1]1,527
Pop. density (per km²)22.4
Census division(s)Prince
Census subdivision(s) Cities:
Summerside
Towns:
Alberton
Miscouche
O'Leary
Villages:
Abram Village, Linkletter, Miminegash, St. Louis, Sherbrooke, Tignish, Tyne Valley, Wellington
First Nations reserves:
Lennox Island 1
Lots:
Lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Egmont is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2021 was 35,925.[2]

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain the Bedeque area plus some areas east and southeast of Summerside from Malpeque.[3]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ "Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001". March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Prince Edward Island". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.