East Prince
 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1892 |
| District abolished | 1903 |
| First contested | 1896 |
| Last contested | 1900 |
For the rural slang name for southeastern Prince County, Prince Edward Island, see East Prince (locality).
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 County and Queen's County ridings.
It was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into Prince and Queen's ridings.
It consisted of the town of Summerside, the eastern part of Prince County, and parts of Queen's County.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | YEO, John | 1,916 | ||||||
| Conservative | HUNT, Richard A. | 1,799 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Yeo being called to the Senate, 19 November 1898
| By-election on 14 December 1898 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | BELL, J.H. | 1,979 | |||
| Conservative | LEFURGEY, A.A. | 1,934 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | LEFURGEY, Alfred A. | 2,272 | ||||||
| Liberal | BELL, John Howatt | 2,047 | ||||||
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