East Queen's

East Queen's
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1892
District abolished 1903
First contested 1896
Last contested By-election 1901

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.

It was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into King's and Queen's ridings.

It consisted of the eastern part of Queen's County and parts of King's County.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeMARTIN, A. 2,175
LiberalWELSH, William 1,821
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCKINNON, D.A. 2,257
ConservativeMARTIN, Alexander 2,250

By-election: On election being declared void, 11 February 1901

By-election on 20 March 1901
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCKINNON, D.A. 2,433
ConservativeMARTIN, Alex. 2,039

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