Cardigan (electoral district)

'''Cardigan''' is a federal [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Prince Edward Island]], [[Canada]], that has been represented in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] since [[Canadian federal election, 1968|1968]]. ==Demographics== '''Ethnic groups:''' 98.5% White, 1.1% Native Canadian
'''Languages:''' 97.0% English, 1.2% French, 1.7% Other
'''Religions:''' 51.0% Catholic, 40.3% Protestant, 2.6% Other Christian, 5.9% No affiliation
'''Average income:''' $22 712 ==Geography== The district includes all of [[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|Kings County]] and eastern [[Queens County, Prince Edward Island|Queens County]]. It also includes [[Governors Island, Prince Edward Island|Governors Island]] and [[Boughton Island]]. According to [[Elections Canada]], the geographic boundaries of this riding for the [[Canadian federal election, 2006|39th General Election]] (2006) are: : "Consisting of: :: (a) the [[Kings County, Prince Edward Island|County of Kings]]; :: (b) that part of the [[Queens County, Prince Edward Island|County of Queens]] {{sic|hide=y|comprised |of}}: lots [[Lot 35, Prince Edward Island|35]], [[Lot 36, Prince Edward Island|36]], [[Lot 37, Prince Edward Island|37]], [[Lot 48, Prince Edward Island|48]], [[Lot 49, Prince Edward Island|49]], [[Lot 50, Prince Edward Island|50]], [[Lot 57, Prince Edward Island|57]], [[Lot 58, Prince Edward Island|58]], [[Lot 60, Prince Edward Island|60]] and [[Lot 62, Prince Edward Island|62]]; the [[Stratford, Prince Edward Island|Town of Stratford]]; and :: (c) [[Governors Island, Prince Edward Island|Governors Island]] and all other islands adjacent to the County of Kings and to the above-mentioned lots. See the [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/maps/C11001.pdf map of Cardigan riding]. ==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]]. [http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding/?riding=954&pane=3] ==History== The electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of the ridings of [[King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)|King's]] and [[Queen's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)|Queen's]]. ===Members of Parliament=== This riding has elected the following [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]]: {| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 |- bgcolor="CCCCCC" ! Parliament ! Years ! colspan="2" | Member ! Party |- | colspan="5" align="center" | ''[[King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)|King's]] and [[Queen's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)|Queen's]] prior to 1968'' |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1968|28th]] | 1968–1972 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives}} |     | [[Melvin McQuaid]] | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1972|29th]] | 1972–1974 | rowspan="2" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | rowspan="2" | [[Daniel J. MacDonald]] | rowspan="2" | [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1974|30th]] | 1974–1979 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1979|31st]] | 1979–1980 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives}} |     | [[Wilbur MacDonald]] | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] |- | rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1980|32nd]] | 1980 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | [[Daniel J. MacDonald]] | [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] |- | 1981–1984 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | [[Bennett Campbell]] | [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1984|33rd]] | 1984–1988 | {{Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative}} |     | [[Pat Binns]] | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1988|34th]] | 1988–1993 | rowspan="8" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | rowspan="8" | [[Lawrence MacAulay]] | rowspan="8" | [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1993|35th]] | 1993–1997 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1997|36th]] | 1997–2000 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2000|37th]] | 2000–2004 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2004|38th]] | 2004–2006 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2006|39th]] | 2006–2008 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2008|40th]] | 2008–2011 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2011|41st]] | 2011–present |} ==Election results== {{CanElec2|2011}} {{CanElec2Row|Liberal|[[Lawrence MacAulay]]|10,486| 49.63 | -3.18| }} {{CanElec2Row|Conservative|[[Michael Currie (politician)|Michael Currie]]|8,107 |38.37 |+8.48| }} {{CanElec2Row|NDP|Lorne Cudmore |2,164 |10.24 | +2.11| }} {{CanElec2Row|Green|Leslie Stewart |373|1.77 | -1.96| }} {{CanElec2Totexp|Total valid votes/Expense limit|21,130|100.00| }} {{CanElec2Tot|Total rejected ballots| 108| 0.51|-0.02 | }} {{CanElec2Tot|Turnout| 21,238| 78.29|+8.03 | }} {{CanElec2Tot|Eligible voters| 27,127| | | }} {{end}} {{CanElec2|2008}} {{CanElec2Row|Liberal|[[Lawrence MacAulay]]|10,105|52.81|-3.35 |$33,420 }} {{CanElec2Row|Conservative|[[Sid McMullin]]|5,661|29.59|-4.09 |$30,229 }} {{CanElec2Row|NDP|Mike Avery|1,556|8.13|+0.66|$1,556 }} {{CanElec2Row|Independent|Larry McGuire |1,101|5.75| |$5,197 }} {{CanElec2Row|Green|Emma Daughton|710|3.71|+1.02 |$2,555 }} {{CanElec2Totexp|Total valid votes/Expense limit|19,133| 100.00|$67,487 }} {{CanElec2Tot|Total rejected ballots|101|0.53 |-0.03 }} {{CanElec2Tot|Turnout|19,234| 70.26| -5.6}} {{CanElec2Tot|Eligible voters| 27,374| | | }} {{end}} {{CanElec4|2006}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Lawrence MacAulay]]|11,542|56.16|+2.78}} {{CanElec4Row|Conservative|Don Gillis|6,923|33.68|+0.44}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Edith Perry|1,535|7.47|-2.68}} {{CanElec4Row|Green|Haida Arsenault-Antolick|553|2.69|-0.54}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes| 20,533 | 100.00}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total rejected ballots| 116| 0.56| }} {{CanElec4Tot|Turnout| 20,649| 75.9| -0.3}} {{end}} {{CanElec4|2004}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Lawrence MacAulay]]|11,064|53.38|+5.32}} {{CanElec4Row|Conservative|[[Peter McQuaid]]|6,889|33.24|-16.08}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Dave MacKinnon|2,103|10.15|+7.53}} {{CanElec4Row|Green|Jeremy Stiles|670|3.23|}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|20,726|100.00}} {{CanElec4Tot|Turnout| |76.2}} {{end}} Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals. {{CanElec4|2000}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Lawrence MacAulay]]|8,545|48.06|+3.01}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Kevin MacAdam]]|8,269|46.51|+2.05}} {{CanElec4Row|Canadian Alliance|Darrell Hickox|500|2.81|}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Deborah Kelly Hawkes|465|2.62|-7.88}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|17,779 | 100.00}} {{end}} {{CanElec4|1997}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Lawrence MacAulay]]|7,555|45.05|-16.59}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|Dan Hughes|7,456|44.46|+11.79}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Larry Duchesne|1,761|10.50|+4.81}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|16,772|100.00 }} {{end}} {{CanElec4|1993}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Lawrence MacAulay]]|10,115|61.64|+10.02}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|Wilbur MacDonald|5,360|32.67|-11.26}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Reg Phelan|934|5.69|+1.23}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|16,409|100.00 }} {{end}} {{CanElec4|1988}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Lawrence MacAulay]]|9,325|51.62|+9.48}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Pat Binns]]|7,936|43.93|-9.43}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Gertrude Partridge|805|4.46|-0.04}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|18,066| 100.00}} {{end}} {{CanElec4|1984}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Pat Binns]]|10,566|53.36|+6.44}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Bennett Campbell]]|8,344|42.14|-6.90}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Lorne Cudmore|891|4.50|+0.45}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|19,801|100.00 }} {{end}} {{CanElec4-by|13 April 1981|On the death of Daniel MacDonald, 30 September 1980}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Bennett Campbell]]|8,166|49.04|+0.86}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|Wilbur MacDonald|7,813|46.92|+2.02}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Aubrey Cantello|674|4.05|-1.86}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|16,653| 100.00}} {{end}} {{CanElec4|1980}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Daniel J. MacDonald]]|8,590|48.18|+1.51}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|Wilbur MacDonald|8,006|44.90|-3.21}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Aubrey Cantelo|1,054|5.91|+0.69}} {{CanElec4Row|Independent|Arthur D. Reddin|180|1.01|}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|17,830| 100.00}} {{end}} {{CanElec4|1979}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Wilbur MacDonald]]|8,219|48.11|+5.98}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Daniel J. MacDonald]]|7,972|46.67|-7.32}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|George MacFarlane|892|5.22|+1.94}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|17,083|100.00 }} {{end}} {{CanElec4|1974}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Daniel J. MacDonald]]|6,958|53.99|+9.45}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|Leo James Walsh|5,429|42.13|+0.95}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Martin Gerard Kenny|423|3.28|-10.99}} {{CanElec4Row|Not affiliated|A. Neil Harpham|77|0.60|}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|12,887|100.00 }} {{end}} {{CanElec4|1972}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberal|[[Daniel J. MacDonald]]|5,528|44.54|-4.21}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|Alfred Kenneth Fraser|5,111|41.18|-8.35}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|S.T. Aquinas Ryan|1,771|14.27|+12.51}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|12,410| 100.00}} {{end}} {{CanElec5|1968}} {{CanElec5Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Melvin McQuaid]]|5,717|49.53}} {{CanElec5Row|Liberal|John Mullally|5,623|48.75}} {{CanElec5Row|NDP|Spurgeon Joseph Hazelden|203|1.76}} {{CanElec5Tot|Total valid votes|11,543| 100.00}} {{end}} ==See also== * [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts]] * [[Past Canadian electoral districts]] ==Sources== * [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/Map.aspx?L=e&ED=11001&EV=99&EV_TYPE=6&PC=&Prov=PE&ProvID=11&MapID=&QID=-1&PageID=27&TPageID= Cardigan riding] from [[Elections Canada]] * [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=116 Riding history for Cardigan (1966–)] from the [[Library of Parliament]] * [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/welcome.aspx?lang=e Election Financial Reports] from [[Elections Canada]] {{Ridings in Prince Edward Island}}{{Ridings in Atlantic Canada}} {{coord missing|Prince Edward Island}}