Federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Charlottetown (formerly Hillsborough ) is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The district, which includes the entire City of Charlottetown , has an area of 46 km2 and a population of 34,562 as of 2011.[ 2]
Hillsborough was formed in 1966 (from the old Queen's (Prince Edward Island federal electoral district) . It elected its first MP in 1968. It was re-drawn and re-named Charlottetown in 2003.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution , at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain newly annexed territory by the City of Charlottetown in the Marshfield area from Malpeque.[ 3]
Ethnic groups: 97.2% WhiteLanguages: 94.8% English, 2.1% French, 2.5% OtherReligions: 47.7% Catholic, 39.5% Protestant, 2.5% Other Christian, 8.3% no affiliationAverage income: $26,205According to the 2016 Canadian census Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 86.8% English, 3.7% Mandarin, 2.1% French, 1.3% Arabic, 0.6% Nepali, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.3% Farsi, 0.3% Russian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Albanian, 0.2% Korean[ 4] From 1966 until 2004, most of the Charlottetown riding was part of the riding of Hillsborough. In 2003, there was a riding readjustment; a part of the old Hillsborough riding became part of Cardigan . 96.4% of the riding of Charlottetown was previously part of the Hillsborough riding, and 3.6% was previously part of Malpeque . There were no boundary changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution .
Member of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the following members of Parliament :
Graph of election results in Hillsborough, Charlottetown (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Graph of election results in Charlottetown (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Election by polling area 2021 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Sean Casey 8,919 46.70 +2.44 $72,839.73 Conservative Doug Currie 5,932 31.06 +10.77 $77,864.04 New Democratic Margaret Andrade 2,048 10.72 -0.52 $3,242.50 Green Darcie Lanthier 1,832 9.59 -13.76 none listed People's Scott McPhee 369 1.93 – $0.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 19,100 98.97 +0.40 $88,991.90 Total rejected ballots 198 1.03 -0.40 Turnout 19,298 71.08 -2.37 Eligible voters 27,150 Liberal hold Swing -4.17 Source: Elections Canada [ 5] [ 6]
2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Sean Casey 8,812 44.26 −12.01 $81,859.21 Green Darcie Lanthier 4,648 23.35 +17.57 $36,415.23 Conservative Robert A. Campbell 4,040 20.29 +5.47 $46,459.01 New Democratic Joe Byrne 2,238 11.24 −11.90 $4,819.38 Christian Heritage Fred MacLeod 172 0.86 New $1,200.90 Total valid votes/expense limit 19,910 100.0 $86,542.92 Total rejected ballots 274 1.36 +0.89 Turnout 20,184 73.45 −2.14 Eligible voters 27,480 Liberal hold Swing −14.79 Source: Elections Canada [ 7]
2015 Canadian federal election : Charlottetown Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Sean Casey 11,910 56.27 +16.79 $133,567.53 New Democratic Joe Byrne 4,897 23.14 –1.94 $51,147.58 Conservative Ron MacMillan 3,136 14.82 –17.89 $73,560.00 Green Becka Viau 1,222 5.77 +3.51 $5,912.52 Total valid votes/expense limit 21,165 99.53 $170,107.74 Total rejected ballots 99 0.47 –0.14 Turnout 21,264 76.24 +6.14 Eligible voters 27,891 Liberal hold Swing +9.36 Source: Elections Canada [ 8] [ 9]
2011 Canadian federal election : Charlottetown Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Sean Casey 7,292 39.48 -10.58 $61,465.09 Conservative Donna Profit 6,040 32.71 +0.60 $48,556.35 New Democratic Joe Byrne 4,632 25.08 +12.77 $45,026.11 Green Eliza Knockwood 417 2.26 -2.57 $2,301.92 Christian Heritage Baird Judson 87 0.47 -0.23 $3,159.86 Total valid votes/expense limit 18,468 100.0 – $69,664.10 Total rejected ballots 113 0.61 -0.16 Turnout 18,581 70.10 +3.96 Eligible voters 26,507 Liberal hold Swing -5.59 Sources:[ 10] [ 11]
2008 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Shawn Murphy 8,893 50.06 -0.10 $66,093.14 Conservative Tom DeBlois 5,704 32.11 -2.03 $48,302.66 New Democratic Brian Pollard 2,187 12.31 +1.19 $4,744.42 Green Laura Bisaillon 858 4.83 +1.76 $1,257.27 Christian Heritage Baird Judson 124 0.70 +0.19 $8,750.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 17,776 100.0 – $67,455 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 137 0.77 +0.18 Turnout 17,913 66.14 -4.61 Eligible voters 27,083 Liberal hold Swing +0.96
2006 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Shawn Murphy 9,586 50.16 +0.80 $60,442.09 Conservative Tom DeBlois 6,524 34.14 +6.59 $60,317.15 New Democratic Brian Pollard 2,126 11.12 -7.32 $5,251.38 Green David Daughton 586 3.07 -1.02 $780.62 Marijuana Andrew J. Chisholm 193 1.01 – none listed Christian Heritage Baird Judson 97 0.51 -0.05 $5,346.77 Total valid votes/expense limit 19,112 100.0 – $62,665 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 114 0.59 -0.12 Turnout 19,226 70.75 +3.45 Eligible voters 27,175 Liberal hold Swing -2.90
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Shawn Murphy 9,175 49.36 +6.80 $59,677.46 Conservative Darren Peters 5,121 27.55 -7.80 $60,605.56 New Democratic Dody Crane 3,428 18.44 -2.91 $13,197.84 Green Will McFadden 760 4.09 – $1,647.47 Christian Heritage Baird Judson 105 0.56 – $2,837.13 Total valid votes/expense limit 18,589 100.0 – $61,440 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 133 0.71 Turnout 18,722 67.30 Eligible voters 27,820 Liberal notional hold Swing +7.30 Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
Graph of election results in Hillsborough (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Student vote results [ edit ] In a student vote, participating Canadian schools to parallel the Canadian federal election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.[ 12]
Graph of student vote election results in Charlottetown (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
^ a b Statistics Canada : 2012^ "Electoral District Profile - Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island)" . elections.ca . Elections Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2018 .^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Prince Edward Island" . Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022 . March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024 .^ "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data" . August 2, 2017.^ "Election night results" . Elections Canada . Retrieved September 24, 2021 .^ "Candidate Campaign Returns" . Elections Canada . Retrieved July 19, 2022 .^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 25, 2019 .^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Charlottetown (Validated results)" . Elections Canada . October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015 .^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011 ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election ^ "School by School results" . Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2013 .^ "Student Vote Canada 2019 Results" . Student Vote Canada 2019 . Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
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