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Malpeque (electoral district)

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Legislature
  
House of Commons

District created
  
1966

Last contested
  
2015

Province
  
Prince Edward Island

MP
  
Wayne Easter Liberal

First contested
  
1968

District webpage
  
profile, map

Elector
  
28,556

Malpeque (electoral district)

Census divisions
  
Borden-Carleton, Cornwall, Kensington

Malpeque is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. Its population in 2011 was 35,039.

Contents

Map of Malpeque, PE, Canada

Demographics

  • Ethnic groups: 98.8% White
  • Languages: 95.7% English, 2.5% French, 1.4% Other
  • Religions: 53.2% Protestant, 36.4% Catholic, 2.9% Other Christian, 7.3% no affiliation
  • Average income: $24,005
  • Geography

    The district includes the extreme eastern part of Prince County and most of Queens County except the extreme eastern portion and the City of Charlottetown. Communities include Cornwall, Kensington, Miltonvale Park, Borden-Carleton, North Rustico and Clyde River. The area is 1,663 km2.

    History

    The electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of Prince and Queen's ridings. There will be no boundary changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

    Members of Parliament

    This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

    Previous elections

    Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

    2011 election

    In 2011, a Student Vote was conducted at participating Canadian schools to parallel the 2011 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.

    References

    Malpeque (electoral district) Wikipedia