King's County (electoral district)
King's County was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1896.
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1873 |
| District abolished | 1892 |
| First contested | By-election 1873 |
| Last contested | 1891 |
This riding was created in 1873 when Prince Edward Island joined the Canadian Confederation.
It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into East Queen's and King's ridings.
It consisted of King's County, and elected two members.
Election results
| By-election on 29 September 1873
As a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Davies | acclaimed | |||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Daniel Davies | 1,704 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 1,530 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 1,496 | – | |||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 2,264 | – | X | ||||
| Conservative | Ephraim Bell Muttart | 2,077 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 1,499 | – | |||||
| Unknown | Malcolm McFadyen | 1,251 | – | |||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 2,124 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | James Edwin Robertson | 2,002 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 1,941 | – | |||||
| Conservative | Ephraim Bell Muttart | 1,854 | – | |||||
| By-election on 26 April 1883
Mr. Robertson was declared not duly elected on the grounds that he was a member of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly at the time of the election. The seat was adjudicated to Mr. MacDonald. | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | acclaimed | |||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | J.E. Robertson | 2,434 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 2,431 | – | X | ||||
| Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 2,398 | – | |||||
| Conservative | Ephraim Bell Muttart | 2,355 | – | |||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | John McLean | 2,624 | – | X | ||||
| Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 2,514 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 2,369 | – | |||||
| Liberal | James Edwin Robertson | 2,276 | – | |||||
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
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