Prince County (electoral district)
Prince 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 Prince and West Prince ridings.
It consisted of Prince County, and elected two members.
Election results
| Canadian federal by-election, 29 September 1873 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | James Colledge Pope | acclaimed | X | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | acclaimed | X | |||||
| Called as a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873 | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 2,188 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 1,804 | X | |||||
| Unknown | John Ramsay | 669 | ||||||
| Unknown | F. McNeill | 337 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 1,716 | X | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Edward Hackett | 1,655 | X | |||||
| Unknown | C. Howatt | 1,605 | ||||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 1,491 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 2,388 | X | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Edward Hackett | 2,325 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 2,178 | ||||||
| Unknown | D. Rogers | 2,134 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 3,184 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 2,988 | X | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Edward Hackett | 2,763 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Lefurgey | 2,600 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | John Yeo | 3,279 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 3,182 | X | |||||
| Conservative | George William Howlan | 2,903 | ||||||
| Conservative | Richard Hunt | 2,661 | ||||||
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
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