Malpeque (electoral district)
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Malpeque is the name of a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Its population is 33,064. (2001)
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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 sq. km.
History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from Prince and Queen's.
List of Members:
- J. Angus MacLean, Prog. Cons. (1968-1977)
- Don Wood, Liberal (1977-1979)
- Mel Gass, Prog. Cons. (1979-1988)
- Catherine Callbeck, Liberal (1988-1993)
- Wayne Easter, Liberal (1993-present)
Results
Template:Election box begin |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row | style="width: 130px" |Liberal |Wayne Easter |align="right"|9,782 |align="right"|51.9 |align="right"|+3.6 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |Mary Crane |align="right"|6,126 |align="right"|32.5 |align="right"|-13.6 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |N.D.P. |Ken Bingham |align="right"|1,902 |align="right"|10.1 |align="right"|+5.9 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Sharon Labchuk |align="right"|1,037 |align="right"|5.5 |align="right"|+4.1 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|18,847 !align="right"| !align="right"| |}
Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.