Egmont (electoral district)
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Egmont is the name of a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Its population is 35,208. (2001)
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Demographics
Ethnic Groups: 98.0% White, 1.4% Native Canadian
Languages: 87.9% English, 10.9% French
Religions: 54.1% Catholic, 38.4% Protestant, 1.8% Other Christian, 5.5% No Affiliation
Average Income: $22,065
Geography
The district includes the part of Prince County located in Summerside and west of Summerside. Communities include Summerside, Alberton, Tignish, O'Leary, Miscouche and Sherbrooke. The area is 1,527 sq. km.
History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from Prince.
List of members:
- David Macdonald, Prog. Cons. (1968-1980)
- George Henderson, Liberal (1980-1988)
- Joe McGuire, Liberal (1988-present)
Results
Template:Election box begin |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row | style="width: 130px" |Liberal |Joe McGuire |align="right"|10,220 |align="right"|55.4 |align="right"|+5.4 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |Reg Harper |align="right"|5,363 |align="right"|29.1 |align="right"|-14.8 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |N.D.P. |Regena Kaye Russell |align="right"|2,133 |align="right"|11.6 |align="right"|+5.4 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Irené Novaczek |align="right"|717 |align="right"|3.9 |align="right"|n/a |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|18,433 !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.