Cardigan_(electoral_district)

Cardigan
Prince Edward Island electoral district
	Cardigan in relation to the other Prince Edward Island ridings
Coordinates:	46.344°N 62.507°W
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Lawrence MacAulay; Liberal
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District created	1966
First contested	1968
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	36,615
Electors (2019)	29,665
Area (km²)	2,658
Pop. density (per km²)	13.8
Census division(s)	Kings, Queens
Census subdivision(s)	Stratford, Three Rivers, Souris, Eastern Kings, Central Kings, Souris West, Murray River, Murray Harbour, Morell, St. Peters Bay

Cardigan (electoral district)

Federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Cardigan is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

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The electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of the ridings of King's and Queen's, with minor modifications to its boundaries since.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will lose all of its territory in North Shore and the North Shore Fire District, plus everything west of Highway 6 between them to Malpeque.^[2]

Demographics

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Canada census – Cardigan community profile

Notes: NHS Profile, Statistics Canada
References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6] earlier^[7]^[8]

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Election results

Graph of election results in Cardigan (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

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Statistics Canada: 2012

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	2021	2016	2011
Population	39,866 (8.9% from 2016)	36,615 (1.7% from 2011)	36,005 (2.7% from 2006)
Land area	2,547.64 km² (983.65 sq mi)	2,551.09 km² (984.98 sq mi)	2,550.42 km² (984.72 sq mi)
Population density	15.6/km² (40/sq mi)	14.4/km² (37/sq mi)	14.1/km² (37/sq mi)
Median age	43.6 (M: 42.8, F: 44.4)	44.2 (M: 43.2, F: 45.0)	42.5 (M: 42.0, F: 43.0)
Private dwellings	19,420 (total)	18,829 (total)	17,538 (total)
Median household income	$77,000	$65,287

Group	2021 Census		2016 Census
Group	Population	% of total	Population	% of total
Aboriginal	1,730	4.5	820	2.3
Visible Minority	2,125	5.5	1,220	3.4
All other	34,480	90.0	33,695	94.3
Total	38,335	100.0	35,735	100.0

Group	2021 Census		2016 Census		2011 Census
Group	Population	% of total	Population	% of total	Population	% of total
English	35,375	89.4	33,850	93.2	34,200	95.5
French	550	1.4	505	1.4	560	1.6
English and French	180	0.5	70	0.2	80	0.2
All other	3,445	8.7	1,910	5.2	965	2.7
Total	39,550	100.0	36,335	100.0	35,805	100.0

Group	2021 Census		2016 Census
Group	Population	% of total	Population	% of total
At the same address	22,840	62.7	24,095	71.3
In the same constituency	2,815	7.7	3,620	10.7
In the same province	5,820	16.0	3,250	9.6
From another province	3,595	9.9	2,050	6.1
From another country	1,330	3.7	775	2.3
Total aged 5 or over	36,400	100.0	33,790	100.0

Parliament	Years		Party
Cardigan Riding created from King's and Queen's
28th	1968–1972	Melvin McQuaid	Progressive Conservative
29th	1972–1974	Daniel J. MacDonald	Liberal
30th	1974–1979	Daniel J. MacDonald	Liberal
31st	1979–1980	Wilbur MacDonald	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980–1980	Daniel J. MacDonald	Liberal
32nd	1981–1984	Bennett Campbell	Liberal
33rd	1984–1988	Pat Binns	Progressive Conservative
34th	1988–1993	Lawrence MacAulay	Liberal
35th	1993–1997
36th	1997–2000
37th	2000–2004
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
42nd	2015–2019
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

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Cardigan (electoral district)

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v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Lawrence MacAulay	11,175	50.58	+1.23	$47,596.44
	Conservative	Wayne Phelan	6,817	30.85	+1.80	$38,354.38
	New Democratic	Lynne Thiele	2,168	9.81	+3.13	$3,739.79
	Green	Michael MacLean	1,064	4.82	-9.02	$5,906.70
	People's	Kevin Hardy	725	3.28	–	$1,431.55
	Christian Heritage	Fred MacLeod	145	0.66	-0.42	$627.12
Total valid votes/expense limit			21,994	98.66	–	$90,511.54
Total rejected ballots			199	0.89	-0.15
Turnout			22,293	72.71	-2.28
Eligible voters			30,659
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.24
Source: Elections Canada^[11]^[12]

2021 federal election redistributed results^[13]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	10,955	50.56
	Conservative	6,697	30.91
	New Democratic	2,117	9.77
	Green	1,042	4.81
	People's	711	3.28
	Others	143	0.66

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Lawrence MacAulay	10,939	49.35	−15.68	$42,720.95
	Conservative	Wayne Phelan	6,439	29.05	+12.89	none listed
	Green	Glen Beaton	3,068	13.84	+7.46	$13,490.35
	New Democratic	Lynne Thiele	1,481	6.68	−4.45	$0.00
	Christian Heritage	Christene Squires	240	1.08	−0.23	$278.30
Total valid votes/expense limit			22,167	98.96		$85,990.53
Total rejected ballots			232	1.04	+0.61
Turnout			22,399	74.99	−3.17
Eligible voters			29,869
	Liberal hold		Swing		−14.29
Source: Elections Canada^[14]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Lawrence MacAulay	14,621	65.03	+15.40	$57,014.46
	Conservative	Julius Patkai	3,632	16.15	–22.22	$36,428.35
	New Democratic	Billy Cann	2,503	11.13	+0.84	$13,760.96
	Green	Teresa Doyle	1,434	6.38	+4.61	$7,232.74
	Christian Heritage	Christene Squires	295	1.31	–	$2,681.69
Total valid votes/expense limit			22,485	99.57		$170,761.91
Total rejected ballots			96	0.43	–0.08
Turnout			22,581	78.16	-0.13
Eligible voters			28,889
	Liberal hold		Swing		+18.81
Source: Elections Canada^[15]^[16]

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Lawrence MacAulay	10,486	49.63	-3.18	$40,566.83
	Conservative	Michael Currie	8,107	38.37	+8.48	$60,502.86
	New Democratic	Lorne Cudmore	2,164	10.24	+2.11	$1,837.23
	Green	Leslie Stewart	373	1.77	-1.96	$1,714.72
Total valid votes/expense limit			21,130	100.0	–	$69,835.73
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			108	0.51	-0.02
Turnout			21,238	78.29	+8.03
Eligible voters			27,127
	Liberal hold		Swing		-5.83
Sources:^[17]^[18]

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Lawrence MacAulay	10,105	52.81	-3.35	$35,000.12
	Conservative	Sid McMullin	5,661	29.59	-4.09	$29,907.51
	New Democratic	Mike Avery	1,556	8.13	+0.66	$1,316.84
	Independent	Larry McGuire	1,101	5.75	–	none listed
	Green	Emma Daughton	710	3.71	+1.02	$2,546.13
Total valid votes/expense limit			19,133	100.0	–	$67,487
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			101	0.53	-0.03
Turnout			19,234	70.26	-5.07
Eligible voters			27,374
	Liberal hold		Swing		+0.37