2nd Queens

2nd Queens

Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created	1873
District abolished	1996
First contested	1873
Last contested	1993
Demographics
Census division(s)	Queens County

2nd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.

The district comprised the western central portion of Queens County. It was abolished in 1996.

Members

Dual member

Assembly	Years	Member		Party	Member		Party
26th	1873-1876		Henry Callbeck	Liberal		William McNeill	Liberal
27th	1876-1879		Donald McKay	Liberal		Donald Farquharson	Liberal
28th	1879-1882
29th	1882-1886
30th	1886-1890		Joseph Wise	Liberal
31st	1890-1893

Assemblyman-Councillor

Assembly	Years	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
32nd	1893-1897		Joseph Wise	Liberal		Donald Farquharson	Liberal
33rd	1897-1900
34th	1900-1902		Albert E. Douglas	Liberal
	1902-1904					Dougald Currie	Conservative
35th	1904-1908					John McMillan	Liberal
36th	1908-1911		William Laird	Liberal
	1911-1912		George McPhee	Liberal
37th	1912-1915		John Buntain	Conservative		Louis Jenkins	Conservative
38th	1915-1919		George Hughes	Liberal		John McMillan	Liberal
39th	1919-1923		Bradford LePage	Liberal		George Hughes	Liberal
40th	1923-1927		John Buntain	Conservative		Louis Jenkins	Conservative
41st	1927-1931		Angus McPhee	Liberal		Bradford LePage	Liberal
42nd	1931-1935		David Bethune	Conservative
43rd	1935-1939		Angus McPhee	Liberal
44th	1939
	1939-1940					vacant
	1940-1943		George Kitson	Liberal		Alexander Matheson	Liberal
45th	1943-1947		Philip Matheson	Progressive Conservative		Reginald Bell	Progressive Conservative
46th	1947-1951
47th	1951-1955		George Kitson	Liberal
48th	1955-1959
49th	1959-1960		Philip Matheson	Progressive Conservative
	1960-1961					vacant
	1961-1962					Lloyd MacPhail	Progressive Conservative
50th	1962-1966
51st	1966-1970		Sinclair Cutcliffe	Liberal
52nd	1970-1972
	1972-1974		Bennett Carr	Progressive Conservative
53rd	1974-1978		David Ford	Liberal
54th	1978-1979
55th	1979-1982		Gordon Lank	Progressive Conservative
56th	1982-1985
	1985-1986					Ron MacKinley	Liberal
57th	1986-1989		Gordon MacInnis	Liberal
58th	1989-1993
59th	1993-1996

Election results

1993

Councillor

1993 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron MacKinley	4,043	56.62	-4.48
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Dollar	2,729	38.22	-0.67
	New Democratic	Gerard Gallant	368	5.15
Total valid votes			7,140	98.70
Total rejected ballots			94	1.30	-1.84
Turnout			7,234	83.57	-0.40
Eligible voters			8,656
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.90
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [1]

Assemblyman

1993 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon MacInnis	3,916	55.04	-3.71
	Progressive Conservative	George Watts	2,783	39.11	-2.14
	New Democratic	Marlene Hunt	416	5.85	*
Total valid votes			7,115	98.42
Total rejected ballots			114	1.58	-1.49
Turnout			7,229	83.51	-0.53
Eligible voters			8,656
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.78
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [1]

1989

Councillor

1989 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron MacKinley	4,105	61.10	+10.42
	Progressive Conservative	Willard MacPhail	2,613	38.90	-4.18
Total valid votes			6,718	96.86
Total rejected ballots			218	3.14	+2.41
Turnout			6,936	83.97	-4.75
Eligible voters			8,260
	Liberal hold		Swing		+7.30
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [2]

Assemblyman

1989 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon MacInnis	3,953	58.75	+9.76
	Progressive Conservative	Mel Gass	2,776	41.25	-4.56
Total valid votes			6,729	96.93
Total rejected ballots			213	3.07	+2.32
Turnout			6,942	84.04	-4.57
Eligible voters			8,260
	Liberal hold		Swing		+7.16
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [2]

1986

Councillor

1986 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron MacKinley	3,516	50.68	+5.79
	Progressive Conservative	Leonard Cusack	2,988	43.07	+1.56
	New Democratic	Janet Norgrove	433	6.24	-7.35
Total valid votes			6,937	99.27
Total rejected ballots			51	0.73
Turnout			6,988	88.74	+10.93
Eligible voters			7,875
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.12
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [3]

Assemblyman

1986 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon MacInnis	3,393	48.99	+5.39
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Lank	3,173	45.81	-10.59
	New Democratic	Judith Thorp Whitaker	360	5.02
Total valid votes			6,926	99.25
Total rejected ballots			52	0.75	-1.07
Turnout			6,978	88.61	+7.21
Eligible voters			7,875
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+7.99
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [3]

1985 by-election (Councillor seat)

Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, December 2, 1985 Upon the appointment of Lloyd MacPhail as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron MacKinley	2,629	44.89	-1.40
	Progressive Conservative	Leonard Cusack	2,431	41.51	-12.20
	New Democratic	Janet Norgrove	796	13.59
Total valid votes/Turnout			5,856	77.81	-4.32
Eligible voters			7,526
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+5.40
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [4]

1982

Councillor

1982 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lloyd MacPhail	3,215	53.71	-6.61
	Liberal	Ron MacKinley	2,771	46.29	+6.61
Total valid votes			5,986	97.19
Total rejected ballots			173	2.81	+0.76
Turnout			6,159	82.13	-3.85
Eligible voters			7,499
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-6.61
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [5]

Assemblyman

1982 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Lank	3,380	56.40	+2.18
	Liberal	Ernest Smith	2,613	43.60	+1.93
Total valid votes			5,993	98.16
Total rejected ballots			111	1.82	+0.73
Turnout			6,104	81.40	-4.29
Eligible voters			7,499
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+0.13
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [5]

1979

Councillor

1979 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lloyd MacPhail	3,396	60.32	+8.11
	Liberal	Harold R. Godfrey	2,234	39.68	-8.11
Total valid votes			5,630	97.95
Total rejected ballots			118	2.05	+0.56
Turnout			5,748	85.98	-0.75
Eligible voters			6,685
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+8.11
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [6]

Assemblyman

1979 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Lank	3,008	54.22	+5.97
	Liberal	David Ford	2,312	41.67	-7.69
	New Democratic	Fred Horne	228	4.11
Total valid votes			5,548	98.91
Total rejected ballots			61	1.09	-0.26
Turnout			5,609	85.69	-1.75
Eligible voters			6,546
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+6.83
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [6]

References

1. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI" (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI" (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
3. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI" (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
4. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI" (PDF). Retrieved 12 August 2025.
5. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI" (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
6. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI" (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 12 August 2025.