Prince County (electoral district)

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Prince County
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1873
District abolished1892
First contestedBy-election 1873
Last contested 1891

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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This riding was created in 1873 when Prince Edward island joined the Canadian Confederation.

It was abolished in 1896 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
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Conservative James Colledge Pope acclaimedX
Liberal James Yeo acclaimedX
Called as a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873

Template:1874 Canadian federal election/Prince County

1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal James Yeo 1,716X
Liberal–Conservative Edward Hackett 1,655X
UnknownC. Howatt1,605 
Liberal Stanislaus Francis Perry 1,491 
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal James Yeo 2,388X
Liberal–Conservative Edward Hackett 2,325X
Liberal Stanislaus Francis Perry 2,178 
UnknownD. Rogers2,134 
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal James Yeo 3,184X
Liberal Stanislaus Francis Perry 2,988X
Liberal–Conservative Edward Hackett 2,763 
Conservative John Lefurgey2,600 
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal John Yeo 3,279X
Liberal Stanislaus Francis Perry 3,182X
Conservative George William Howlan 2,903 
Conservative Richard Hunt2,661 

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