Sherwood-Hillsborough

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Sherwood-Hillsborough
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2007
First contested 1996
Last contested 2003
Demographics
Census division(s) Queens County
Census subdivision(s) Charlottetown

Sherwood-Hillsborough was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created for the 1996 election out of the dual member 5th Queens riding. It was divided prior to the 2007 election into Charlottetown-Sherwood, Tracadie-Hillsborough Park and Charlottetown-Parkdale.

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Members

The riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sherwood-Hillsborough
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 5th Queens 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Elmer MacFadyen Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
See Charlottetown-Sherwood, Tracadie-Hillsborough Park and Charlottetown-Parkdale

Election results

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Elmer MacFadyen 1,48051.00-12.00
Liberal Robert Mitchell1,34746.42+16.36
New Democratic Ronald G. Kelly752.58-4.36
Total valid votes2,902100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -14.18
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Elmer MacFadyen 1,81563.00+10.24
Liberal Allan Poulton86630.06-10.29
New Democratic Victoria Hill2006.94+0.05
Total valid votes2,881100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.26
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Elmer MacFadyen 1,58552.76
Liberal Larry Hughes1,21240.35
New Democratic Ronald Kelly2076.89
Total valid votes3,004100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 5th Queens

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