Tracadie-Fort Augustus

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Tracadie-Fort Augustus
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
First contested 1996
Last contested 2003

Tracadie-Fort Augustus is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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The district was created prior to the 1993 Prince Edward Island general election out of part of 3rd Queens and a small part of 2nd Kings.

The district was dissolved in the redistribution that preceded the 2007 Prince Edward Island general election into Tracadie-Hillsborough Park, Morell-Mermaid and Vernon River-Stratford.

Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tracadie-Fort Augustus
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 3rd Queens and 2nd Kings 1873-1996
60th 1996–2000 Mildred Dover Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007

Election results

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mildred A. Dover 1,62855.28-4.99
Liberal Buck Watts1,25342.55+8.48
New Democratic Bob Perry642.17-3.49
Total valid votes2,945100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.74
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mildred A. Dover 1,73760.27+7.80
Liberal Judy Hughes98234.07-10.34
New Democratic Blair W. Kelly1635.66+2.54
Total valid votes2,882100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.07
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Mildred A. Dover 1,51152.47
Liberal Alan McIsaac1,27944.41
New Democratic Suzanne Marie Gibler903.12
Total valid votes2,880100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 3rd Queens and 2nd Kings.

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