West Queen's

West Queen's

Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1892
District abolished	1903
First contested	1896
Last contested	By-election 1904

West Queen's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Queen's County riding. It was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Queen's riding.

It consisted of the city of Charlottetown and the western part of Queen's County.

Election results

1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DAVIES, L.H.	1,985
	Conservative	JENKINS, J.J.	1,651

By-election: On Mr. Davies being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 11 July 1896

By-election on 30 July 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DAVIES, Hon. L.H.	acclaimed

1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DAVIES, Sir Louis H.	2,528
	Conservative	STEWART, William S.	1,793

By-election: On Mr. Davies being appointed Puisne Judge, Supreme Court of Canada, 25 September 1901

By-election on 15 January 1902
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FARQUHARSON, D.	2,108
	Conservative	MCLEAN, A.A.	1,633

By-election: On Mr. Farquharson's death, 26 June 1903

By-election on 16 February 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	HASZARD, H.	2,190
	Conservative	MCLEAN, A.A.	1,879

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

External links

• Riding history for West Queen's (1892–1903) from the Library of Parliament