East Prince

East Prince
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1892
District abolished 1903
First contested 1896
Last contested 1900
For the rural slang name for southeastern Prince County, Prince Edward Island, see East Prince (locality).

East Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904.

This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Prince County and Queen's County ridings.

It was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into Prince and Queen's ridings.

It consisted of the town of Summerside, the eastern part of Prince County, and parts of Queen's County.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalYEO, John 1,916
ConservativeHUNT, Richard A. 1,799

By-election: On Mr. Yeo being called to the Senate, 19 November 1898

By-election on 14 December 1898
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBELL, J.H. 1,979
ConservativeLEFURGEY, A.A. 1,934
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLEFURGEY, Alfred A. 2,272
LiberalBELL, John Howatt 2,047

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