Queen's (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
There have been several electoral district
s in Canada
named Queen's or Queens.
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
s in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
named Queen's or Queens.
Federal electoral districts
- Queen's (New Brunswick electoral district)Queen's (New Brunswick electoral district)Queen's was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1896.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Queen's...
, an electoral district which returned members to the Canadian House of Commons from 1867–1892 - Queens (Nova Scotia federal electoral district)Queens (Nova Scotia federal electoral district)Queens was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1896.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Queen's...
, an electoral district which returned members to the House of Commons from 1867–1892 - Queen's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)Queen's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)Queen's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968.This riding was created in 1903 from parts of East Prince, East Queen's and West Queen's ridings....
, an electoral district which returned members to the House of Commons from 1903–1966 - Queen's County (electoral district)Queen's County (electoral district)Queen's County was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1873 to 1896.This riding was created in 1873 when Prince Edward Island joined the Canadian Confederation....
, a Prince Edward Island electoral district which returned members to the House of Commons from 1873–1892
Provincial electoral districts
- Queen's (Prince Edward Island provincial electoral district), which returned members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward IslandLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward IslandThe Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....
from 1903–1966 - Queens (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)Queens (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)Queens is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.It is located in the South Shore region, bordered by the ridings of Lunenburg West, Shelburne, and Digby Annapolis...
, an electoral district in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, it has existed since 1941 - Queens (New Brunswick provincial electoral district), an electoral district in the Canadian province of New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
. It was in use from 1785 to 1974
See also
- Queens (disambiguation)Queens (disambiguation)Queens is a borough of New York City.Queens or queen's may also refer to:In geography:* Indian Queens, a village in the United Kingdom* Queen's Pier, a demolished public ceremonial pier in Hong Kong* Queensport, Nova Scotia...
for other places named "Queens" or "Queen's"