For the rural slang name for northwestern Prince Edward Island, see West Prince (locality).

West Prince was a federal electoral district

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...

 in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

, 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...

, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 from 1896 to 1904.

This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Prince County

Prince County (electoral district)

Prince 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....

 ridings.

It was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into Prince

Prince (electoral district)

Prince 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 and West Prince ridings....

 and Queen's

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....

 ridings.

It consisted of the western part of Prince County.

Election results

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|HACKETT, Edward

Edward Hackett

Edward Hackett was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1876 to 1878 and Prince County from 1878 to 1887 and West Prince from 1896 to 1897 and from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal-Conservative...

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|PERRY, S.F. ||align=right|1,548
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|YEO, John ||align=right|321
By-election: On election being declared void, 24 March 1897
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|PERRY, S.F.

Stanislaus Francis Perry

Stanislaus Francis Perry was a farmer and politician in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1854 to 1875 and from 1879 to 1887 and, in the Canadian House of Commons, represented Prince County from 1874 to 1878 and from 1887 to...

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|HACKETT, Ed. ||align=right|1,527
By-election: On Mr. Perry's death, 24 February 1898
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|MCLELLAN, B.D.

Bernard Donald McLellan

Bernard Donald McLellan was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1888 to 1893 and West Prince in the Canadian House of Commons from 1898 to 1900 as a Liberal member.He was born in Indian River,...

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|HACKETT, Ed. ||align=right|1,512
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|HACKETT, Edward ||align=right|1,854
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|MCLELLAN, Bernard Donald ||align=right|1,845

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history for West Prince (1892–1903) from the Library of Parliament
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