Cardigan (electoral district)

Cardigan is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
The electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of the ridings of King's and Queen's, with minor modifications to its boundaries since.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost all of its territory in North Shore and the North Shore Fire District, plus everything west of Highway 6 between them to Malpeque. These changes came into effect following the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Geography

Under the Representation Order, the geographic boundaries of this riding are described as follows:

Consisting of:

Political geography

In the 2008 election, every poll except two voted Liberal. The only two polls that didn't, voted Conservative. These two polls were centred in the town of Georgetown, Prince Edward Island.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order
Languages: 90.3% English, 4.2% Mandarin, 1.9% French

Race: 91.6% White, 2.8% Indigenous, 2.5% Chinese, 1.2% South Asian

Religions: 69.6% Christian, 27.7% none

Median income: $39,600

Average income: $47,680

Members of parliament

This riding has elected the following members of parliament:

Election results

2004

1979

Student vote results

2011 election

In 2011, a student vote was conducted at participating Canadian schools to parallel the 2011 Canadian federal election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district where they were physically located.