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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87/87 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Gail Shea | 10,467 | 54.65 |
Elected |
| LIB | Guy Gallant | 5,998 | 31.31 |
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| NDP | Jacquie Robichaud | 2,369 | 12.37 |
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| GRN | Carl Anthony Arnold | 320 | 1.67 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This Prince County riding makes up the western area of Prince Edward Island. It includes Summerside, the largest town and second-largest urban community in the province. The riding also includes the community of Sherbrooke, the Lennox Island Indian Reserve No. 1 and the islands of Hog, Bird and Holman.
In 2004, a small area from Malpeque riding, with a population of 10, was added to Egmont, which was established in 1966.
Population: 34,814 (2006 census; a decrease of 1.1% since 2001)
Political History
The Conservatives took this longtime Liberal riding in 2008, when Gail Shea edged out Liberal Keith Milligan by 55 votes. Her margin on election night was 62 votes, but this was reduced to 55 in a judicial recount.
Liberal MP Joe McGuire won a sixth term in office in 2006, besting Conservative Edward Guergis, and retired from political life before the 2008 election.
In 2004, McGuire defeated Progressive Conservative Reg Harper by 4,857 votes.
The riding, which has also been known as Prince, was Tory in 1904 and Liberal from 1908 to 1953 inclusive. It was PC in 1957, 1958 and 1962 but Liberal in 1963.
PC David MacDonald won in Prince in 1965 and in Egmont in 1968 to 1979 inclusive. After the PC win in 1979, he was appointed minister of communications, secretary of state and the minister responsible for the status of women.
In 1980, Liberal George Henderson defeated PC MacDonald and won again in 1984. Henderson had been elected to the P.E.I. legislature in 1974. He resigned in 1988 and was appointed to the Canadian Pension Commission.
- 1968-79 inclusive - PC
- 1980-2006 - LIB
- 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 58.20% (20,050) |
| French | 33.45% (11,525) |
| Aboriginal | 2.87% (990) |
| American | 0.67% (230) |
| Canadian | 44.63% (15,375) |
| Caribbean | 0.16% (55) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.00% (0) |
| Western European | 5.76% (1,985) |
| Northern European | 0.87% (300) |
| Eastern European | 1.04% (360) |
| S European | 1.32% (455) |
| Other European | 0.15% (50) |
| Scandinavian | 0.81% (280) |
| Baltic | 0.00% (0) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.13% (45) |
| African | 0.46% (160) |
| Arab | 0.19% (65) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.06% (20) |
| South Asia | 0.04% (15) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.28% (95) |
| Oceania | 0.28% (95) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.13% (45) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 34,450 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 88% (30,160) |
| French | 10% (3,525) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (10) |
| Portuguese | 0% (0) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (25) |
| Danish | 0% (10) |
| Dutch | 0% (160) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (15) |
| German | 0% (20) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (10) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (0) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (30) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (10) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (10) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (0) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (0) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (20) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (30) |
| Mandarin | 0% (15) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (0) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (15) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 34,145 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 10.51 |
| Mining | 0.46 |
| Utilities | 0.43 |
| Construction | 6.97 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.92 |
| Retail | 11.72 |
| Transport | 2.92 |
| Info Culture | 1.76 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.01 |
| Real Estate | 1.29 |
| ProSciTech | 3.58 |
| Management | 0.02 |
| Waste/Remediation | 5.04 |
| Education | 5.34 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.81 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.16 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.28 |
| Public Admin | 5.01 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 41,450 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 14.6%
11.1% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 15.78%
14.87%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 28.38%
28.97%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $57,311
$64,139 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 2%
4% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 24.47%
30.91% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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Carl Anthony Arnold | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 902-621-0489 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Two |
| Profession: | Teacher |
| Education: | Master's degree in gifted education |
Jacquie Robichaud | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Age: | 44 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Children: | One daughter, Julia |
| Profession: | Works as a nanny in a private home |
| Education: | Has a degree in human ecology from the University of Manitoba |
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