Egmont (electoral district)

Egmont

Prince Edward Island electoral district
Egmont in relation to the other Prince Edward Island ridings
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Bobby Morrissey Liberal
District created	1966
First contested	1968
Last contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	34,598
Electors (2015)	27,751
Area (km²)	1,527
Pop. density (per km²)	22.7
Census divisions	Prince
Census subdivisions	Cities: Summerside Towns: Alberton Miscouche O'Leary Villages: Abram Village, Linkletter, Miminegash, St. Louis, Sherbrooke, Tignish, Tyne Valley, Wellington First Nations reserves: Lennox Island 1 Lots: Lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Egmont is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. Its population in 2001 was 35,208.

Ethnic groups: 98.0% White, 1.4% Native Canadian
Languages: 87.9% English, 10.9% French
Religions: 54.1% Catholic, 38.4% Protestant, 1.8% Other Christian, 5.5% no affiliation
Average income: $22,065

The district includes the part of Prince County located in Summerside and west of Summerside. Communities include Summerside, Alberton, Tignish, O'Leary, Miscouche and Sherbrooke. The area is 1,527 km².

The electoral district was created in 1966 from Prince riding. There has been no boundary changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

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 then where they were physically located.