Sherwood-Hillsborough

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Sherwood-Hillsborough
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2007
First contested1996
Last contested2003
Demographics
Census division(s)Queens County
Census subdivision(s)Charlottetown

Sherwood-Hillsborough was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created for the 1996 election out of the dual member 5th Queens riding. It was divided prior to the 2007 election into Charlottetown-Sherwood, Tracadie-Hillsborough Park and Charlottetown-Parkdale.

Members[edit]

The riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sherwood-Hillsborough
Assembly Years Member Party
See 5th Queens 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Elmer MacFadyen Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
See Charlottetown-Sherwood, Tracadie-Hillsborough Park and Charlottetown-Parkdale

Election results[edit]

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Elmer MacFadyen 1,480 51.00 -12.00
Liberal Robert Mitchell 1,347 46.42 +16.36
New Democratic Ronald G. Kelly 75 2.58 -4.36
Total valid votes 2,902 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -14.18
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Elmer MacFadyen 1,815 63.00 +10.24
Liberal Allan Poulton 866 30.06 -10.29
New Democratic Victoria Hill 200 6.94 +0.05
Total valid votes 2,881 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.26
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Elmer MacFadyen 1,585 52.76
Liberal Larry Hughes 1,212 40.35
New Democratic Ronald Kelly 207 6.89
Total valid votes 3,004 100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 5th Queens

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