1st Kings
Former provincial electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada
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1st Kings was a provincial electoral district of Prince Edward Island, Canada, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1873
District abolished1996
First contested1873
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| District created | 1873 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1873 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division | Kings County |
The district comprised the easternmost portion of Kings County. It was abolished in 1996.
Members
1st Kings elected members to the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to the dissolution of the Legislative Council in 1893. Subsequently, 1st Kings elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island until the district was dissolved in 1996. The members it elected were:[1]
Dual Member
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th | 1873-1875[2] | James R. McLean | Liberal | Emmanuel McEachern | Conservative | ||
| 1875–1876 | Lauchlin MacDonald | Liberal | |||||
| 27th | 1876-1879[3] | ||||||
| 28th | 1879-1882[4] | John Underhay | Liberal | ||||
| 29th | 1882-1886[5] | James R. McLean | Liberal | John McLean | Conservative | ||
| 30th | 1886-1890[6] | ||||||
| 31st | 1890-1891[7] | ||||||
| 1891–1893 | Alexander D. Robertson | Liberal | |||||