6th Queens
Former provincial electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada
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6th Queens was a provincial electoral district of Prince Edward Island, Canada, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1966 to 1993.[1]
 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1966 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division | Queens County |
| Census subdivision | Charlottetown |
The district comprised the western half of the city of Charlottetown. Prior to 1966, the district was part of 5th Queens, and its creation marked the only redistribution of Prince Edward Island's provincial electoral districts to take place until the province adopted conventional single-member districts for the 1996 general election.[2]
History
The district was created for the 1966 Prince Edward Island general election following a redistribution that increased the Legislative Assembly from 30 to 32 seats, splitting the former 5th Queens district along the east–west axis of Charlottetown.[2] Like all Prince Edward Island districts of the period, 6th Queens elected two members simultaneously: one Assemblyman and one Councillor.
In the 1982 election, Joe Ghiz won the Assemblyman seat and went on to serve as Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1993.[3]
The district was abolished following the adoption of the Electoral Boundaries Act (Royal Assent 19 May 1994), which reduced the Assembly to 27 single-member constituencies effective at the 1996 general election.[2] Its territory was redistributed into Charlottetown-Rochford Square and Charlottetown-Spring Park.[4]
MLAs
| Parliament | Years | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51st | 1966–1970 | David Stewart | Progressive Conservative | Alban Farmer | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 52nd | 1970–1974 | Allison MacDonald | Liberal | John H. Maloney | Liberal | ||
| 53rd | 1974–1978 | ||||||
| 54th | 1978–1979 | Barry Clark | Progressive Conservative | ||||
| 55th | 1979–1982 | Jim Larkin | Progressive Conservative | ||||
| 56th | 1982–1986 | Joe Ghiz | Liberal | Paul Connolly | Liberal | ||
| 57th | 1986–1989 | ||||||
| 58th | 1989–1993 | ||||||
| 59th | 1993–1996 | Jeannie Lea | Liberal | ||||
Sources: Elections Prince Edward Island.[2][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Further reading
- Weeks, Blair, ed. (2002). Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993. Charlottetown: Acorn Press. ISBN 978-1-894838-01-6.