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.
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.
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. 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.
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. Its territory was redistributed into Charlottetown-Rochford Square and Charlottetown-Spring Park.
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.
Further reading
See also List of Prince Edward Island provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
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