Egmont is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2021 was 35,925.
Demographics 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
According to the 2016 Canadian census Languages: (2016) 89.6% English, 8.7% French, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Albanian, 0.1% Mandarin, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Dutch
Geography The district includes the part of Prince County located in Summerside and west of Summerside. Communities include Summerside, Sherbrooke, Miscouche, Wellington, O'Leary, Alberton, and Tignish.
History The electoral district was created in 1966 from Prince riding. There were no boundary changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained the Bedeque area plus some areas east and southeast of Summerside from Malpeque. These changes came into effect following the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
2025
2021 2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 9,506 45.94 Conservative 6,422 31.04 Green 1,948 9.41 New Democratic 1,790 8.65 People's 1,026 4.96
2019
2015
2011
2008
2006
2004
2000 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 8,999 49.96 Progressive Conservative 6,994 38.83 New Democratic 1,114 6.18 Alliance 907 5.03
2000
1997
1993
1988
1984
1980
1979
1974
1972
1968
Student vote results
2011 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.
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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