East Queen's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904.

East Queen's
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1892
District abolished1903
First contested1896
Last contestedBy-election 1901

This riding was created in 1892 from parts of King's County and Queen's County ridings.

It was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into King's and Queen's ridings.

It consisted of the eastern part of Queen's County and parts of King's County.

Election results

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1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative MARTIN, A. 2,175
Liberal WELSH, William 1,821
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MCKINNON, D.A. 2,257
Conservative MARTIN, Alexander 2,250

By-election: On election being declared void, 11 February 1901

By-election on 20 March 1901
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MCKINNON, D.A. 2,433
Conservative MARTIN, Alex. 2,039

See also

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