5th Queens was an
electoral district in the
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
province of
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...
, which elected two members to the
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House, which is locat ...
from 1873 to 1993. The district was also known as Charlottetown Common until 1939.
Until 1966, the district comprised the entire city of
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city i ...
. For that year's
provincial election, the district was split, and 5th Queens comprised the eastern half of the city for the remainder of its existence. The western half of Charlottetown became the new district of
6th Queens.
The district was abolished in 1996 into
Charlottetown-Kings Square,
Parkdale-Belvedere,
Sherwood-Hillsborough
Sherwood-Hillsborough was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created for the 1996 election out of the dual member 5th Queens riding. It was divided prior to the 2007 election into ...
and
Stanhope-East Royalty.
Members
Dual member
Assemblyman-Councillor
Election results
1993
Councillor
Assemblyman
1989
Councillor
Assemblyman
1986
Councillor
Assemblyman
1982
Councillor
Assemblyman
References
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1873 establishments in Prince Edward Island
1996 disestablishments in Prince Edward Island
Constituencies established in 1873
Constituencies disestablished in 1996