Fred McCardle (born 4 February 1951) is a

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politician, who represented the electoral district of

Borden-Kinkora Borden-Kinkora is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The riding contains the rural southeastern portion of Prince County, ...

in the

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from 2003 to 2007. He was a member of the

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. McCardle is a fifth generation farmer who has run his family farm for 35 years; growing potatoes, cereals and grasses. He subsequently stood as a candidate in the party's 2010 leadership race, but lost to Olive Crane. McCardle also put his name forward in the 2019 PEI General Election, as an Independent candidate. He subsequently lost to incumbent PC MLA Jamie Fox.

References

Living people Politicians from Prince County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1951 births {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub