Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park Explained

Prov-Status:active
Province:Prince Edward Island
Coordinates:46.276°N -63.106°W
Prov-Rep-Party:Progressive Conservative
Prov-Rep:Natalie Jameson
Prov-Election-First:2019
Prov-Election-Last:2023
Prov-Created:2019
Demo-Cd:Queens County
Demo-Csd:Charlottetown

Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created prior to the 2019 election from parts of the former districts Tracadie-Hillsborough Park, York-Oyster Bed and Charlottetown-Sherwood.

The riding is located in the city of Charlottetown, and includes the neighbourhoods of East Royalty, Hillsborough Park and Falconwood.

Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
66th2019–2023Natalie JamesonProgressive Conservative
67th2023–present

Election results

Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park, 2019–present

The district was excluded from the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election due to the death of registered Green Party candidate Josh Underhay on April 19, 2019.[1] A deferred election was held on July 15, 2019.[2] Nominated PC candidate, Sarah Stewart-Clark, withdrew her candidacy on May 26, 2019 for personal reasons. She was later replaced by Natalie Jameson.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: P.E.I. Green candidate, son die in canoeing accident days before election . Shane . Ross . CBC News . April 20, 2019 . April 20, 2019.
  2. News: Byelection to be held in District 9 Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park due to death of candidate . The Guardian . April 20, 2019 . April 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420222838/https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/byelection-to-be-held-in-district-9-charlottetown-hillsborough-park-after-death-of-candidate-303863/ . April 20, 2019 . dead .
  3. Web site: Saltwire | Prince Edward Island.