| Charlottetown | |
| Province: | Prince Edward Island |
| Coordinates: | 46.26°N -63.134°W |
| Fed-Status: | active |
| Fed-District-Number: | 11002 |
| Fed-Created: | 2003 |
| Fed-Election-First: | 2004 |
| Fed-Election-Last: | 2021 |
| Fed-Rep: | Sean Casey |
| Fed-Rep-Party: | Liberal |
| Demo-Pop-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Census-Date: | 2016 |
| Demo-Pop: | 36094 |
| Demo-Electors: | 27480 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2019 |
| Demo-Area: | 46 |
| Demo-Cd: | Queens |
| Demo-Csd: | Charlottetown |
Charlottetown (formerly Hillsborough) is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The district, which includes the entire City of Charlottetown, has an area of 46 km2 and a population of 34,562 as of 2011.[2]
Hillsborough was formed in 1966 (from the old Queen's (Prince Edward Island federal electoral district). It elected its first MP in 1968. It was re=drawn and re-named Charlottetown in 2003.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain newly annexed territory by the City of Charlottetown in the Marshfield area from Malpeque.[3]
According to the 2016 Canadian census
From 1966 until 2004, most of the Charlottetown riding was part of the riding of Hillsborough. In 2003, there was a riding readjustment; a part of the old Hillsborough riding became part of Cardigan. 96.4% of the riding of Charlottetown was previously part of the Hillsborough riding, and 3.6% was previously part of Malpeque. There were no boundary changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| 2000 federal election redistributed results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |||
| 7,427 | 42.56 | ||||
| 5,270 | 30.20 | ||||
| 3,725 | 21.35 | ||||
| 899 | 5.15 | ||||
| Others | 129 | 0.74 | |||
In a student vote, participating Canadian schools to parallel the 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.[5]