# Charlottetown (electoral district)

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 km$^2$ and a population of 34,562 as of 2011.
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.

## Demographics

* Ethnic groups: 97.2% White
* Languages: 94.8% English, 2.1% French, 2.5% Other
* Religions: 47.7% Catholic, 39.5% Protestant, 2.5% Other Christian, 8.3% no affiliation
* Average income: $26,205
    According to the 2016 Canadian census
* Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 86.8% English, 3.7% Mandarin, 2.1% French, 1.3% Arabic, 0.6% Nepali, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.3% Farsi, 0.3% Russian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Vietnamese, 0.2% Albanian, 0.2% Korean

## History

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.

### Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Hillsborough Riding created from Queen's |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Heath MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Heath MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Heath MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Tom McMillan | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Tom McMillan | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Tom McMillan | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | George Proud | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | George Proud | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | George Proud | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Shawn Murphy | Liberal |
| Charlottetown |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Shawn Murphy | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Shawn Murphy | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Shawn Murphy | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Sean Casey | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Sean Casey | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Sean Casey | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Sean Casey | Liberal |

## Election results
### Charlottetown
#### 2021

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Sean Casey | 8,919 | 46.70 | +2.44 | $72,839.73 |
| | Conservative | Doug Currie | 5,932 | 31.06 | +10.77 | $77,864.04 |
| | New Democratic | Margaret Andrade | 2,048 | 10.72 | -0.52 | $3,242.50 |
| | Green | Darcie Lanthier | 1,832 | 9.59 | -13.76 | none listed |
| | People's | Scott McPhee | 369 | 1.93 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,100 | 98.97 | +0.40 | $88,991.90 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 198 | 1.03 | -0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,298 | 71.08 | -2.37 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 27,150 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.17 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Sean Casey | 8,812 | 44.26 | −12.01 | $81,859.21 |
| | Green | Darcie Lanthier | 4,648 | 23.35 | +17.57 | $36,415.23 |
| | Conservative | Robert A. Campbell | 4,040 | 20.29 | +5.47 | $46,459.01 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Byrne | 2,238 | 11.24 | −11.90 | $4,819.38 |
| | Christian Heritage | Fred MacLeod | 172 | 0.86 | New | $1,200.90 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,910 | 100.0 | | $86,542.92 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 274 | 1.36 | +0.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,184 | 73.45 | −2.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 27,480 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −14.79 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2015

vte2015 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Sean Casey | 11,910 | 56.27 | +16.79 | $133,567.53 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Byrne | 4,897 | 23.14 | –1.94 | $51,147.58 |
| | Conservative | Ron MacMillan | 3,136 | 14.82 | –17.89 | $73,560.00 |
| | Green | Becka Viau | 1,222 | 5.77 | +3.51 | $5,912.52 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 21,165 | 99.53 | | $170,107.74 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 99 | 0.47 | –0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,264 | 76.24 | +6.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 27,891 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +9.36 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2011

vte2011 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Sean Casey | 7,292 | 39.48 | -10.58 | $61,465.09 |
| | Conservative | Donna Profit | 6,040 | 32.71 | +0.60 | $48,556.35 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Byrne | 4,632 | 25.08 | +12.77 | $45,026.11 |
| | Green | Eliza Knockwood | 417 | 2.26 | -2.57 | $2,301.92 |
| | Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 87 | 0.47 | -0.23 | $3,159.86 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,468 | 100.0 | – | $69,664.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 113 | 0.61 | -0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,581 | 70.10 | +3.96 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 26,507 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.59 |
| Sources: |||||||

#### 2008

vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Shawn Murphy | 8,893 | 50.06 | -0.10 | $66,093.14 |
| | Conservative | Tom DeBlois | 5,704 | 32.11 | -2.03 | $48,302.66 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Pollard | 2,187 | 12.31 | +1.19 | $4,744.42 |
| | Green | Laura Bisaillon | 858 | 4.83 | +1.76 | $1,257.27 |
| | Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 124 | 0.70 | +0.19 | $8,750.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 17,776 | 100.0 | – | $67,455 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 137 | 0.77 | +0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,913 | 66.14 | -4.61 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 27,083 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.96 |

#### 2006

vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Shawn Murphy | 9,586 | 50.16 | +0.80 | $60,442.09 |
| | Conservative | Tom DeBlois | 6,524 | 34.14 | +6.59 | $60,317.15 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Pollard | 2,126 | 11.12 | -7.32 | $5,251.38 |
| | Green | David Daughton | 586 | 3.07 | -1.02 | $780.62 |
| | Marijuana | Andrew J. Chisholm | 193 | 1.01 | – | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 97 | 0.51 | -0.05 | $5,346.77 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,112 | 100.0 | – | $62,665 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 114 | 0.59 | -0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,226 | 70.75 | +3.45 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 27,175 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.90 |

#### 2004

vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Shawn Murphy | 9,175 | 49.36 | +6.80 | $59,677.46 |
| | Conservative | Darren Peters | 5,121 | 27.55 | -7.80 | $60,605.56 |
| | New Democratic | Dody Crane | 3,428 | 18.44 | -2.91 | $13,197.84 |
| | Green | Will McFadden | 760 | 4.09 | – | $1,647.47 |
| | Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 105 | 0.56 | – | $2,837.13 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,589 | 100.0 | – | $61,440 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 133 | 0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,722 | 67.30 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 27,820 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +7.30 |
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. |||||||
2000 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 7,427 | 42.56 |
| Progressive Conservative | 5,270 | 30.20 |
| New Democratic | 3,725 | 21.35 |
| Alliance | 899 | 5.15 |
| Others | 129 | 0.74 |

### Hillsborough
#### 2000

vte2000 Canadian federal election: Hillsborough :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Shawn Murphy | 8,277 | 41.81 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Darren Peters | 6,039 | 30.50 |
| | New Democratic | Dody Crane | 4,328 | 21.86 |
| | Alliance | Gerry Stewart | 1,005 | 5.08 |
| | Natural Law | Peter Cameron | 92 | 0.46 |
| | Independent | Baird Judson | 58 | 0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,895 | 67.2 |

#### 1997

vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Proud | 7,630 | 40.87 |
| | New Democratic | Dody Crane | 5,751 | 30.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mitchell Tweel | 4,594 | 24.61 |
| | Reform | Blaine Jensen | 476 | 2.55 |
| | Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 145 | 0.78 |
| | Natural Law | Paula Price | 74 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,847 | 71.2% |

#### 1993

vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George Proud | 11,976 | 60.57 |
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas McMillan | 5,269 | 26.65 |
| New Democratic | Dody Crane | 1,143 | 5.78 |
| Reform | Freeman T. Whitty | 744 | 3.76 |
| National | Dave Patterson | 350 | 1.77 |
| Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 167 | 0.84 |
| Natural Law | Peter Cameron | 123 | 0.62 |

#### 1988

vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George Proud | 8,897 | 43.68 |
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas McMillan | 8,638 | 42.41 |
| New Democratic | Dody Crane | 1,984 | 5.78 |
| Independent | David Weale | 569 | 2.79 |
| Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 281 | 1.38 |

#### 1984

vte1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas McMillan | 9,158 | 53.20 |
| Liberal | Gerry Birt | 6,768 | 39.32 |
| New Democratic | David Burke | 846 | 4.91 |
| Independent | Big John Muise | 323 | 1.88 |
| Independent | Izzurd Goat McFadden | 82 | 0.48 |
| Green | David Daughton | 37 | 0.21 |

#### 1980

vte1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Thomas McMillan | 7,128 | 47.66 |
| | Liberal | Gerry Birt | 6,555 | 43.83 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Crockett | 1,245 | 8.32 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Kathryn Schmidt | 28 | 0.19 |
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#### 1979

vte1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas McMillan | 8,338 | 54.99 |
| Liberal | Gordon Tweedy | 5,319 | 35.08 |
| New Democratic | Bob Crockett | 1,453 | 9.58 |
| Libertarian | Garry Anstett | 54 | 0.36 |

#### 1974

vte1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Heath MacQuarrie | 9,917 | 50.36 |
| | Liberal | George Chandler | 8,577 | 43.56 |
| | New Democratic | Preston MacLeod | 1,197 | 6.08 |
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#### 1972

vte1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Heath MacQuarrie | 10,605 | 55.13 |
| | Liberal | Ian Glass | 7,168 | 37.26 |
| | New Democratic | Etsel Ross | 1,464 | 7.61 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||

#### 1968

vte1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Heath MacQuarrie | 8,328 | 54.99 |
| Liberal | Jack McAndrew | 6,447 | 41.05 |
| New Democratic | David Hall | 930 | 5.92 |

## Student vote results

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.

### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sean Casey | 1,002 | 32.01 | -9.52 |
| | Green | Darcie Lanthier | 983 | 31.41 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Campell | 536 | 17.12 | +5.05 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Byrne | 470 | 15.02 | -7.66 |
| | Christian Heritage | Fred MacLeod | 139 | 4.44 | New |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 3,130 | 100.0 | |
| Source: Student Vote |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sean Casey | 1,280 | 41.53 | +13.3 |
| | Green | Becka Viau | 731 | 23.72 | +8.37 |
| | New Democratic | Joe Byrne | 699 | 22.68 | -7.24 |
| | Conservative | Ron MacMillan | 372 | 12.07 | -9.19 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 3,082 | 100.0 | |

### 2011

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Joe Byrne | 785 | 29.92 |
| | Liberal | Sean Casey | 767 | 29.23 |
| | Conservative | Donna Profit | 558 | 21.26 |
| | Green | Eliza Knockwood | 402 | 15.32 |
| | Christian Heritage | Baird Judson | 112 | 4.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,624 | 100.00 |