# Malpeque (electoral district)

Malpeque is a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Its population in 2011 was 35,039.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will gain the remainder of North Shore and the North Shore Fire District, plus everything west of Highway 6 between them from Cardigan, lose the Bedeque area plus some areas east and southeast of Summerside, and lose newly annexed territory by the City of Charlottetown in the Marshfield area to Charlottetown. These changes will come into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

## Demographics

* Ethnic groups: 98.8% White
* Languages: 95.7% English, 2.5% French, 1.4% Other
* Religions: 53.2% Protestant, 36.4% Catholic, 2.9% Other Christian, 7.3% no affiliation
* Average income: $24,005
    According to the 2016 Canadian census
* Most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 95.5% English, 2.0% French, 0.6% Dutch, 0.3% German, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Tagalog

## Geography

The district includes the extreme eastern part of Prince County and most of Queens County except the extreme eastern portion and the City of Charlottetown. Communities include Cornwall, Kensington, Miltonvale Park, Borden-Carleton, North Rustico and Clyde River. The area is 1,663 km$^2$.

## History

The electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of Prince and Queen's ridings.
There were no boundary changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

### Members of parliament

This riding has elected the following members of parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Malpeque Riding created from Prince and Queen's |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Angus MacLean | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Angus MacLean | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1976 | Angus MacLean | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1977–1979 | Donald Wood | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Melbourne Gass | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Melbourne Gass | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Melbourne Gass | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Catherine Callbeck | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Heath MacDonald | Liberal |

## Election results
### 2025

2025 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Heath MacDonald |
| | Conservative | Jamie Fox |
| | New Democratic | Cassie MacKay |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters |

### 2021

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 9,667 | 42.02 |
| Conservative | 7,622 | 33.13 |
| Green | 3,226 | 14.02 |
| New Democratic | 1,847 | 8.03 |
| People's | 642 | 2.79 |
| Others | 2 | 0.01 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Heath MacDonald | 9,912 | 41.81 | +0.44 | $84,041.53 |
| | Conservative | Jody Sanderson | 7,836 | 33.19 | +7.55 | $84,415.05 |
| | Green | Anna Keenan | 3,381 | 14.32 | −12.17 | $44,768.30 |
| | New Democratic | Michelle Neill | 1,898 | 8.04 | +1.55 | $4,489.55 |
| | People's | Christopher Landry | 680 | 2.88 | – | $1,387.95 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 23,707 | 99.27 | +0.50 | $90,924.86 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.73 | −0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,881 | 74.49 | −1.80 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 31,691 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −3.56 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 9,533 | 41.38 | −20.70 | $52,375.96 |
| | Green | Anna Keenan | 6,103 | 26.49 | +17.30 | $24,970.77 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Stewart | 5,908 | 25.64 | +8.08 | $47,940.85 |
| | New Democratic | Craig Nash | 1,495 | 6.49 | −4.68 | $2,413.92 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 23,039 | 98.77 | | $87,624.55 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 288 | 1.23 | +0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,327 | 76.29 | −2.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 30,576 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −19.00 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 13,950 | 62.08 | +19.68 | $84,420.76 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Stewart | 3,947 | 17.56 | –21.54 | $40,127.00 |
| | New Democratic | Leah-Jane Hayward | 2,509 | 11.17 | –3.46 | $6,264.15 |
| | Green | Lynne Lund | 2,066 | 9.19 | +5.32 | $12,265.59 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 22,472 | 99.55 | | $170,512.40 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 102 | 0.45 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,574 | 79.05 | +1.58 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 28,556 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +20.61 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2011

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 8,605 | 42.40 | -1.79 | $47,363.15 |
| | Conservative | Tim Ogilvie | 7,934 | 39.10 | -0.18 | $62.426.68 |
| | New Democratic | Rita Jackson | 2,970 | 14.63 | +4.96 | $5,426.11 |
| | Green | Peter Bevan-Baker | 785 | 3.87 | -2.99 | $1,367.33 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 20,294 | 100.0 | | $69,634.73 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 90 | 0.44 | -0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,384 | 77.47 | +6.06 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 26,311 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.80 |
| Sources: |||||||

### 2008

vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 8,312 | 44.19 | -6.29 | $51,835.54 |
| | Conservative | Mary Crane | 7,388 | 39.28 | +4.65 | $56,705.00 |
| | New Democratic | J'Nan Brown | 1,819 | 9.67 | -0.57 | $5,225.01 |
| | Green | Peter Bevan-Baker | 1,291 | 6.86 | +2.21 | $3,626.22 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,810 | 100.0 | | $67,177 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 113 | 0.60 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,923 | 71.41 | -3.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 26,498 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.47 |

### 2006

vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 9,779 | 50.48 | -1.42 | $51,121.23 |
| | Conservative | George Noble | 6,708 | 34.63 | +2.13 | $52,989.45 |
| | New Democratic | George Marshall | 1,983 | 10.24 | +0.15 | $3,388.31 |
| | Green | Sharon Labchuk | 901 | 4.65 | -0.85 | $2,925.11 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,371 | 100.0 | | $62,210 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 114 | 0.59 | -0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,485 | 75.10 | +2.09 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 25,945 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.78 |

### 2004

vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 9,782 | 51.90 | +3.28 | $49,256.92 |
| | Conservative | Mary Crane | 6,126 | 32.50 | -13.28 | $52,127.38 |
| | New Democratic | Ken Bingham | 1,902 | 10.09 | +5.86 | $3,055.96 |
| | Green | Sharon Labchuk | 1,037 | 5.50 | +4.15 | $2,989.44 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,847 | 100.0 | | $60,645 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 144 | 0.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,991 | 73.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 26,010 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.28 |
| Change for the Conservatives is from the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. |||||||

### 2000

vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 8,972 | 48.62 | +3.53 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Gorman | 7,186 | 38.94 | -2.05 |
| | Alliance | Chris Wall | 1,263 | 6.84 | +3.53 |
| | New Democratic | Ken Bingham | 781 | 4.23 | -6.39 |
| | Green | Jeremy Stiles | 250 | 1.35 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,452 | 100.00 |
| Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party. |||||||

### 1997

vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 7,912 | 45.09 | -16.03 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jimmie Gorman | 7,194 | 40.99 | +9.80 |
| | New Democratic | Andrew Wells | 1,863 | 10.62 | +6.21 |
| | Reform | Stephen Livingstone | 580 | 3.31 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,549 | 100.00 |

### 1993

vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 10,579 | 61.12 | +9.22 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Garth E. Staples | 5,399 | 31.19 | -8.98 |
| | New Democratic | Karen Fyfe | 763 | 4.41 | -3.52 |
| | Christian Heritage | John Freddie Gunn | 318 | 1.84 | |
| | Green | Jeremy Stiles | 249 | 1.44 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,308 | 100.00 |

### 1988

vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Catherine Callbeck | 9,381 | 51.90 | +18.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Lank | 7,260 | 40.17 | -16.18 |
| | New Democratic | Judy Whitaker | 1,434 | 7.93 | -2.76 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,075 | 100.00 |

### 1984

vte1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Melbourne Gass | 10,577 | 56.35 | +6.21 |
| | Liberal | Paul H. Schurman | 6,186 | 32.96 | -9.71 |
| | New Democratic | Janet Norgrove | 2,006 | 10.69 | +3.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,769 | 100.00 |

### 1980

vte1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Melbourne Gass | 8,486 | 50.14 | -2.56 |
| | Liberal | David S. Peppin | 7,221 | 42.67 | +2.17 |
| | New Democratic | Vic Arsenault | 1,216 | 7.19 | +0.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,923 | 100.00 |
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### 1979

vte1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Melbourne Gass | 8,729 | 52.70 | +5.63 |
| | Liberal | Donald Wood | 6,707 | 40.50 | -7.87 |
| | New Democratic | Charlie Sark | 1,126 | 6.80 | +2.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,562 | 100.00 |

### 1977 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, 24 May 1977 On the resignation of Angus MacLean, 20 October 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald Wood | 4,657 | 48.37 | +3.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ian MacQuarrie | 4,532 | 47.07 | -3.54 |
| | New Democratic | Charles H. Sark | 393 | 4.08 | -0.73 |
| | Independent | A. Neil Harpham | 46 | 0.48 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,628 | 100.00 |

### 1974

vte1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Angus MacLean | 5,649 | 50.61 | -2.92 |
| | Liberal | John W. MacNaught | 4,975 | 44.57 | +2.62 |
| | New Democratic | Doreen Sark | 537 | 4.81 | +0.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,161 | 100.00 |

### 1972

vte1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Angus MacLean | 5,835 | 53.53 | +3.53 |
| | Liberal | Sinclair Cutcliffe | 4,573 | 41.95 | −5.97 |
| | New Democratic | Maurice J. Darte | 493 | 4.52 | +2.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,901 | 100.00 |

### 1968

vte1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Angus MacLean | 5,049 | 50.00 |
| | Liberal | Don Wood | 4,839 | 47.92 |
| | New Democratic | Douglas H. MacFarlane | 211 | 2.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,099 | 100.00 |

## Student vote results
### 2011

In 2011, a student vote was conducted at participating Canadian schools to parallel the 2011 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.
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 318 | 34.79 |
| | New Democratic | Rita Jackson | 255 | 27.90 |
| | Conservative | Tim Ogilvie | 191 | 20.90 |
| | Green | Peter Bevan-Baker | 180 | 19.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 914 | 100.00 |