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1 Demographics

Ethnic Groups: 98.5% White, 1.1% Native Canadian
Languages: 97.0% English, 1.2% French, 1.7% Other
Religions: 51.0% Catholic, 40.3% Protestant, 2.6% Other Christian, 5.9% No Affiliation
Average Income: $22,712

2 Geography

The district includes all of Kings County and eastern Queens County. Communities include Stratford, Montague , Souris , and Georgetown . The area is 2,658 sq. km.

3 History

The electoral district was created in 1966 from parts of the ridings of King's and Queen's.

List of members:

1. Melvin J. McQuaid , Prog. Cons. ( 1968- 1972)
2. Daniel J. Macdonald , Liberal (1972- 1979)
3. Wilbur Macdonald , Prog. Cons. (1979- 1980)
4. Daniel J. Macdonald, Liberal (1980- 1981)
5. W. Bennett Campbell, Liberal (1981- 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe)
6. Pat BinnsPatrick George Binns (Born October 8, 1948-) is a Canadian politician and the Premier of Prince Edward Island. He has been the leader of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party since 1996. From 1984- 1988 Binns was the MP for Cardigan., Prog. Cons. (1984- 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day.)
7. Lawrence MacAulayLawrence A. MacAulay (born September 9, 1946 in St Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian politician. MacAulay is a current member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward, Liberal (1988-present)