Summary: PEI’s eastern riding, Liberal MP Lawrence MacAulay goes for a ninth term in Cardigan.
Boundaries: This riding covers the eastern side of Prince Edward Island. It saw no boundary changes in the seat redistribution.
Last Election: Liberal MacAulay won by 11.2 per cent over his Conservative opponent, Michael Currie.
History: This riding has been a Liberal stronghold since MacAulay was first elected in 1988. The last non-Liberal to take the seat was the Progressive Conservative’s Pat Binns in 1984. He lasted just one term, and prior to him the riding had alternated between Liberals and Progressive Conservatives for several elections.
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Demographics: There are 1.1 children per household in this riding, the highest number in Atlantic Canada. Cardigan also has the highest percentage residents of Scottish ethnic origin in the country, which makes up 48.2 per cent of the population.
Candidates
Conservative: Julius Patkai, business consultant
NDP: Billy Cann, small business owner and former leader of the provincial Island Party
Liberal: Lawrence MacAulay, MP since 1988
Green: Teresa Doyle, musician
Christian Heritage: Christene Squires
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