Egmont (electoral district)

Egmont 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 2021 was 35,925.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain the Bedeque area plus some areas east and southeast of Summerside from Malpeque.

Demographics
Ethnic groups: 98.0% White, 1.4% Native Canadian

Languages: 87.9% English, 10.9% French

Religions: 54.1% Catholic, 38.4% Protestant, 1.8% Other Christian, 5.5% no affiliation

Average income: $22,065


 * According to the 2016 Canadian census


 * Languages: (2016) 89.6% English, 8.7% French, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Albanian, 0.1% Mandarin, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Dutch

Geography
The district includes the part of Prince County located in Summerside and west of Summerside. Communities include Summerside, Alberton, Tignish, O'Leary, Miscouche and Sherbrooke. The area is 1,527 km2.

History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from Prince riding. 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:

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.