Fred McCardle

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | image =  | image_size = 150px | name = Fred McCardle | caption = | birth_date = 4 February 1951 | birth_place = | office1 = MLA for Borden-Kinkora | term_start1 = 2003 | term_end1 = June 12, 2007 | predecessor1 = Eric Hammill | successor1 = George Webster | party = Progressive Conservative | occupation = }}

'''Fred McCardle''' (born 4 February 1951) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Borden-Kinkora in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2003 to 2007. He was a member of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party.<ref>''Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2005''.</ref> McCardle is a fifth generation farmer who has run his family farm for 35 years; growing potatoes, cereals and grasses.

He stood as a candidate in the party's 2010 leadership race, but lost to Olive Crane.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/crane-wins-p-e-i-tory-leadership-1.897757 |title=Crane wins P.E.I. Tory leadership |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=2010-10-02 |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref>

McCardle also put his name forward in the 2019 PEI General Election, as an Independent candidate. He subsequently lost to incumbent PC MLA Jamie Fox.

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