Pictou West
Pictou West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1949 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 13,922 | ||
| Electors | 10,886 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,190 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 11.7 | ||
| Census division(s) | Pictou County | ||
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has been Karla MacFarlane of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (PC).
Geography
The geography of Pictou West is 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) of land area.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021-Present | Karla MacFarlane | Progressive Conservative | |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Charlie Parker | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | Muriel Baillie | Progressive Conservative | |
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Charlie Parker | New Democratic | |
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Donald P. McInnes | Progressive Conservative | |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | |||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | Dan Reid | Liberal | |
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Harvey Veniot | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | |||
| 47th | 1960-1963 | |||
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
| 45th | 1953-1956 | Stewart W. Proudfoot | Liberal | |
| 44th | 1949-1953 | |||
Election results
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karla MacFarlane | 4,487 | 63.62 | +1.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Wooldridge-Elliott | 1,510 | 21.41 | +4.94 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rick Parker | 872 | 12.36 | -6.40 | ||||
| Green | Clare Brett | 124 | 1.76 | -0.56 | ||||
| Independent | John A. Clark | 60 | 0.85 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,053 | 99.63 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 26 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,079 | 62.11 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,398 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2] | ||||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karla MacFarlane | 4,333 | 62.44 | +22.34 | ||||
| New Democratic | Shawn McNamara | 1,302 | 18.76 | -15.53 | ||||
| Liberal | Ben MacLean | 1,143 | 16.47 | -9.14 | ||||
| Green | Cecile Vigneault | 161 | 2.32 | +2.32 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,939 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,968 | 62.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,225 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +18.94 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Karla MacFarlane | 3,026 | 40.10 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Charlie Parker | 2,588 | 34.29 | ||
| Liberal | Glennie Langille | 1,933 | 25.61 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Charlie Parker | 4226 | 57.63 | ||
| Liberal | Paul Landry | 1471 | 20.06 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Leonard Fraser | 1466 | 19.99 | ||
| Green | Chelsea Richardson | 170 | 2.32 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Charlie Parker | 4173 | 54.89 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Baillie | 2584 | 33.99 | ||
| Liberal | Sandy Mackay | 698 | 9.18 | ||
| Green | Douglas Earl Corbett | 147 | 1.93 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Charlie Parker | 3410 | 44.05 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Veniot | 2530 | 32.68 | ||
| Liberal | Ed MacMaster | 1639 | 21.17 | ||
| } | Independent | Doug Corbett | 163 | 2.11 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Muriel Ballie | 3102 | 37.46 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Charlie Parker | 2955 | 35.69 | ||
| Liberal | Paul Landry | 2109 | 25.47 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | D. Ed Berringer | 114 | 1.38 | ||
References
- "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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