Pictou West
Pictou West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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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) | 1,171.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 11.9 | ||
| Census divisions | Pictou County | ||
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has been Karla MacFarlane of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (PC).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Karla MacFarlane | Progressive Conservative | |
| 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
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| 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 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 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 | ||
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