Alfie MacLeod

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2019 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton—Canso
The Honourable
Alfie MacLeod
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MacLeod in 2019
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office
October 25, 2007 –June 24, 2009
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Mike Kelloway 16,69438.88-35.51none listed
Conservative Alfie MacLeod 14,82134.52+20.07$99,102.26
New Democratic Laurie Suitor6,35414.80+6.59none listed
Green Clive Doucet 3,3217.73+4.77$23,886.83
People's Billy Joyce [22] 9252.15-$0.00
Independent Michelle Dockrill 6851.60-none listed
National Citizens Alliance Darlene Lynn LeBlanc1400.33-$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit42,94098.62 $102,831.89
Total rejected ballots6011.38+0.75
Turnout43,54171.73+0.15
Eligible voters60,699
Liberal hold Swing -27.79
Source: Elections Canada [23]
2000 Canadian federal election : Cape Breton—Canso
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rodger Cuzner 20,81554.85+16.41
Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod 8,11421.38+1.12
New Democratic Michelle Dockrill 7,53719.86-21.44
Alliance John Currie1,4833.91–
Total valid votes37,949100.00
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +18.93

Provincial

2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod4,17843.75
  Liberal Josephine Kennedy3,79839.77
  New Democratic Party Delton McDonald1,57316.47
2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod3,98643.88
  New Democratic Party Delton MacDonald2,75030.28
  Liberal Josephine Kennedy2,20624.29
Green Michael Parsons1411.55–
2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod4,72953.76
  Liberal Dave LeBlanc2,48828.28
  New Democratic Party Terry Crawley1,34415.28
Green Michael P. Milburn2362.68–
1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Russell MacKinnon 4,528
  New Democratic Party Brian C. Stanley2,933
  Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod2,818

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