John A. MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)

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2017 Nova Scotia general election: Hants East

John A. MacDonald MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hants East
Incumbent
Assumed office August 17, 2021
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Margaret Miller	3,923	43.66	-3.73
	Progressive Conservative	John A. MacDonald	3,104	34.55	+17.78
	New Democratic	Liam Crouse	1,508	16.79	-19.05
	Green	Jenn Kang	449	4.99
Total valid votes			8,984	100
Total rejected ballots			42
Turnout			9,026	48.10
Eligible voters			18,765
	Liberal hold		Swing		-10.76
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [4] [5]

2021

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election : Hants East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	John A. MacDonald	3,328	37.36	+2.92	$28,841.01
	Liberal	Michael Blois	3,239	36.36	-7.52	$39,363.22
	New Democratic	Abby Cameron	2,142	24.05	+7.18	$33,859.54
	Green	Simon Greenough	199	2.23	-2.58	$506.76
Total valid votes/expense limit			8,908	99.64	–	$99,761.07
Total rejected ballots			32	0.36
Turnout			8,940	51.19
Eligible voters			17,464
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+5.22
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [6]

2024

v t e 2024 Nova Scotia general election : Hants East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John A. MacDonald	4,614	62.7%	+25.34
	New Democratic	Abby Cameron	1,696	23.0%	-1.05
	Liberal	Shannon MacWilliam	1,050	14.3%	-22.06
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			7,360
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [7]

References

1. Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present Nova Scotia Legislature
2. "Nova Scotia election riding results: Hants East". Global News, August 17, 2021.
3. "Nova Scotia Legislature-MLA Profile". Nova Scotia Legislature. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
4. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
5. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
6. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
7. https://globalnews.ca/news/10865539/nova-scotia-election-2024-hants-east/