Karla MacFarlane

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Karla MacFarlane
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Karla MacFarlane in 2016
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
In office
October 12, 2023 April 5, 2024
Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane4,48763.62+1.18
Liberal Mary Wooldridge-Elliott1,51021.41+4.94
New Democratic Rick Parker87212.36-6.40
Green Clare Brett1241.76-0.56
Independent John A. Clark600.85
Total valid votes 7,05399.63
Total rejected ballots260.37
Turnout7,07962.11
Eligible voters 11,398
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.88
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [14]
2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane4,33362.44+22.34
New Democratic Shawn McNamara1,30218.76-15.53
Liberal Ben MacLean1,14316.47-9.14
Green Cecile Vigneault1612.32+2.32
Total valid votes 6,939100.0  
2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane3,02640.10
  New Democratic Party Charlie Parker 2,58834.29
  Liberal Glennie Langille1,93325.61

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