Karla MacFarlane

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The Honourable Karla MacFarlane ECNS
Karla MacFarlane in 2016
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
In office October 12, 2023 –April 5, 2024
	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 [14]

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	100.0

2013 Nova Scotia general election

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

References

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