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2024 Nova Scotia general election: Pictou West

Marco MacLeod MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou West
Incumbent
Assumed office May 21, 2024
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Marco MacLeod	4,325	74.08	+1.60
	Liberal	Mary Wooldridge-Elliott	778	13.33	+3.78
	New Democratic	Carol Ferguson	620	10.62	-5.92
	Green	Clare Brett	115	1.97	+0.54
Total valid votes			5,838
Total rejected ballots			30
Turnout			5,869	47.74
Eligible voters			12,293
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [8]

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, May 21, 2024 Resignation of Karla MacFarlane
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Marco MacLeod	4,159	72.48	+8.86	$47,956
	New Democratic	Melinda MacKenzie	949	16.54	+4.18	$38,663
	Liberal	Mary Wooldridge-Elliott	548	9.55	-11.86	$15,865
	Green	Clare Brett	82	1.43	-0.33	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			5,738	99.29
Total rejected ballots			43	0.74
Turnout			5,781	47.73	-13.71
Eligible voters			12,112
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+2.34
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [9] [10]

References

1. Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present Nova Scotia Legislature
2. "Progressive Conservatives easily retain Pictou West in Nova Scotia byelection - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
3. "Nova Scotia election 2024 results: Pictou West - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
4. "Marco MacLeod to represent PCs in Pictou West". Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia . 19 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
5. "Pictou West by-election set for May 21". CBC News. April 21, 2024.
6. "Nova Scotia byelection vote set for Tuesday in riding formerly held by popular Tory". Global News. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
7. "Meet the candidates: Here are the Pictou West nominees for the upcoming byelection". PNI Atlantic News. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
8. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 236–237. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
9. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2024). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Proceedings of the Pictou West By-election May 21, 2024: Statement of Votes and Statistics (non-financial) (PDF) (Report). Halifax: Elections Nova Scotia.
10. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2024). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Proceedings of the Pictou West By-election May 21, 2024: Financial Information and Statistics (PDF) (Report). Halifax: Elections Nova Scotia.