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The 2006 Nova Scotia general election was held on June 13,2006 to elect members of the 60th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia,Canada.
Pictou West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia,Canada,that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The 1998 Nova Scotia general election was held on March 24,1998 to elect members of the 57th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia,Canada. The Liberal party and the New Democratic Party tied in the seat count,with 19 each,while the Progressive Conservatives won 14 seats. The Liberals went on to form a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives.
Alfred Wallace MacLeod is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Harvey Alfred Veniot,was a lawyer,judge and political figure in Nova Scotia,Canada. He represented Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1974 as a Progressive Conservative member.
Donald Peter McInnes was a Canadian dairy farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1998 as a Progressive Conservative member.
The 2013 Nova Scotia general election was held on October 8,2013,to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Jamie Baillie is a former Canadian politician. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia from 2010 to 2018,and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2013 until January 2018,when he resigned and returned to the private sector. At the same time,he resigned as MLA for Cumberland South,the riding he had represented in the House of Assembly since 2010.
Ralph Edward Orrell is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Northside-Westmount in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from June 2011 to July 2019 as a Progressive Conservative.
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Timothy Jerome Houston is a Canadian politician who is the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia,he represents the electoral district of Pictou East. Houston also served as the leader of the opposition from 2018 to 2021. He and the Progressive Conservative party won a majority government in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election,becoming the first Progressive Conservative premier since 2009.
Karla Michelle MacFarlane is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia,she represents the electoral district of Pictou West. MacFarlane is a graduate of Husson University in Maine with an associate degree in Business Communications. In 2016,MacFarlane was named "Legislator of the Year" at the non-profit Springtide Collective's Better Politics Awards. She was re-elected in the 2017 provincial election.
Donald Gardner "Donnie" MacLeod was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1980 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
John William MacDonald was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956,and 1960 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
William Arthur MacLeod was physician and a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Donald Ross MacLeod was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Edward Donald MacArthur was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1960 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17,2021,to elect members to the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia.
A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Pictou West in Nova Scotia on May 21,2024,to elect a new member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly following the resignation of Progressive Conservative MLA Karla MacFarlane. The deadline for candidate nominations is May 1,2024.
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- ↑ "Progressive Conservatives easily retain Pictou West in Nova Scotia byelection - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ↑ "Marco MacLeod to represent PCs in Pictou West". Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia . 19 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Pictou West by-election set for May 21". CBC News. April 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia byelection vote set for Tuesday in riding formerly held by popular Tory". Global News. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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