Pat Dunn (politician)

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Pat Dunn
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Pictou Centre
In office
October 8, 2013 October 27, 2024
Progressive Conservative Pat Dunn3,77352.43+0.17
Liberal Jeff Davis2,02728.17+10.34
New Democratic Henderson Paris1,39619.40-10.51
Total valid votes7,196100.00
Total rejected ballots280.39-0.41
Turnout7,22455.86-5.48
Eligible voters12,932
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.08
2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Pat Dunn414752.26
  New Democratic Party Ross Landry 237329.91
  Liberal Bill Muirhead141517.83
2009 Nova Scotia general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  New Democratic Party Ross Landry 365046.30
  Progressive Conservative Pat Dunn351944.64
  Liberal Neil MacIsaac5677.19
Green Jim Lindsey1471.86
2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Pat Dunn390152.60
  New Democratic Party Danny MacGillivray234431.61
  Liberal Troy MacCulloch105714.25
Green Samuel M. Clark931.25
 IndependentDennis Tate200.27

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