Pictou Centre

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Pictou Centre
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Pictou Centre provincial electoral district.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Pat Dunn
Progressive Conservative
District created1949
First contested 1949
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)16,100
Electors 12,860
Area (km²)26
Pop. density (per km²)619.2
Census division(s) Pictou County
Census subdivision(s) New Glasgow, Stellarton, Trenton

Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Contents

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
64th 2021–present Pat Dunn Progressive Conservative
63rd 2017–2021
62nd 2013–2017
61st 2009-2013 Ross Landry New Democratic
60th 2006–2009   Pat Dunn Progressive Conservative
59th 2003–2006   John Hamm Progressive Conservative
58th 1999–2003
57th 1998–1999
56th 1993–1998
55th 1988–1993   Jack MacIsaac Progressive Conservative
54th 1984–1988
53rd 1981–1984
52nd 1978–1981
51st 1977–1978
1974–1977   Fraser MacLean Progressive Conservative
50th 1970–1974   Ralph F. Fiske Liberal
49th 1967–1970   Donald R. MacLeod Progressive Conservative
48th 1963–1967
47th 1960–1963
46th 1956–1960
45th 1953–1956   Alfred B. DeWolfe Liberal
44th 1949–1953

Election results

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Pat Dunn 4,09255.77+3.34$42,138.84
Liberal Jim McKenna2,26930.93+2.76$42,741.61
New Democratic Vernon Theriault86211.75-7.65$24,983.08
Green Laura Moore1141.55$200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit7,33799.54–$76,534.03
Total rejected ballots340.46
Turnout7,37157.07
Eligible voters 12,916
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.29
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [1]

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Pat Dunn 3,77352.43+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
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [2] [3]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Pat Dunn 4,14752.26
  New Democratic Party Ross Landry 2,37329.91
  Liberal Bill Muirhead1,41517.83

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Ross Landry 3,65046.30%14.60%
Progressive Conservative Pat Dunn 3,51944.64%-7.90%
Liberal Neil MacIsaac5677.19%-7.04%
Green Jim Lindsey1471.86%0.61%
Total valid votes7,883100.00
Total rejected ballots640.80
Turnout7,99961.34
Eligible voters13,040
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Pat Dunn 3,90152.54%-2.16%
New Democratic Danny MacGillivray2,35431.70%11.54%
Liberal Troy MacCulloch1,05714.24%-8.72%
Green Samuel Clark931.25%–
Independent Dennis Tate200.27%–
Total7,425–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Hamm 4,26254.70%-9.76%
Liberal Tim Daley1,78922.96%9.18%
New Democratic Alexander MacIsaac1,57120.16%-1.60%
Marijuana Darryl Gallivan1702.18%–
Total7,792–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Hamm 5,47964.46%8.03%
New Democratic Jeff Callaghan1,85021.76%1.87%
Liberal Marie Maxwell1,17113.78%-9.90%
Total8,500–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Hamm 5,03756.42%9.03%
Liberal Roseanne Skoke 2,11423.68%-19.05%
New Democratic Judy Hughes1,77619.89%10.02%
Total8,927–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Hamm 4,84047.40%-10.41%
Liberal Mary Daley4,36442.73%15.30%
New Democratic Chuck MacNeil 1,0089.87%-4.89%
Total10,212–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jack MacIsaac 6,56657.80%-9.30%
Liberal Bob Leahy3,11627.43%6.04%
New Democratic Gerard Currie1,67714.76%3.27%
Total11,359–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jack MacIsaac 6,59667.11%7.48%
Liberal Bob Leahy2,10321.40%-2.14%
New Democratic Kim Murray1,13011.50%-5.35%
Total9,829–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jack MacIsaac 6,67359.62%7.27%
Liberal Tom DeWolfe2,63423.53%3.54%
New Democratic Kim Murray1,88516.84%-9.68%
Total11,192–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jack MacIsaac 6,05652.36%8.56%
New Democratic Austin Sutton3,06826.52%12.86%
Liberal Erskine Cumming2,31320.00%-22.55%
Independent Jim Beck1301.12%–
Total11,567–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Fraser MacLean 5,10043.80%0.04%
Liberal Lawrence Yud MacKinnon4,95442.54%-5.07%
New Democratic Dave MacKenzie1,59113.66%5.02%
Total11,645–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ralph F. Fiske 5,35647.61%9.33%
Progressive Conservative Donald R. MacLeod 4,92243.75%-10.15%
New Democratic Derrick P. Kearley9728.64%0.82%
Total11,250–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald R. MacLeod 5,41653.90%-6.31%
Liberal John (Brother) MacDonald3,84638.28%-1.51%
New Democratic John Markie7867.82%–
Total10,048–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald R. MacLeod 5,75260.21%16.29%
Liberal Thomas H. Frazer3,80139.79%6.40%
Total9,553–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald R. MacLeod 4,75543.92%-7.61%
Liberal James H. Power3,61533.39%-15.07%
Co-operative Commonwealth Doris Nicholson2,45622.69%–
Total10,826–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald R. MacLeod 5,63951.54%11.45%
Liberal A. T. Logan5,30348.46%2.89%
Total10,942–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred B. DeWolfe 5,15545.58%-1.91%
Progressive Conservative Robert D. MacDonald4,53440.08%-0.36%
Co-operative Commonwealth Donald L. Nicholson1,62214.34%2.27%
Total11,311–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred B. DeWolfe 5,28347.49%–
Liberal–ConservativeJohn A. MacGregor4,49940.44%–
Co-operative Commonwealth Alvin M. Stewart1,34312.07%–
Total11,125–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

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References

  1. ↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.


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