Pictou West

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Pictou West
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Pictou West provincial electoral district.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
  
Vacant
District created1949
First contested 1949
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)13,922
Electors 10,886
Area (km²)1,190
Pop. density (per km²)11.7
Census division(s) Pictou County
Census subdivision(s) Pictou, Pictou, Subd. A, Pictou Subd. B

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

Contents

Its member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has been Karla MacFarlane of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (PC).

The riding was created prior to the 1949 election out of the two-seat Pictou riding.

Geography

The geography of Pictou West is 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) of land area. [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
64th 2021-2024 Karla MacFarlane Progressive Conservative
63rd 2017–2021
62nd 2013–2017
61st 2009–2013 Charlie Parker New Democratic
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003   Muriel Baillie Progressive Conservative
57th 1998-1999 Charlie Parker New Democratic
56th 1993-1998   Donald P. McInnes Progressive Conservative
55th 1988-1993
54th 1984-1988
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1978-1981
51st 1974-1978   Dan Reid Liberal
50th 1970-1974   Harvey Veniot Progressive Conservative
49th 1967-1970
48th 1963-1967
47th 1960-1963
46th 1956-1960
45th 1953-1956   Stewart W. Proudfoot Liberal
44th 1949-1953

Election results

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stewart W. Proudfoot 2,81755.04%–
Liberal–ConservativeDonald R. Gilchrist2,30144.96%–
Total5,118–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stewart W. Proudfoot 2,62850.09%-4.95%
Progressive Conservative Harvey Veniot 2,61949.91%4.95%
Total5,247–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Harvey Veniot 2,64450.85%0.93%
Liberal Stewart W. Proudfoot 2,55649.15%-0.93%
Total5,200–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Harvey Veniot 2,74452.28%1.43%
Liberal W. A. Broidy2,35344.83%-4.33%
Co-operative Commonwealth W. E. Salsman1522.90%–
Total5,249–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Harvey Veniot 2,99959.54%7.26%
Liberal Charles Ernest MacCarthy2,03840.46%-4.37%
Total5,037–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Harvey Veniot 3,13765.20%5.67%
Liberal Edward Snow1,67434.80%-5.67%
Total4,811–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Harvey Veniot 2,72951.00%-14.20%
Liberal D. Laurence Mawhinney2,00837.53%2.73%
New Democratic Robert Cormier61411.47%–
Total5,351–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dan Reid 2,62443.99%6.46%
Progressive Conservative Harvey Veniot 2,60243.62%-7.38%
New Democratic Charles Parker73912.39%0.91%
Total5,965–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (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.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald P. McInnes 2,88842.89%-0.73%
Liberal Dan Reid 2,73540.61%-3.38%
New Democratic John McDonald1,04715.55%3.16%
Independent Lloyd H. MacLellan640.95%–
Total6,734–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (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.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald P. McInnes 3,47355.65%12.76%
Liberal Doris Rink2,06633.10%-7.51%
New Democratic Jim Scanlan70211.25%-4.30%
Total6,241–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (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.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald P. McInnes 3,84459.78%4.13%
Liberal Bob Naylor1,93230.05%-3.06%
New Democratic Lynn Curwin-Porteous4867.56%-3.69%
Independent Franklin R. Fiske1682.61%–
Total6,430–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (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.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald P. McInnes 3,82454.74%-5.04%
Liberal John J. Henderson2,27832.61%2.56%
New Democratic Geoff Moore88412.65%5.10%
Total6,986–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (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.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald P. McInnes 4,03245.72%-9.02%
Liberal Rob McDowell3,34737.95%5.34%
New Democratic Sonny Campbell1,09712.44%-0.21%
Independent Edward MacMaster3433.89%–
Total8,819–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (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.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Charlie Parker 3,30640.26%27.82%
Progressive Conservative Luke Young3,27339.86%-5.86%
Liberal Rob McDowell1,63319.89%-18.07%
Total8,212–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Muriel Baillie 3,10237.46%-2.39%
New Democratic Charlie Parker 2,95535.69%-4.57%
Liberal Paul Landry2,10925.47%5.59%
Nova Scotia Party D. Ed Berringer1141.38%–
Total8,280–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Charlie Parker 3,41044.05%8.36%
Progressive Conservative Paul Veniot2,53032.68%-4.78%
Liberal Edward MacMaster1,63921.17%-4.30%
Independent Doug Corbett1632.11%–
Total7,742–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Charlie Parker 4,17354.89%10.85%
Progressive Conservative Ron Baillie2,58433.99%1.31%
Liberal Sandy MacKay6989.18%-11.99%
Green Douglas Corbett1471.93%–
Total7,602–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Charlie Parker 4,22657.63%2.74%
Liberal Paul Landry1,47120.06%10.88%
Progressive Conservative Leonard William Fraser 1,46619.99%-14.00%
Green Chelsea Richardson1702.32%0.38%
Total7,333–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane 3,02640.10
  New Democratic Party Charlie Parker 2,58834.29
  Liberal Glennie Langille1,93325.61

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane 4,33362.44+22.34
New Democratic Shawn McNamara1,30218.76-15.53
Liberal Ben MacLean1,14316.47-9.14
Green Cecile Vigneault1612.32+2.32
Total valid votes6,939100
Total rejected ballots290.42
Turnout6,96862.1
Eligible voters11,225
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +18.94
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [2] [3]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane 4,48763.62+1.18$26,401.55
Liberal Mary Wooldridge-Elliott1,51021.41+4.94$29,635.78
New Democratic Rick Parker87212.36-6.40$25,332.33
Green Clare Brett1241.76-0.56$200.00
Independent John A. Clark600.85$200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit7,05399.63–$69,087.61
Total rejected ballots260.37
Turnout7,07962.11
Eligible voters 11,398
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.88
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 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.
  4. ↑ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.


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