Pictou Centre
Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1949 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
| 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 | ||
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Pat Dunn | Progressive Conservative | |
| 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
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3,773 | 52.43 | +0.17 | ||||
| Liberal | Jeff Davis | 2,027 | 28.17 | +10.34 | ||||
| New Democratic | Henderson Paris | 1,396 | 19.40 | -10.51 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,196 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.39 | -0.41 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,224 | 55.86 | -5.48 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,932 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.08 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 4,147 | 52.26 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Ross Landry | 2,373 | 29.91 | ||
| Liberal | Bill Muirhead | 1,415 | 17.83 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Ross Landry | 3,650 | 46.30 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3,519 | 44.64 | ||
| Liberal | Neil MacIsaac | 567 | 7.19 | ||
| Green | Jim Lindsey | 147 | 1.86 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 7,935 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 64 | 0.80 | |||
| Turnout | 7,999 | 61.34 | |||
| Eligible voters | 13,040 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3,901 | 52.60 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Danny MacGillivray | 2,344 | 31.61 | ||
| Liberal | Troy MacCulloch | 1,057 | 14.25 | ||
| Green | Samuel M. Clark | 93 | 1.25 | – | |
| Independent | Dennis Tate | 20 | 0.27 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 4,262 | 54.70 | ||
| Liberal | Tim Daley | 1,789 | 22.96 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Alexander MacIsaac | 1,571 | 20.16 | ||
| Marijuana | Darryl Gallivan | 170 | 2.18 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 5,479 | 64.46 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Jeff Callaghan | 1,850 | 21.76 | ||
| Liberal | Marie Maxwell | 1,171 | 13.78 | ||
References
- Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- Canadian Press (September 7, 1977). "Tories keep Pictou seat in N.S. vote". p. 8. The Globe and Mail.
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