Sid Prest

Sidney Wilson Prest (1943–2015) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election.[1] He was a lifelong resident of Mooseland, Nova Scotia, and represented the electoral district of Eastern Shore as a member of the New Democratic Party. Prest was defeated when he ran for re-election in the 2013 election.[2] Prest died on December 14, 2015.[3]

Sid Prest
MLA for Eastern Shore
In office
June 9, 2009  October 8, 2013
Preceded byBill Dooks
Succeeded byKevin Murphy
Personal details
Political partyNew Democrat

Electoral record

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Kevin Murphy 3,770 52.99
     New Democratic Party Sid Prest 1,922 27.01
     Progressive Conservative Steve Brine 1,423 20.00
2009 provincial election
Eastern Shore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Sidney Prest 3,627 49.54
     Progressive Conservative Party Bill Dooks 2,517 34.38
     Liberal Party Loretta Day Halleran 968 13.47
GreenMichael Marshall1922.62

References

  1. "Nine Tory cabinet ministers bounced". The Chronicle Herald. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  2. "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  3. "Prest, Sidney Wilson". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-17.


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