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Pictou East

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Pictou East
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Tim Houston
Progressive Conservative
District created1949
First contested1949
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)15,155
Electors11,803
Area (km²)1,644
Pop. density (per km²)9.2
Census division(s)Pictou County

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

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since the 2013 election is Tim Houston of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia who replaced Clarrie MacKinnon of the New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia.

Geography

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Pictou East covers 1,644 km2 (635 sq mi) of land area.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
64th 2021–present Tim Houston Progressive Conservative
63rd 2017–2021
62nd 2013–2017
61st 2009–2013 Clarrie MacKinnon New Democratic
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006     Jim DeWolfe Progressive Conservative
58th 1999-2003
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998     Wayne Fraser Liberal
1993     Don Cameron Progressive Conservative
55th 1988-1993
54th 1984-1988
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1978-1981
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974     A. Lloyd MacDonald Liberal
49th 1967-1970     Thomas MacQueen Progressive Conservative
48th 1963-1967     A. Lloyd MacDonald Liberal
47th 1960-1963     John W. MacDonald Liberal
46th 1956-1960     William A. MacLeod Progressive Conservative
45th 1953-1956     John W. MacDonald Liberal
44th 1949-1953

Election results

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1949

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1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John W. MacDonald 2,455 46.55%
Liberal–Conservative William A. MacLeod 2,216 42.02%
Co-operative Commonwealth Collie G. Ross 603 11.43%
Total 5,274
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953

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1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John W. MacDonald 2,681 48.78% 2.23%
Progressive Conservative William A. MacLeod 2,592 47.16% 5.14%
Co-operative Commonwealth Joseph D. Ryan 223 4.06% -7.38%
Total 5,496
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956

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1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative William A. MacLeod 2,754 50.05% 2.88%
Liberal John W. MacDonald 2,749 49.95% 1.17%
Total 5,503
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

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1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John W. MacDonald 2,568 47.20% -2.76%
Progressive Conservative William A. MacLeod 2,424 44.55% -5.49%
Co-operative Commonwealth Barrie M. Hould 449 8.25%
Total 5,441
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

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1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. Lloyd MacDonald 2,660 50.10% 2.91%
Progressive Conservative John Andrew McLean 2,649 49.90% 5.35%
Total 5,309
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967

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1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Thomas MacQueen 2,876 51.14% 1.24%
Liberal A. Lloyd MacDonald 2,748 48.86% -1.24%
Total 5,624
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

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1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. Lloyd MacDonald 3,000 47.48% -1.39%
Progressive Conservative Thomas MacQueen 2,981 47.18% -3.96%
New Democratic Charles E. Arbuckle 338 5.35%
Total 6,319
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

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1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald Cameron 3,217 45.98% -1.20%
Liberal Lester MacLean 2,945 42.09% -5.39%
New Democratic Joanne Kohout 835 11.93% 6.58%
Total 6,997
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (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

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1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald Cameron 4,315 58.96% 12.99%
Liberal W. G. (Bill) Munro 2,364 32.30% -9.79%
New Democratic Bill Mitton 639 8.73% -3.20%
Total 7,318
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (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

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1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald Cameron 4,347 60.88% 1.92%
Liberal Harold Lowe 1,833 25.67% -6.63%
New Democratic Hasse Lindblad 960 13.45% 4.71%
Total 7,140
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (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

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1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald Cameron 4,367 63.75% 2.87%
Liberal Scott Johnston 1,754 25.61% -0.07%
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 729 10.64% -2.80%
Total 6,850
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (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

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1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald Cameron 3,996 49.84% -13.91%
Liberal Wayne Fraser 3,243 40.45% 14.85%
New Democratic Cecil MacNeil 778 9.70% -0.94%
Total 8,017
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (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

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1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald Cameron 4,446 47.05% -2.80%
Liberal Wayne Fraser 3,729 39.46% -0.99%
New Democratic Dave Peters 1,275 13.49% 3.79%
Total 9,450
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (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.

1993 by-election

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August 3, 1993 by-Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Fraser 4,417 59.60
  Progressive Conservative Mel MacLean 1,902 25.66
  New Democratic Party Dave Peters 935 12.62
  Independent Alexander James MacKenzie 111 1.50
  Natural Law Peter H. Cameron 46 0.62

1998

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1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative James DeWolfe 3,816 45.83% -1.22%
New Democratic David MacKenzie 2,302 27.65% 14.16%
Liberal Wayne Fraser 2,208 26.52% -12.94%
Total 8,326
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

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1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative James DeWolfe 4,478 54.94% 9.11%
New Democratic Andy Thompson 2,388 29.30% 1.65%
Liberal Lynn MacDonald 1,285 15.76% -10.75%
Total 8,151
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

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2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative James DeWolfe 3,295 44.15% -10.79%
Liberal John Fraser 2,239 30.00% 14.24%
New Democratic Bob Matheson 1,929 25.85% -3.45%
Total 7,463
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

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2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Clarrie MacKinnon 2,761 36.73% 10.88%
Progressive Conservative Sue Uhren 2,654 35.31% -8.84%
Liberal Danny Walsh 2,000 26.61% -3.39%
Green John Clark 102 1.36%
Total 7,517
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

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2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Clarrie MacKinnon 4,893 63.98% 27.25%
Progressive Conservative J. Ed MacDonald 1,984 25.94% -9.37%
Liberal Francois Rochon 642 8.39% -18.21%
Green Robbie Loftus White 129 1.69% 0.33%
Total 7,648
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

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2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Tim Houston 3,714 48.05 +22.11
  New Democratic Party Clarrie MacKinnon 2,788 36.07 -27.91
  Liberal Francois Rochon 1,228 15.89 +7.50

2017

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2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tim Houston 5,275 73.88 +25.83
Liberal John Fraser 1,301 18.22 +2.33
New Democratic Deborah Stiles 564 7.90 -28.17
Total valid votes 7,140 100
Total rejected ballots 34 0.47
Turnout 7,174 59.9
Eligible voters 11,976
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.75
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3]

2021

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2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Tim Houston 4,918 69.68 -4.20 $36,667.66
Liberal Joe MacDonald 1,585 22.46 +4.24 $24,555.29
New Democratic Joy Polley 500 7.08 -0.82 $18,372.66
Atlantica Jonathan Geoffrey Dean 55 0.78 $200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,058 99.62 $70,149.96
Total rejected ballots 27 0.38
Turnout 7,085 61.44
Eligible voters 11,532
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.22
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4]

References

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  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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