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

Pictou West
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Karla MacFarlane
Progressive Conservative
District created1949
First contested1949
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)13,922
Electors10,886
Area (km²)1,190
Pop. density (per km²)11.7
Census division(s)Pictou County

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


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:

Legislature Years Member Party
64th 2021-Present 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 general election


1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalStewart W. Proudfoot2,81755.04%–
Liberal–ConservativeDonald R. Gilchrist2,30144.96%–
Total 5,118–
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 general election


1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalStewart W. Proudfoot2,62850.09%-4.95%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Veniot2,61949.91%4.95%
Total 5,247–
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 general election


1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Veniot2,64450.85%0.93%
LiberalStewart W. Proudfoot2,55649.15%-0.93%
Total 5,200–
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 general election


1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Veniot2,74452.28%1.43%
LiberalW. A. Broidy2,35344.83%-4.33%
Co-operative CommonwealthW. E. Salsman1522.90%–
Total 5,249–
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 general election


1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Veniot2,99959.54%7.26%
LiberalCharles Ernest MacCarthy2,03840.46%-4.37%
Total 5,037–
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 general election


1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Veniot3,13765.20%5.67%
LiberalEdward Snow1,67434.80%-5.67%
Total 4,811–
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 general election


1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Veniot2,72951.00%-14.20%
LiberalD. Laurence Mawhinney2,00837.53%2.73%
New DemocraticRobert Cormier61411.47%–
Total 5,351–
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 general election


1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDan Reid2,62443.99%6.46%
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Veniot2,60243.62%-7.38%
New DemocraticCharles Parker73912.39%0.91%
Total 5,965–
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 general election


1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDonald P. McInnes2,88842.89%-0.73%
LiberalDan Reid2,73540.61%-3.38%
New DemocraticJohn McDonald1,04715.55%3.16%
IndependentLloyd H. MacLellan640.95%–
Total 6,734–
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 general election


1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDonald P. McInnes3,47355.65%12.76%
LiberalDoris Rink2,06633.10%-7.51%
New DemocraticJim Scanlan70211.25%-4.30%
Total 6,241–
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 general election


1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDonald P. McInnes3,84459.78%4.13%
LiberalBob Naylor1,93230.05%-3.06%
New DemocraticLynn Curwin-Porteous4867.56%-3.69%
IndependentFranklin R. Fiske1682.61%–
Total 6,430–
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 general election


1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDonald P. McInnes3,82454.74%-5.04%
LiberalJohn J. Henderson2,27832.61%2.56%
New DemocraticGeoff Moore88412.65%5.10%
Total 6,986–
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 general election


1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDonald P. McInnes4,03245.72%-9.02%
LiberalRob McDowell3,34737.95%5.34%
New DemocraticSonny Campbell1,09712.44%-0.21%
IndependentEdward MacMaster3433.89%–
Total 8,819–
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 general election


1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCharlie Parker3,30640.26%27.82%
Progressive ConservativeLuke Young3,27339.86%-5.86%
LiberalRob McDowell1,63319.89%-18.07%
Total 8,212–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999 general election


1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMuriel Baillie3,10237.46%-2.39%
New DemocraticCharlie Parker2,95535.69%-4.57%
LiberalPaul Landry2,10925.47%5.59%
Nova Scotia PartyD. Ed Berringer1141.38%–
Total 8,280–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003 general election


2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCharlie Parker3,41044.05%8.36%
Progressive ConservativePaul Veniot2,53032.68%-4.78%
LiberalEdward MacMaster1,63921.17%-4.30%
IndependentDoug Corbett1632.11%–
Total 7,742–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006 general election


2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCharlie Parker4,17354.89%10.85%
Progressive ConservativeRon Baillie2,58433.99%1.31%
LiberalSandy MacKay6989.18%-11.99%
GreenDouglas Corbett1471.93%–
Total 7,602–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009 general election


2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticCharlie Parker4,22657.63%2.74%
LiberalPaul Landry1,47120.06%10.88%
Progressive ConservativeLeonard William Fraser1,46619.99%-14.00%
GreenChelsea Richardson1702.32%0.38%
Total 7,333–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013 general election


2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane 3,026 40.10
  New Democratic Party Charlie Parker 2,588 34.29
  Liberal Glennie Langille 1,933 25.61

2017 general election


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2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKarla MacFarlane4,33362.44+22.34
New DemocraticShawn McNamara1,30218.76-15.53
LiberalBen MacLean1,14316.47-9.14
GreenCecile Vigneault1612.32+2.32
Total valid votes 6,939100
Total rejected ballots 290.42
Turnout 6,96862.1
Eligible voters 11,225
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +18.94
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3]

2021 general election


2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKarla MacFarlane4,48763.62+1.18
LiberalMary Wooldridge-Elliott1,51021.41+4.94
New DemocraticRick Parker87212.36-6.40
GreenClare Brett1241.76-0.56
IndependentJohn A. Clark600.85
Total valid votes 7,05399.63
Total rejected ballots 260.37
Turnout 7,07962.11
Eligible voters 11,398
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.88
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4]

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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