Pictou Centre
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
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| District created | 1949 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 16,100 | ||
| Electors | 12,860 | ||
| Area (km²) | 26 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 619.2 | ||
| Census divisions | Pictou County | ||
| Census subdivisions | New Glasgow, Stellarton, Trenton | ||
Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62nd | 2013–Present | Pat Dunn | Progressive Conservative | |
| 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
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 4147 | 52.26 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Ross Landry | 2373 | 29.91 | ||
| Liberal | Bill Muirhead | 1415 | 17.83 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Ross Landry | 3650 | 46.30 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3519 | 44.64 | ||
| Liberal | Neil MacIsaac | 567 | 7.19 | ||
| Green | Jim Lindsey | 147 | 1.86 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3901 | 52.60 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Danny MacGillivray | 2344 | 31.61 | ||
| Liberal | Troy MacCulloch | 1057 | 14.25 | ||
| Green | Samuel M. Clark | 93 | 1.25 | – | |
| Independent | Dennis Tate | 20 | 0.27 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 4262 | 54.70 | ||
| Liberal | Tim Daley | 1789 | 22.96 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Alexander MacIsaac | 1571 | 20.16 | ||
| Marijuana | Darryl Gallivan | 170 | 2.18 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 5479 | 64.46 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Jeff Callaghan | 1850 | 21.76 | ||
| Liberal | Marie Maxwell | 1171 | 13.78 | ||
References
- Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- Canadian Press (September 7, 1977). "Tories keep Pictou seat in N.S. vote". p. 8. The Globe and Mail.
External links
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