Hugh MacKay (Nova Scotia politician)

Hugh MacKay MLA

Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Chester-St. Margaret's
Incumbent
Assumed office May 30, 2017
Preceded by	Denise Peterson-Rafuse

Personal details
Born	Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Glen Haven, Nova Scotia
Occupation	Consultant

Hugh Wilson MacKay is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election, defeating incumbent Denise Peterson-Rafuse of the NDP. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represents the electoral district of Chester-St. Margaret's.^[1]

Born in Nova Scotia, MacKay lives in Glen Haven, Nova Scotia, as the Executive Director of GeoAlliance Canada. He was the past-president of the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia. He is a graduate of Nova Scotia Community College and Dalhousie University.^[1]^[2]

Electoral record

Nova Scotia general election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Hugh MacKay	3,112	35.46	+4.40
	New Democratic	Denise Peterson-Rafuse	3,022	34.43	-0.82
	Progressive Conservative	Julie Chaisson	2,229	25.40	-8.29
	Green	Harry Ward	413	4.71	N/A
Total valid votes			8,776	100.0
Total rejected ballots			32	0.21
Turnout			8,808	57.60
Eligible voters			15,291

Current members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
63rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Liberal	McNeil Arab Casey Churchill Colwell Delorey Diab DiCostanzo Furey Glavine Hines Horne Ince Irving Jessome Kousoulis Lohnes-Croft MacKay MacLellan Maguire Miller Mombourquette Murphy Porter Rankin Regan G. Wilson
Progressive Conservative	Baillie Adams Bain d'Entremont Dunn Halman Harrison Houston Johns Lohr MacFarlane MacLeod MacMaster Masland Orrell Paon Smith-McCrossin
New Democratic	Burrill Chender Leblanc Martin Roberts D. Wilson Zann

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