Electoral History for Pictou Centre
Electoral History for Pictou Centre
Including Former Electoral District Names
Report Created for Nova Scotia Legislature Website by the Nova Scotia Legislative Library
The returns as presented here are not official. Every effort has been made to make these results as accurate as possible. Return information was compiled from official electoral return reports and from newspapers of the day.
The number of votes is listed as 0 if there is no information or the candidate won by acclamation.
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Electoral History for Pictou Centre
Pictou Centre
Chapter 47 of the 1948 Statutes of Nova Scotia divided Pictou County into three electoral districts: Pictou West, Pictou East and Pictou Centre.
Pictou Centre consisted of that portion of the County of Pictou contained in the towns of New Glasgow, Stellarton, Trenton and Westville.
- Member Elected
- Election Date
- Party Elected
- Dunn, Patrick R. (Pat)
- 17-Aug-2021
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(1823)
- Candidate
- Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
4092
2269 862
Dunn, Patrick R.
McKenna, Jim Theriault, Vernon Moore, Laura
Liberal New Democratic Party
- Green Party
- 114
- Dunn, Patrick R. (Pat)
- 30-May-2017
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(1746)
Candidate
Dunn, Pat
Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
3773
- Davis, Jeff
- Liberal
- 2027
- Paris, Henderson
- New Democratic Party
- 1406
- Dunn, Patrick R. (Pat)
- 08-Oct-2013
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(1774)
Candidate
Dunn, Pat
- Party
- Votes
- 4147
- Progressive Conservative
New Democratic Party Liberal
Landry, Peter Ross Muirhead, Bill
2373 1415
- Landry, Peter Ross (Ross) 09-Jun-2009
- New Democratic Party
Majority:
(131)
Candidate
Landry, Peter Ross Dunn, Pat
- Party
- Votes
3650 3519
567
New Democratic Party Progressive Conservative
- Liberal
- MacIsaac, Neil
- Lindsey, Jim
- Green Party
- 147
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- Dunn, Patrick R. (Pat)
- 13-Jun-2006
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(1547)
Candidate
Dunn, Pat
- Party
- Votes
3901 2344
1057 94
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Party
Liberal
MacGillivray, Danny
MacCullogh, Troy Clark, Samuel M.
Tate, Dennis
Green Party
- Independent
- 20
- Hamm, John Frederick
- 05-Aug-2003
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(2473)
Candidate
Hamm, John Frederick
Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
4262
1789 1571 170
- Daley, Tim
- Liberal
MacIsaac, Alex Gallivan, Darryl
New Democratic Party Marijuana Party
- Hamm, John Frederick
- 27-Jul-1999
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(3629)
- Candidate
- Party
- Votes
- 5479
- Hamm, John Frederick
Callaghan, Jeff
Maxwell, Marie
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Party
Liberal
1850
1171
- Hamm, John Frederick
- 24-Mar-1998
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(2923)
- Candidate
- Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
- 5037
- Hamm, John Frederick
Skoke, Roseanne Marie Hughes, Judy
- Liberal
- 2114
- New Democratic Party
- 1776
- Hamm, John Frederick
- 25-May-1993
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(476)
Candidate
Hamm, John Frederick
Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
4840
- Daley, Marg
- Liberal
- 4364
- MacNeil, Cecil
- New Democratic Party
- 1008
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MacIsaac, John A. (2) (Jack)
- 06-Sep-1988
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(3450)
Candidate
MacIsaac, John A. (2)
Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
6566
- Leahy, Bob
- Liberal
- 3116
- Currie, Gerard
- New Democratic Party
- 1677
MacIsaac, John A. (2) (Jack)
- 06-Nov-1984
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(4493)
Candidate
MacIsaac, John A. (2)
Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
6596
- Leahy, Bob
- Liberal
- 2103
- Murray, Fraser (Kim)
- New Democratic Party
- 1130
MacIsaac, John A. (2) (Jack)
- 06-Oct-1981
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(4039)
Candidate
MacIsaac, John A. (2)
Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
6673
- DeWolfe, Tom
- Liberal
- 2634
- Murray, Fraser (Kim)
- New Democratic Party
- 1885
MacIsaac, John A. (2) (Jack)
- 19-Sep-1978
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(2988)
Candidate
MacIsaac, John A. (2)
- Party
- Votes
6056 3068
2313 130
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Party
Liberal
Sutton, Austin
Cumming, Erskine
- Beck, Jim
- Independent
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MacIsaac, John A. (2) (Jack)
06-Sep-1977 (By-election) Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(2310)
- Candidate
- Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
- 5560
- MacIsaac, John A. (2)
Crawford, Merritt Sutton, Austin
- Liberal
- 3250
- New Democratic Party
- 3081
MacLean, Donald Fraser 02-Apr-1974 (Fraser)
Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(146)
- Candidate
- Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
- 5100
- MacLean, Donald Fraser
MacKinnon, Lawrence MacKenzie, Dave
- Liberal
- 4954
- New Democratic Party
- 1591
MacLean resigned in 1976.
- Fiske, Ralph Ferguson
- 13-Oct-1970
- Liberal
Majority:
(434)
Candidate
Fiske, Ralph F.
Party
Liberal
Votes
5356 4922 972
MacLeod, Donald Ross Kearley, Derrick P.
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Party
- MacLeod, Donald Ross
- 30-May-1967
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(1570)
- Candidate
- Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
5416 3846
786
MacLeod, Donald Ross MacDonald, John (Brother)
Markie, John
Liberal
New Democratic Party
- MacLeod, Donald Ross
- 08-Oct-1963
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(1951)
Candidate
MacLeod, Donald Ross
Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
5752
- Fraser, Thomas H.
- Liberal
- 3801
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- MacLeod, Donald Ross
- 07-Jun-1960
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(1140)
- Candidate
- Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
- 4755
- MacLeod, Donald Ross
Power, James H.
Nicholson, Doris
- Liberal
- 3615
CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation)
2456
- MacLeod, Donald Ross
- 30-Oct-1956
- Progressive Conservative
Majority:
(336)
Candidate
MacLeod, Donald Ross
Party
Progressive Conservative
Votes
5639
- Logan, A. T.
- Liberal
- 5303
- DeWolfe, Alfred Bert
- 26-May-1953
- Liberal
Majority:
(621)
- Candidate
- Party
Liberal
Votes
- 5155
- DeWolfe, Alfred Bert
MacDonald, Robert D. Nicholson, Donald
- Progressive Conservative
- 4534
CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation)
1662
DeWolfe died November 18, 1954.
- DeWolfe, Alfred Bert
- 09-Jun-1949
- Liberal
Majority:
(784)
- Candidate
- Party
Liberal
Votes
- 5283
- DeWolfe, Alfred Bert
MacGregor, John A. Stewart, Alvin M.
- Progressive Conservative
- 4499
CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation)
1343
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Electoral History for Pictou County
Electoral History for Pictou County
Including Former Electoral District Names
Report Created for Nova Scotia Legislature Website by the Nova Scotia Legislative Library
The returns as presented here are not official. Every effort has been made to make these results as accurate as possible. Return information was compiled from official electoral return reports and from newspapers of the day.
The number of votes is listed as 0 if there is no information or the candidate won by acclamation.
- September 1, 2021
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Electoral History for Pictou County
Pictou County
Chapter 47 of the Statutes of Nova Scotia for 1948 Pictou County was divided into three electoral districts: Pictou West, Pictou East and Pictou Centre.
Pictou West consisted of that portion of the County of Pictou contained in polling districts Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twenty-six, Pictou Island and the Town of Pictou.
Pictou East consisted of that portion of the County of Pictou contained in polling districts One except Pictou Island, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, and Twenty-four.
Pictou Centre consisted of that portion of the County of Pictou contained in the towns of New Glasgow, Stellarton, Trenton and Westville.
- Member Elected
- Election Date
- Party Elected
- MacQuarrie, Josiah H.
- 23-Oct-1945
- Liberal
Majority:
(2970)
- Candidate
- Party
Liberal
Votes
10031
9020
MacQuarrie, Josiah H.
DeWolfe, Alfred Bert Irish, Ernest George MacGregor, John A.
Nicholson, Donald L.
Liberal Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative
7061 6704
CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation)
1688
- Dick, G. Miller
- CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth
Federation)
1576
- 245
- White, George J.
- Labour
MacQuarrie resigned upon appointment as justice of Supreme Court of NS, 1947.
- DeWolfe, Alfred Bert
- 23-Oct-1945
- Liberal
Majority:
(1959)
- Candidate
- Party
Liberal
Votes
10031 9020
MacQuarrie, Josiah H. DeWolfe, Alfred Bert
Irish, Ernest George MacGregor, John A. Nicholson, Donald L.
Liberal
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative
7061 6704
CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation)
1688
- Dick, G. Miller
- CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth
Federation)
1576
- 245
- White, George J.
- Labour
MacQuarrie resigned upon appointment as justice of Supreme Court of NS, 1947.
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Electoral History for Pictou County
- MacQuarrie, Josiah H.
- 28-Oct-1941
- Liberal
Majority:
(725)
- Candidate
- Party
Liberal
Votes
MacQuarrie, Josiah H. Irish, Ernest George
Hayden, W. Thomas Munro, Newton Goodwill
8780 8256
8055 7562
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Liberal
- Irish, Ernest George
- 28-Oct-1941
- Progressive Conservative