Pictou East

Pictou East

Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Tim Houston Progressive Conservative
District created	1949
Last contested	2013
Demographics
Population (2011)	15,155
Electors	11,803
Area (km²)	1,649
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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
62nd	2013–Present		Tim Houston	Progressive Conservative
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

Nova Scotia general election, 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Houston
	Liberal	John Fraser
	New Democratic Party	Deborah Stiles

Nova Scotia general election, 2013

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

Nova Scotia general election, 2009

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Clarrie MacKinnon	4,894	63.98
	Progressive Conservative	J. Ed. MacDonald	1,984	25.94
	Liberal	Francois Rochon	642	8.39
	Green	Robbie White	129	1.69	–

Nova Scotia general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Clarrie MacKinnon	2,761	36.73
	Progressive Conservative	Sue Uhren	2,654	35.31
	Liberal	Danny Walsh	2,000	26.61
	Green	John A. Clark	102	1.36	–

Nova Scotia general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jim DeWolfe	3,295	44.15
	Liberal	John Fraser	2,239	30.00
	New Democratic Party	Bob Matheson	1,929	25.85

Nova Scotia general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jim DeWolfe	4,478	54.94
	New Democratic Party	Andy Thompson	2,388	29.30
	Liberal	Lynn Macdonald	1,285	15.76

Nova Scotia general election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jim DeWolfe	3,816	45.83
	New Democratic Party	David MacKenzie	2,302	27.65
	Liberal	Wayne Fraser	2,208	26.52

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

Nova Scotia general election, 1993

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Don Cameron	4,446	47.05
	Liberal	Wayne Fraser	3,729	39.46
	New Democratic Party	Dave Peters	1,275	13.49

Nova Scotia general election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Don Cameron	3,996	49.85
	Liberal	Wayne Fraser	3,243	40.45
	New Democratic Party	Cecil MacNeil	778	9.70

Nova Scotia general election, 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Don Cameron	4,367	63.75
	Liberal	Scott Johnson	1,754	25.61
	New Democratic Party	Larry Duchesne	729	10.64

Nova Scotia general election, 1981

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Don Cameron	4,347	60.88
	Liberal	Harold Lowe	1,833	25.67
	New Democratic Party	Hasse Linblad	960	13.45

Nova Scotia general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Don Cameron	4,315	58.97
	Liberal	W.G. (Bill) Munroe	2,364	32.30
	New Democratic Party	Bill Mitton	639	8.73

Nova Scotia general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Don Cameron	3,217	45.98
	Liberal	Lester MacLean	2,945	42.09
	New Democratic Party	Joanne Kohout	835	11.93

Nova Scotia general election, 1970

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Lloyd MacDonald	3,000	47.47
	Progressive Conservative	Thomas MacQueen	2,981	47.18
	New Democratic Party	Charles E. Arbuckle	338	5.35

Nova Scotia general election, 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Thomas MacQueen	2,876	51.14
	Liberal	A. Lloyd MacDonald	2,748	48.86

Nova Scotia general election, 1963

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Lloyd MacDonald	2,660	50.10
	Progressive Conservative	John A. MacLean	2,649	49.90

Nova Scotia general election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John W. MacDonald	2,568	47.20
	Progressive Conservative	William A. MacLeod	2,424	44.55
	CCF	Barrie M. Hould	449	8.25

Nova Scotia general election, 1956

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	William A. MacLeod	2,754	50.05
	Liberal	John W. MacDonald	2,749	49.95

Nova Scotia general election, 1953

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John W. MacDonald	2,681	48.78
	Progressive Conservative	William A. MacLeod	2,592	47.16
	CCF	Joseph D. Ryan	223	4.06

Nova Scotia general election, 1949

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John W. MacDonald	2,455	46.55
	Progressive Conservative	William A. MacLeod	2,216	42.02
	CCF	Collie G. Ross	603	11.43

External links

• riding profile