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DeutschMarco MacLeod
Marco MacLeod | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou West | |
| Assumed office May 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Karla MacFarlane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1988[1] New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Scotsburn, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Small Business Owner |
Marco MacLeod (born November 20, 1988) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Progressive Conservative in the May 2024 Pictou West provincial by-election.[2] He was re-elected in the November 2024 Nova Scotia general election.[3]
MacLeod is a small business owner and farmer from Scotsburn.[4][5] He owns a small custom lumber mill.[6]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Pictou West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marco MacLeod | 4,325 | 74.1% | +1.60 | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Wooldridge-Elliott | 778 | 13.3% | +3.75 | ||||
| New Democratic | Carol Ferguson | 620 | 10.6% | -5.94 | ||||
| Green | Clare Brett | 115 | 2.0% | +0.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 5,838 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7] | ||||||||
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, May 21, 2024 Resignation of Karla MacFarlane | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Marco MacLeod | 4,159 | 72.48 | +8.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | Melinda MacKenzie | 949 | 16.54 | +4.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Wooldridge-Elliott | 548 | 9.55 | -11.86 | ||||
| Green | Clare Brett | 82 | 1.43 | -0.33 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 5,738 | 99.29 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | 0.71 | +0.34 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,779 | 48.09 | -13.36 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,018 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[8] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "Progressive Conservatives easily retain Pictou West in Nova Scotia byelection - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Nova Scotia election 2024 results: Pictou West - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "Marco MacLeod to represent PCs in Pictou West". Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Pictou West by-election set for May 21". CBC News. April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Nova Scotia byelection vote set for Tuesday in riding formerly held by popular Tory". Global News. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865553/nova-scotia-election-2024-pictou-west/
- ^ "By-election Pending in Pictou West". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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