Progressive Conservative incumbent Karla MacFarlane has been re-elected in Pictou-West.
Riding background
The riding is made up of much of the western part of Pictou County to the River John.
Manufacturing, as well as a pulp and paper factory are large employers in the riding. Agriculture, tourism and forestry are other major industries in the district.
Candidates
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Liberal: Mary Wooldridge-Elliott
- Currently a municipal councillor in the area and serves on eight committees
- Spent 20 years working in retail and has been a bus driver for Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education for 19 years
Progressive Conservative: Karla MacFarlane (incumbent)
- First elected as MLA for the riding in 2013
- Currently the caucus chair and was interim leader of the party in 2018 when Jamie Baillie resigned, until Tim Houston was elected leader
NDP: Rick Parker
- Volunteers with CHAD Transit and the Pictou/north Colchester Federation of Agriculture
Green: Clare Brett
Independent: John A Clark
History
Karla MacFarlane won the riding with 40.10 per cent of the vote in 2013, unseating long-time NDP MLA and cabinet minister Charlie Parker. In the 2017 election, she was re-elected with 62.44 per cent of the vote.