Pictou West

• Nova Scotia election 2024 results: Pictou West

  Pictou West is a provincial electoral district located in mainland Nova Scotia.

  Politics

  Nov 20
  
• Progressive Conservatives easily retain Pictou West in Nova Scotia byelection

  First-time Tory candidate Marco MacLeod received more than four times the votes of his next-closest competitor as the Progressive Conservatives retained the riding of Pictou West.

  Politics

  May 22
  
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• Voters in Pictou West prepare to cast ballots in Nova Scotia byelection

  Voters in the rural Nova Scotia electoral district of Pictou West will head to the polls for a byelection today to replace the recently retired legislative speaker.

  Politics

  May 21
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• Nova Scotia byelection vote set for Tuesday in riding formerly held by popular Tory

  Heading into Tuesday’s vote the Tories hold 32 seats in the 55-seat Nova Scotia legislature, while the Liberals hold 15, the NDP has six seats and there is one Independent.

  Politics

  May 19
• Date set for Pictou West by-election following retirement of Karla MacFarlane

  N.S. Premier Tim Houston announced that a by-election will be held in the Pictou-West constituency on May 21. The announcement comes after the resignation of MLA Karla MacFarlane.

  Politics

  Apr 21
• Nova Scotia election riding results: Pictou West

  The riding is made up of much of the western part of Pictou County to the River John.

  Politics

  Jul 29, 2021
• Cancelling book signing infringes on free speech: Nova Scotia MLA

  A Nova Scotia MLA is raising concerns about freedom of speech after a Toronto-based retail chain cancelled a local book signing amid controversy over the book's portrayal of an area pulp mill.

  Economy

  Dec 6, 2017
• Nova Scotia Election: Pictou West candidates

  Pictou West will be a riding to watch. Progressive Conservative MLA Karla MacFarlane is the incumbent, but the NDP held it for a decade before she won the seat.

  Politics

  May 1, 2017