P-C’s Hold On To Pictou West

by Bobby NockMay 22, 2024

The Progressive Conservatives easily held on to Pictou West in yesterday’s byelection.

P-C candidate Marco MacLeod took the riding with 4,159 votes or 72 percent of the votes in unofficial results.

NDP candidate Melinda MacKenzie came second with 949 votes, Liberal Mary Woolridge-Elliott came third with 548 votes and Green Party candidate Clare Brett picked up 82 votes.

Voter turnout was 48 per cent.

Premier Tim Houston called the byelection after former P-C MLA Karla MacFarlane announced her retirement last month.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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