
| Representation Order : | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Federal Electoral District code : | 12002 |
| Census Population : | 72,966 |
| Redistribution Info [ ? ] | Pct |
| From: | |
| Pictou – Antigonish – Guysborough (1996) | 94% |
| Sackville – Musquodoboit Valley – Eastern Shore (1996) | 6% |
| Election | Cens. Pop. | $pend Limit | Electors | Voted | % TO | Contest | Pct Mrg | Raw Mrg | Num Polls | Per Poll | Mrg 1-3 | Mrg 1-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010? GE | 72,966 | - | ||||||||||
| 2008 GE | 72,966 | $80,462 | 58,863 | 39,446 | 67.0% | Cons-Grn | 14.4% | 5,620 | 215 | 26.1 | 27.0% | 45.5% |
| 2006 GE | 73,722 | $75,651 | 61,137 | 42,286 | 69.2% | Cons-NDP | 7.8% | 3,273 | 209 | 15.7 | 16.1% | 39.1% |
| 2004 GE | 73,722 | $73,053 | 58,240 | 38,045 | 65.3% | Cons-NDP | 15.6% | 5,906 | 209 | 28.3 | 16.9% | 40.6% |
| 2000 Tr | 73,722 | 57,066 | 37,802 | 66.2% | PC-Lib | 17.2% | 6,498 | 34.7% | 39.7% |
| Elec | Party | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Inc | Prev | G | Nom. Source | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010? GE | |||||||||
| Cons | MACKAY, Peter Gordon | x | y | M | Website | ||||
| Grn | PAPILLON, Celine | F | Website | ||||||
| Elec | Party | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Inc | Prev | G | Residence | Occupation |
| 2008 GE | |||||||||
| Cons | 18,240 | 46.6% | MACKAY, Peter Gordon | x | y | M | New Glasgow, N.S. | Lawyer | |
| Grn | 12,620 | 32.2% | MAY, Elizabeth | y | F | New Glasgow, N.S. | Leader of Political Party | ||
| NDP | 7,659 | 19.6% | LOREFICE, Mary Louise | F | Antigonish, N.S. | retired educator | |||
| CHP | 427 | 1.1% | MACKAY, Michael Harris | M | West River Station, N.S. | Retail | |||
| CAP | 196 | 0.5% | KEMP, Paul | M | Scotsburn, N.S. | Web Master | |||
| 2006 GE | |||||||||
| Cons | 17,134 | 40.7% | MACKAY, Peter Gordon | x | y | M | New Glasgow, N.S. | Barrister | |
| NDP | 13,861 | 32.9% | MACDONALD, Alexis | y | F | Toronto, Ont. | Program Director | ||
| Lib | 10,349 | 24.6% | WALSH, Dan | M | Westville, N.S. | Police Officer | |||
| Grn | 671 | 1.6% | ORTON, David | M | Salt Springs, N.S. | Retired | |||
| M-L | 124 | 0.3% | BEZANSON, Allan H. | y | M | New Glasgow, N.S. | Typesetter | ||
| 2004 GE | |||||||||
| Cons | 16,376 | 43.3% | MACKAY, Peter Gordon | x | y | M | New Glasgow, NS | Lawyer | |
| NDP | 10,470 | 27.7% | MACDONALD, Alexis | F | Antigonish, NS | Community Development | |||
| Lib | 9,986 | 26.4% | GREEN, Susan L. | F | New Glasgow, NS | Real Estate Broker | |||
| Grn | 1,015 | 2.7% | MOSHER, Rebecca | F | Halifax, NS | Homemaker | |||
| 2000 Tr | |||||||||
| PC | 17,969 | 47.5% | |||||||
| Lib | 11,471 | 30.3% | |||||||
| NDP | 4,845 | 12.8% | |||||||
| CA | 2,976 | 7.9% | |||||||
| Oth | 541 | 1.4% | |||||||