PC candidate Marco MacLeod projected to win byelection in Pictou West
A byelection was held on Tuesday to fill the seat of PC MLA Karla MacFarlane, who announced her retirement in April.
A byelection was held on Tuesday to fill PC MLA Karla MacFarlane’s seat
Progressive Conservative candidate Marco MacLeod is expected to win the byelection in Pictou West, according to projections from the CBC Decision Desk.
Early polls showed MacLeod had a significant lead ahead of his opponents, with the NDP candidate in second place, the Liberals in third and the Greens last.
With 23 of 29 polls reporting, results so far show:
- PC candidate Marco MacLeod with 3,494 votes.
- NDP candidate Melinda MacKenzie with 861 votes.
- Liberal candidate Mary Woolridge-Elliott with 462 votes.
- Green Party candidate Clare Brett with 69 votes.
The byelection was held to fill the seat held by the PC’s Karla MacFarlane. MacFarlane, Nova Scotia’s first female Speaker of the House, announced her retirement in April.
MacLeod is from Scotsburn, N.S According to a profile of him posted to the party’s website, MacLeod lives on a seventh-generation family farm where he runs his own sawmill.
More to come…
With files from Michael Gorman
