PC candidate Marco MacLeod declared unofficial winner of 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.
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A byelection was held on Tuesday to fill the seat of PC MLA Karla MacFarlane, who announced her retirement in April.
Nova Scotia's governing Progressive Conservatives easily retained the riding of Pictou West in a byelection held Tuesday, with first-time Tory candidate Marco MacLeod receiving more than four times the votes of his next-closest competitor.
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.
PC Karla MacFarlane announced her retirement last month, and two weeks later Premier Tim Houston called the by-election to fill the seat she had held since 2013
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.