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| DISTRICT: Central Nova |
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Party |
Vote Count |
Vote Share |
Elected |
| Peter G. MacKay |
CON |
16376 |
43.26%
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| Alexis MacDonald |
NDP |
10470 |
27.66%
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| Susan L. Green |
LIB |
9986 |
26.39%
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| Rebecca Mosher |
GRN |
1015 |
2.68%
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| Last Update: June 29, 5:38:24 AM EDT |
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Ridings
013 Central Nova
2004 Candidates
Riding Profile
This riding consists of Pictou and Antigonish counties and part of Guysborough County. It includes St. Mary's, New Glasgow, Antigonish, Trenton, Stellarton and Westville, as well as several native reserves.
St. Francis Xavier University is in the riding. Manufacturing is the largest industry, followed by retail trade and other services. The average family income is $52,911 and unemployment is 14.2 per cent.
In the 2001 census, 95 per cent of the population cited English as their mother tongue. The total immigrant population is just over three per cent.
In 2004, the riding became Central Nova. It combines 91 per cent of Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough and five per cent of Sackville-Musquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore in the southwest. Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough riding was created from 67 per cent of Central Nova and 46 per cent of Cape Breton-Highlands-Canso.
Population: 73,639
Political History
In 2000, Progressive Conservative Peter MacKay defeated Liberal Raymond Mason to win a second term in Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough. MacKay was elected leader of the PCs in 2003. The PCs were replaced by the Conservative Party of Canada and MacKay did not run for the leadership.
In the former Central Nova riding, Liberal H.B. McCulloch was MP from 1935 until the 1957 election. PC Russell MacEwan won in Pictou/Central Nova from 1957 to 1968. PC Elmer MacKay, Peter MacKay's father, won the 1971 byelection and then won four general elections. He was appointed minister of regional economic expansion in the Joe Clark government and resigned in 1983 to create a vacancy for new Tory leader Brian Mulroney.
Mulroney won in the 1983 byelection by 11,024 votes, but in the 1984 election he ran in Manicougan, Que. Elmer MacKay won again in 1984 and 1988. He served as solicitor general, minister of national revenue, minister of public works, minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. In 1993, Liberal Roseanne Skoke won this riding.
1997, 2000: PC
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Candidate Profiles
Susan Green
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
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University Degree: Yes
Education: BA and B.Ed. from Acadia University.
CRA designation from the Appraisal Institute of Canada.
Career Background:
A business owner and employer, she is President of Coldwell Banker M.B. Green Realty located in New Glasgow.
She is also a teacher with several years' experience at the
elementary and junior/senior high levels.
Community:
Two terms as a director of the Pictou Regional Development
Commission, a member of the steering committee for Pictou
County's Strategic Plan, a corporate campaign team member of
the Pictou County United Way, and a long-time fundraiser for
the Canadian Cancer Society and school musicals.
She currently serves on the Glasgow Square Theatre Committee.
She is the recipient of numerous awards through the Nova
Scotia Association of Realtors and Coldwell Banker.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Clarke Logan
Children: Jonathan
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Peter MacKay
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birth Date: Sept. 27, 1965
Age: 38
Birthplace: New Glasgow
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University Degree: Yes
Education: Acadia University, BA, 1987. Dalhousie, LL.B., 1990.
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background:
Lawyer in private practice, New Glasgow, focusing on criminal and family law (1991-92).
Worked for Thyssen Henschel Company in Germany (1992-93).
Crown attorney, N.S. Public Prosecution Service;
prosecuted criminal matters at the youth, provincial and Supreme
Court levels (1992-97).
Community:
Fundraising/education for Big Brothers and YM/YWCA.
Pictou County Senior Rugby Club.
Served on board of directors for New Leaf and Tearmann House (home for
abused women and children).
Marital Status: Single
Political History
Federal: Elected in Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough in 1997, 2000.
Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Committee:
Former member of Justice and Human Rights; subcommittee on
Corrections and Conditional Release Act of Justice and Human
Rights; subcommittee on Organized Crime of Justice and Human
Rights; subcommittee on National Security of Justice and
Human Rights; subcommittee on the Study of Sport in Canada;
special committee on the Modernization and Improvement of the
Procedures of the House of Commons.
Member of Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness.
Caucus:
House Leader (1997-2003).
Former critic areas: Solicitor General; Justice; Public
Security; Prime Minister.
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness critic (from January 2004).
Appointed Deputy Leader (from March 22, 2004)
Leadership:
Elected leader of Progressive Conservative Party of Canada on May 31, 2003. On
Dec. 7, 2003, the new Conservative Party of Canada was registered as a party to
replace PC Party.
Office Address:
980 East River Road
New Glasgow, N.S.
Tel: (902) 752-0269
Capital Address:
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ont.
Tel: (613) 992-6022
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Alexis MacDonald
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
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University Degree: Yes
Education:
Holds a BA in Psychology from St.
Francis Xavier University. Currently pursuing an Adult Education Certificate.
Career Background:
Co-ordinator for the Xtending Hope Partnership, a project based at St. Francis Xavier
University supporting the fight against HIV and AIDS in Africa.
Former Youth Programs Coordinator at the Coady International Institute.
Former Canada World Youth project supervisor in Canada and Jamaica.
Former vice-president of the St. FX Students Union and Student Senator.
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Rebecca Mosher
Party: Green Party of Canada
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Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Office Address:
Tel: (902) 453-2011
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