Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1997 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Antigonish, Guysborough, Pictou |
Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.
This riding was created in 1996 from Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Central Nova ridings, and consisted of the counties of Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Cape Breton—Canso and Central Nova ridings.
Its only member was Peter G. MacKay from the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough Riding created from Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Central Nova | ||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Peter MacKay | Progressive Conservative | |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | |||
| 2003–2004 | Conservative | |||
| Riding dissolved into Cape Breton—Canso and Central Nova | ||||
Election results
[edit]| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter MacKay | 19,256 | 48.32 | |||||
| Liberal | Raymond Mason | 12,634 | 31.70 | |||||
| New Democratic | Wendy Panagopoulous | 4,498 | 11.29 | |||||
| Alliance | Harvey Henderson | 2,915 | 7.31 | |||||
| Independent | Darryl Gallivan | 551 | 1.38 | |||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter MacKay | 18,196 | 42.34 | |||||
| Liberal | Francis Leblanc | 12,851 | 29.90 | |||||
| New Democratic | Charlene Long | 8,284 | 19.28 | |||||
| Reform | Henry Van Berkel | 3,416 | 7.95 | |||||
| Natural Law | Richard Robertson | 228 | 0.53 | |||||