Pictou West
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pictou West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1949 | ||
First contested | 1949 | ||
Last contested | 2024 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 13,922 | ||
Electors | 10,886 | ||
Area (km²) | 1,190 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 11.7 | ||
Census division(s) | Pictou County | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Pictou, Pictou, Subd. A, Pictou Subd. B |
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Its member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2024 has been Marco MacLeod of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (PC).
The riding was created prior to the 1949 election out of the two-seat Pictou riding.