Pictou West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 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.
Geography The riding includes the western half of Pictou County, plus the town of Pictou. The riding contains the communities of Abercrombie, Alma, Bay View, Bigney, Black River, Braeshore, Brookland, Campbell Hill, Cape John, Caribou, Caribou Island, Caribou River, Central Caribou, Central West River, College Grant, Concord, Dalhousie, Diamond, Durham, East Branch, Elmfield, Four Mile Brook, Glengarry Station, Granton, Greenhill, Haliburton, Heathbell, Hedgeville, Hodson, Lansdowne Station, Loch Broom, Loganville, Louisville, Lovat, Lyons Brook, Marshdale, Marshville, Meadowville, Melville, Millbrook, Millsville, Mountain Road, Mount Thom, Mount William, New Gairloch, New Lairg, Pictou Island, Plainfield, Pleasant Valley, Poplar Hill, River John, Rockfield, Rocklin, Salt Springs, Scotsburn, Seafoam, Scotch Hill, Six Mile Brook, Sundridge, Sylvester, Toney River, Union Centre, Waterside, Watervale, Welsford, West Branch, West River Station, White Hill
The geography of Pictou West is of land area.
Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Election results
2024
2024 by-election
2021
2017 2017 provincial election redistributed results Party Vote % Progressive Conservative 4,380 62.58 New Democratic 1,306 18.66 Liberal 1,152 16.46 Green 161 2.30
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1949
See also List of Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
External links 2012 Electoral District Map - Pictou West profile