# Pictou Centre

Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 65th | 2024–Present | Danny MacGillivray | Progressive Conservative |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Pat Dunn | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Pat Dunn | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Pat Dunn | Progressive Conservative |
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Ross Landry | New Democratic |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Pat Dunn | Progressive Conservative |
| 59th | 2003–2006 | John Hamm | Progressive Conservative |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | John Hamm | Progressive Conservative |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | John Hamm | Progressive Conservative |
| 56th | 1993–1998 | John Hamm | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 1988–1993 | Jack MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative |
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Jack MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Jack MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Jack MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1977–1978 | Jack MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1974–1977 | Fraser MacLean | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Ralph F. Fiske | Liberal |
| 49th | 1967–1970 | Donald R. MacLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1963–1967 | Donald R. MacLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 1960–1963 | Donald R. MacLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 1956–1960 | Donald R. MacLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 1953–1956 | Alfred B. DeWolfe | Liberal |
| 44th | 1949–1953 | Alfred B. DeWolfe | Liberal |

## Election results
### 1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred B. DeWolfe | 5,283 | 47.49% | – |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John A. MacGregor | 4,499 | 40.44% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Alvin M. Stewart | 1,343 | 12.07% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,125 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred B. DeWolfe | 5,155 | 45.58% | -1.91% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert D. MacDonald | 4,534 | 40.08% | -0.36% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald L. Nicholson | 1,622 | 14.34% | 2.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,311 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald R. MacLeod | 5,639 | 51.54% | 11.45% |
| | Liberal | A. T. Logan | 5,303 | 48.46% | 2.89% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,942 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald R. MacLeod | 4,755 | 43.92% | -7.61% |
| | Liberal | James H. Power | 3,615 | 33.39% | -15.07% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Doris Nicholson | 2,456 | 22.69% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,826 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald R. MacLeod | 5,752 | 60.21% | 16.29% |
| | Liberal | Thomas H. Frazer | 3,801 | 39.79% | 6.40% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,553 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald R. MacLeod | 5,416 | 53.90% | -6.31% |
| | Liberal | John (Brother) MacDonald | 3,846 | 38.28% | -1.51% |
| | New Democratic | John Markie | 786 | 7.82% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,048 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ralph F. Fiske | 5,356 | 47.61% | 9.33% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald R. MacLeod | 4,922 | 43.75% | -10.15% |
| | New Democratic | Derrick P. Kearley | 972 | 8.64% | 0.82% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,250 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fraser MacLean | 5,100 | 43.80% | 0.04% |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Yud MacKinnon | 4,954 | 42.54% | -5.07% |
| | New Democratic | Dave MacKenzie | 1,591 | 13.66% | 5.02% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,645 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jack MacIsaac | 6,056 | 52.36% | 8.56% |
| | New Democratic | Austin Sutton | 3,068 | 26.52% | 12.86% |
| | Liberal | Erskine Cumming | 2,313 | 20.00% | -22.55% |
| | Independent | Jim Beck | 130 | 1.12% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,567 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jack MacIsaac | 6,673 | 59.62% | 7.27% |
| | Liberal | Tom DeWolfe | 2,634 | 23.53% | 3.54% |
| | New Democratic | Kim Murray | 1,885 | 16.84% | -9.68% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,192 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jack MacIsaac | 6,596 | 67.11% | 7.48% |
| | Liberal | Bob Leahy | 2,103 | 21.40% | -2.14% |
| | New Democratic | Kim Murray | 1,130 | 11.50% | -5.35% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,829 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jack MacIsaac | 6,566 | 57.80% | -9.30% |
| | Liberal | Bob Leahy | 3,116 | 27.43% | 6.04% |
| | New Democratic | Gerard Currie | 1,677 | 14.76% | 3.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,359 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 4,840 | 47.40% | -10.41% |
| | Liberal | Mary Daley | 4,364 | 42.73% | 15.30% |
| | New Democratic | Chuck MacNeil | 1,008 | 9.87% | -4.89% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,212 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 5,037 | 56.42% | 9.03% |
| | Liberal | Roseanne Skoke | 2,114 | 23.68% | -19.05% |
| | New Democratic | Judy Hughes | 1,776 | 19.89% | 10.02% |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 5,479 | 64.46% | 8.03% |
| | New Democratic | Jeff Callaghan | 1,850 | 21.76% | 1.87% |
| | Liberal | Marie Maxwell | 1,171 | 13.78% | -9.90% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,500 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 4,262 | 54.70% | -9.76% |
| | Liberal | Tim Daley | 1,789 | 22.96% | 9.18% |
| | New Democratic | Alexander MacIsaac | 1,571 | 20.16% | -1.60% |
| | Marijuana | Darryl Gallivan | 170 | 2.18% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,792 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3,901 | 52.54% | -2.16% |
| | New Democratic | Danny MacGillivray | 2,354 | 31.70% | 11.54% |
| | Liberal | Troy MacCulloch | 1,057 | 14.24% | -8.72% |
| | Green | Samuel Clark | 93 | 1.25% | – |
| | Independent | Dennis Tate | 20 | 0.27% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,425 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Ross Landry | 3,650 | 46.30% | 14.60% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3,519 | 44.64% | -7.90% |
| | Liberal | Neil MacIsaac | 567 | 7.19% | -7.04% |
| | Green | Jim Lindsey | 147 | 1.86% | 0.61% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,883 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 64 | 0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,999 | 61.34 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,040 |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 4,147 | 52.26 |
| New Democratic Party | Ross Landry | 2,373 | 29.91 |
| Liberal | Bill Muirhead | 1,415 | 17.83 |

### 2017

vte2017 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 3,773 | 52.43 | +0.17 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Davis | 2,027 | 28.17 | +10.34 |
| | New Democratic | Henderson Paris | 1,396 | 19.40 | -10.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,196 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.39 | -0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,224 | 55.86 | -5.48 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,932 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.08 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2021

vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pat Dunn | 4,092 | 55.77 | +3.34 | $42,138.84 |
| | Liberal | Jim McKenna | 2,269 | 30.93 | +2.76 | $42,741.61 |
| | New Democratic | Vernon Theriault | 862 | 11.75 | -7.65 | $24,983.08 |
| | Green | Laura Moore | 114 | 1.55 | | $200.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,337 | 99.54 | – | $76,534.03 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,371 | 57.07 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,916 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.29 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2024

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Danny MacGillivray | 3,741 | 67.6% | +11.84 |
| | Liberal | Kris MacFarlane | 972 | 17.6% | -13.33 |
| | New Democratic | Mary Stewart | 820 | 14.8% | +2.85 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,533 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||