Heading into Tuesday’s vote the Tories hold 32 seats in the 55-seat Nova Scotia legislature, while the Liberals hold 15, the NDP has six seats and there is one Independent.
Voters in the rural Nova Scotia provincial electoral district of Pictou West are ready to go to the polls Tuesday in a riding that voted decisively Tory in the 2021 provincial election. A sign marking a polling station is seen in Halifax on Nova Scotia's provincial election day, Tuesday, May 30, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese.
MacLeod, who runs a small custom lumber mill on his family farm, said he was conscious of the need to establish his own presence despite his party’s perceived strength.“I’m a fresh face here, so I’m not taking anything for granted and we’ve been putting a lot of energy into reaching all corners of the riding,” he said in an interview last week. “I’m not a huge social media guy, I prefer going on doorsteps and having conversations with people.
The candidates all said the state of the province’s health care system and the cost of living are the main issues voters have been raising during the campaign.
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