Matthew MacKay (born 5 August 1981 in Summerside)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Kensington-Malpeque as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.[2]
Matthew MacKay | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Kensington-Malpeque | |
| Assumed office May 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wes Sheridan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1981 Summerside |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | North Granville, Prince Edward Island |
| Occupation | Real estate agent |
On May 9, 2019, MacKay was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture, and Minister responsible for Greater Summerside.[3]
He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.[4] MacKay was left out of cabinet when the new government was sworn-in on April 14, 2023.[5]
Prior to his election to the legislature, MacKay was also a real estate agent in Summerside for Century 21.[6]
Electoral record edit
| 2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Kensington-Malpeque | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matthew MacKay | 2,294 | 76.6 | 14.5 | ||||
| Green | Hunter Guindon | 463 | 15.5 | -9.4 | ||||
| Liberal | Richard Schroeter | 169 | 5.6 | -6.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Maggie Larocque | 67 | 2.2 | 1.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,993 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +12.0 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Kensington-Malpeque | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matthew MacKay | 2,008 | 62.1 | +7.8 | ||||
| Green | Matthew J. Mackay | 805 | 24.9 | +14.7 | ||||
| Liberal | Nancy Beth Guptill | 389 | 12.0 | -16.3 | ||||
| New Democratic | Carole MacFarlane | 31 | 1.0 | -6.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,233 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| [8] | ||||||||
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matthew MacKay | 1,984 | 54.28 | +17.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Paul Montgomery | 1,033 | 28.26 | -28.92 | ||||
| Green | Lynne Lund | 374 | 10.23 | |||||
| New Democratic | Joe Larkin | 264 | 7.22 | +1.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,655 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +23.30 | ||||||
| [9] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ a b "Tories take two seats in East Prince". Journal-Pioneer. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "'Be bold, be courageous' new P.E.I. premier tells his cabinet". CBC News. May 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.
- ^ "Veterans out, new faces in as P.E.I. Premier Dennis King unveils cabinet". CBC News. April 14, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Matthew Mackay, Canada Real Estate Agent - CENTURY 21 Global". Century 21. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "District 20 Results: Kensington-Malpeque". Elections PEI. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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