Matthew MacKay
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 | North Granville, Prince Edward Island |
| Occupation | Real estate agent |
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]
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]
Prior to his election to the legislature, MacKay was also a real estate agent in Summerside for Century 21.[4]
Electoral record[]
| 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 | ||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Be bold, be courageous' new P.E.I. premier tells his cabinet". CBC News. May 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Matthew Mackay, Canada Real Estate Agent - CENTURY 21 Global". Century 21. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ 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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