Heath MacDonald MP (born 9 May 1966)[1] is a Canadian politician, who is the Member of Parliament for Malpeque. He was previously elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election,[2] representing the electoral district of Cornwall-Meadowbank as a member of the Liberal Party until he resigned on 18 August 2021 in order to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[2][3]
Heath MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Malpeque | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Easter |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Cornwall-Meadowbank | |
| In office 4 May 2015 – 18 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ron MacKinley |
| Succeeded by | Mark McLane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1966 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Cornwall, Prince Edward Island |
On 20 May 2015, MacDonald was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.[4] On 10 January 2018, MacDonald was named Minister of Finance in a cabinet shuffle.[5]
A resident of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island,[6] MacDonald has worked as a tourism operator and as executive director of Quality Tourism Services.[6]
On 21 June 2021, MacDonald announced he would seek the nomination to run for the federal Liberal party in Malpeque.[7] He won the nomination later that summer and was elected in the 2021 federal election.[8]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Malpeque | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Heath MacDonald | 9,912 | 41.81 | +0.44 | $84,041.53 | |||
| Conservative | Jody Sanderson | 7,836 | 33.19 | +7.55 | $84,415.05 | |||
| Green | Anna Keenan | 3,381 | 14.32 | -12.17 | $44,768.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Michelle Neill | 1,898 | 8.04 | +1.55 | $4,489.55 | |||
| People's | Christopher Landry | 680 | 2.88 | – | $1,387.95 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 23,707 | 99.27 | +0.50 | $90,924.86 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.73 | -0.50 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,881 | 74.49 | -1.80 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 31,691 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.56 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Cornwall-Meadowbank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Heath MacDonald | 1,643 | 47.90 | +1.62 | ||||
| Green | Ellen Jones | 1,137 | 33.15 | +21.07 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Elaine Barnes | 602 | 17.55 | -16.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Craig Nash | 48 | 1.40 | -6.39 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,430 | 99.80 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 7 | 0.20 | -0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 3,437 | 80.28 | -1.25 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,281 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.72 | ||||||
| [11] | ||||||||
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election: Cornwall-Meadowbank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Heath MacDonald | 1,444 | 46.28 | -17.17 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Drake | 1,056 | 33.85 | +5.39 | ||||
| Green | Rosalyn Abbott | 377 | 12.08 | +5.61 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jennifer Coughlin | 243 | 7.79 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,120 | 99.68 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.32 | -0.46 | |||||
| Turnout | 3,130 | 81.53 | +10.50 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,839 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -11.28 | ||||||
| [12] | ||||||||
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 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "District #16 Cornwall - Meadowbank". Elections Prince Edward Island. 4 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Chang, Arturo (18 August 2021). "Heath MacDonald officially resigns as MLA to run in federal election". CBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Heath MacDonald seeks Liberal nomination in District 16". The Guardian. 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Campbell, Kerry (21 June 2021). "Liberal MLA announces intention to run in federal riding of Malpeque". CBC News. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Yarr, Kevin (4 August 2021). "Heath MacDonald to represent Liberals in Malpeque". CBC News. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Elections Prince Edward Island. "Provincial General Election 2019" (PDF).
- ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - CEO Report" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2021.