Hugh Wilson MacKay (born 1954 or 1955)[1] is Canadian politician. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election, defeating incumbent Denise Peterson-Rafuse of the NDP. An independent, he represented the electoral district of Chester-St. Margaret's until 2021.
Hugh MacKay | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Chester-St. Margaret's | |
| In office May 30, 2017 – July 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Denise Peterson-Rafuse |
| Succeeded by | Danielle Barkhouse |
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| Born | 1954/1955 Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Residence(s) | Glen Haven, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Occupation | Consultant |
Early life and education
editBorn in Nova Scotia, MacKay graduated from Dalhousie University in 1978. MacKay then graduated from Nova Scotia Community College Centre of Geographic Sciences in 1980.[2]
Career
editHe was the president of the Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia in 2015/16.[3] He is a graduate of Nova Scotia Community College and Dalhousie University.[4][2]
Personal life
editMacKay lives in Glen Haven, Nova Scotia, and has two adult children, Sarah and Kevin.[2]
Controversy
editIn October 2019, it was announced Hugh MacKay was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol over the 2019 Thanksgiving weekend.[1] RCMP said MacKay was arrested without incident. He was subsequently fined $2,000 and his license suspended for one year after his blood alcohol level was found to be over twice the legal limit.[5]
Electoral record
edit2017 general election
edit| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Hugh MacKay | 3,112 | 35.46 | +4.40 | ||||
| New Democratic | Denise Peterson-Rafuse | 3,022 | 34.43 | -0.82 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Julie Chaisson | 2,229 | 25.40 | -8.29 | ||||
| Green | Harry Ward | 413 | 4.71 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,776 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.21 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,808 | 57.60 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,291 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Chester-St. Margaret's MLA says he was charged with drunk driving". CBC News. October 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c "About -Hugh MacKay". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia Past Presidents
- ^ "Nova Scotia election: Liberal Hugh MacKay defeats NDP Denise Peterson-Rafuse in Chester-St. Margaret’s". Global News, May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Liberal MLA fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to drunk driving". CBC News. November 8, 2019.