Pat Dunn (politician)

Pat Dunn (born February 10, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He has represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009, and from 2013 to present, as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1] He served as Minister of Health Promotion and Protection in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia.[2]

The Honourable Pat Dunn MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office October 8, 2013
Preceded by	Ross Landry
In office June 29, 2006 – June 19, 2009
Preceded by	John Hamm
Succeeded by	Ross Landry
Personal details
Born	February 10, 1950
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation	School Principal

He was defeated by Ross Landry of the New Democrats in the 2009 election,[3] but was reelected in the 2013 election.[4]

Electoral record

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Pat Dunn	3,773	52.43	+0.17
	Liberal	Jeff Davis	2,027	28.17	+10.34
	New Democratic	Henderson Paris	1,396	19.40	-10.51
Total valid votes			7,196	100.00
Total rejected ballots			28	0.39	-0.41
Turnout			7,224	55.86	-5.48
Eligible voters			12,932
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-5.08

2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Pat Dunn	4147	52.26
	New Democratic Party	Ross Landry	2373	29.91
	Liberal	Bill Muirhead	1415	17.83

2009 Nova Scotia general election[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Ross Landry	3650	46.30
	Progressive Conservative	Pat Dunn	3519	44.64
	Liberal	Neil MacIsaac	567	7.19
	Green	Jim Lindsey	147	1.86	–

2006 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Pat Dunn	3901	52.60
	New Democratic Party	Danny MacGillivray	2344	31.61
	Liberal	Troy MacCulloch	1057	14.25
	Green	Samuel M. Clark	93	1.25	–
	Independent	Dennis Tate	20	0.27

References

1. "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
2. "N.S. Premier Rodney MacDonald shuffles cabinet; one new face". Cape Breton Post. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
3. "Landry rides orange wave to the top". The News. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
4. "PC's Pat Dunn regains Pictou Centre seat". The News. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
5. "2009 Nova Scotia election results – Pictou Centre" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. June 9, 2009. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

External links

• Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly