Matthew MacKay
Canadian politician
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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 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| 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
| 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] | ||||||||
