Heath MacDonald
MP
Member of Parliament for Malpeque
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byWayne Easter
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Cornwall-Meadowbank
In office
4 May 2015 – 18 August 2021
Preceded byRon MacKinley
Succeeded byMark McLane
Personal details
Born (1966-05-09) 9 May 1966 (age 57)
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Cornwall, Prince Edward Island

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]

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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Chang, Arturo (18 August 2021). "Heath MacDonald officially resigns as MLA to run in federal election". CBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Campbell, Kerry (21 June 2021). "Liberal MLA announces intention to run in federal riding of Malpeque". CBC News. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ^ Yarr, Kevin (4 August 2021). "Heath MacDonald to represent Liberals in Malpeque". CBC News. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  9. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  11. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island. "Provincial General Election 2019" (PDF).
  12. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - CEO Report" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2021.

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