Pam Eyking

Pam Eyking
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Victoria-The Lakes
In office
October 8, 2013 – May 30, 2017
Preceded byKeith Bain
Succeeded byKeith Bain
Personal details
Born1962
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMark Eyking

Pam Eyking (née Cullen; born 1962)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, she represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes.[2][3]

She is married to Mark Eyking, the former federal Member of Parliament for Sydney—Victoria, who represented the riding from 2000-2019.[2][3]

In the 2017 election, Eyking was defeated by former MLA Keith Bain.[4]

Electoral record

2017 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria-The Lakes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Keith Bain 4,373 59.55 +24.31
Liberal Pam Eyking 1,969 26.81 -12.18
New Democratic Lisa Bond 544 7.41 -16.19
Green Adrianna MacKinnon 265 3.61 N/A
Independent Stemer MacLeod 192 2.61 +0.43
Total valid votes 7,343 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 37 0.50
Turnout 7,380 59.75
Eligible voters 12,352
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.25
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5][6]
2013 Nova Scotia general election, Victoria-The Lakes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Party of Nova Scotia Pam Eyking 3,150 38.99
  Progressive Conservative Keith Bain 2,847 35.24
  New Democratic Party John Frank Tomey 1,907 23.60
  Independent Stewart M. (Stemer) MacLeod 176 2.18

References

  1. ^ Pam Eyking and the Optics of Oz - Frank Magazine Archive.org
  2. ^ a b "Eyking takes Victoria-The Lakes from incumbent". Cape Breton Post. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  3. ^ a b "Cape Breton voters buck election trend of change". CBC News. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  4. ^ "Upset recorded in Victoria-The Lakes". Cumberland News Now. May 31, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.


Flag of Nova ScotiaPolitician icon

This article about a Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.