Heath MacDonald

Not to be confused with Heather Mac Donald.

Heath MacDonald
MP
Member of Parliament for Malpeque
Incumbent
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 58)
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.