Melissa Sheehy-Richard
Melissa Sheehy-Richard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hants West | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 (age 51–52)[1][2] |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Melissa Sheehy-Richard (born 1974) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[3] She represents the riding of Hants West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
Ms. Sheehy-Richard is a paralegal and operates her own home-based business.[4]
Electoral record
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Hants West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | 4,253 | 52.59 | +9.48 | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Casey | 2,621 | 32.41 | -9.17 | ||||
| New Democratic | Simon Greenough | 1,120 | 13.85 | +2.82 | ||||
| Independent | James Omand | 93 | 1.15 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,087 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 43 | |||||||
| Turnout | 8,130 | 45.91 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,707 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Hants West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | 3,968 | 43.11 | +14.18 | $40,454.11 | |||
| Liberal | Brian Casey | 3,827 | 41.58 | -13.16 | $40,039.34 | |||
| New Democratic | Caet Moir | 1,015 | 11.03 | -1.42 | $31,621.71 | |||
| Green | Jenn Kang | 273 | 2.97 | -0.07 | $200.00 | |||
| Atlantica | Gordon J. Berry | 121 | 1.31 | +0.47 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 9,204 | 99.73 | – | $94,843.34 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,229 | 55.98 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,485 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Sheehy-Richard to represent Progressive Conservatives in Hants West". Saltwire. December 15, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia 2024 election candidate profiles: Hants West". Saltwire. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia electing riding results: Hants West". Global News, August 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia Legislature-MLA Profile". Nova Scotia Legislature. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 187–188. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
