Kent MacDonald
Kent MacDonald | |
|---|---|
 MacDonald in 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Cardigan | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence MacAulay |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
Kent MacDonald MP is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected Member of Parliament for Cardigan in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[1]
MacDonald spent 38 years running a dairy farm in Little Pond, Prince Edward Island before entering politics. When longtime Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay announced his retirement in early March 2025, MacDonald decided to seek the Liberal nomination.[2]
On election night he defeated Conservative Party of Canada candidate James Aylward by a margin of 57 per cent to 37.4 per cent.[3]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Cardigan | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Kent MacDonald | 14,404 | 57.02 | +6.45 | ||||
| Conservative | James Aylward | 9,442 | 37.38 | +6.47 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lynne Thiele | 505 | 2.00 | −7.77 | ||||
| Independent | Wayne Phelan | 404 | 1.60 | |||||
| Green | Maria Rodriguez | 326 | 1.29 | −3.52 | ||||
| People's | Adam Harding | 180 | 0.71 | −2.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 25,261 | 99.09 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 233 | 0.91 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,494 | 79.55 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 32,048 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | −0.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Cardigan live federal election results". Toronto Star. April 28, 2025.
- ^ Lewis, Josh (April 2, 2025). "MacDonald brings 'common sense and fiscal responsibility'". Eastern Graphic.
- ^ Lewis, Josh (April 30, 2025). "MacDonald defeats Aylward in Cardigan". Eastern Graphic.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
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