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Antigonish
MLA: Michelle Thompson · Progressive Conservative
Projected winner
If an election were held today. Projection as of Oct 11, 2026; the next election may be years away.
Progressive Conservative>99% chance of winning
- Progressive Conservative · 47.0% projected vote>99%
2024 result
- Michelle Thompson · Progressive Conservativeelected5,20264.8%
- Sheila Sears · Liberal1,72021.4%
- John David MacIsaac · NS NDP1,10313.7%
- Margin
- 43.4%
- Tier
- Safe
- Turnout
- 52.0%
- Registered
- 15,422
2021 result
- Michelle Thompson · Progressive Conservativeelected4,70750.0%
- Randy Delorey · Liberal2,99731.8%
- Moraig MacGillivray · NS NDP1,55216.5%
- Will Fraser · Green1281.4%
- Ryan Smyth · Other340.4%
District at a glance
2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada publishes no profile on Nova Scotia's provincial districts, so these are built from the dissemination areas inside each one: counts are exact sums, medians are estimates. Ranks are against all 56 districts.
- Median household income
- $73,88721 of 56
- Average rent
- $1,01022 of 56
- Renters
- 26.9%25 of 56
- Bachelor's or higher
- 28.5%15 of 56
- Median age
- 45.635 of 56
- Over 65
- 23.7%30 of 56
- Speak French
- 11.3%20 of 56
- Immigrants
- 5.4%25 of 56
- Indigenous identity
- 6.3%15 of 56
- Unemployment
- 12.2%30 of 56
Closest races in Central Nova
The seats most likely to move with this one.
Results and boundaries: Elections Nova Scotia. Census: Statistics Canada.