Sid Prest
Sidney Wilson Prest (1943–2015)[1] was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election.[2] He was a lifelong resident of Mooseland, Nova Scotia, and represented the electoral district of Eastern Shore as a member of the New Democratic Party. Prest was defeated when he ran for re-election in the 2013 election.[3] Prest died on December 14, 2015.[4]
Sid Prest | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Eastern Shore | |
| In office June 9, 2009 – October 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Dooks |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democrat |
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Murphy | 3,770 | 52.99 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Sid Prest | 1,922 | 27.01 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Brine | 1,423 | 20.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Sidney Prest | 3,627 | 49.54 | ||
| Progressive Conservative Party | Bill Dooks | 2,517 | 34.38 | ||
| Liberal Party | Loretta Day Halleran | 968 | 13.47 | ||
| Green | Michael Marshall | 192 | 2.62 | – | |
References
- "Sidney W. 1943- 2015 Prest | In Memoriams | Obituaries | The Chronicle Herald". www.thechronicleherald.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- "Nine Tory cabinet ministers bounced". The Chronicle Herald. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- "Prest, Sidney Wilson". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
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