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Sidney MacEwen
Sidney MacEwen (born 18 November 1979)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Morell-Donagh as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.[2]
Sidney MacEwen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Morell-Mermaid | |
| In office May 4, 2015 – March 26, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Olive Crane |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Morell-Donagh | |
| Assumed office April 23, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1979 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | St. Peters Harbour, Prince Edward Island |
MacEwen holds a degree in industrial engineering from Dalhousie University.[3] Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked as a lobster and tuna fisherman, as a business consultant for MRSB Consulting and as chief of staff to former Progressive Conservative leader Olive Crane.[3]
Electoral record
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Morell-Donagh | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sidney MacEwen | 1,752 | 57.6% | |||||
| Green | Kyle MacDonald | 697 | 22.9% | |||||
| Liberal | Susan Myers | 557 | 18.3% | |||||
| New Democratic | Margaret Andrade | 35 | 1.2% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,041 | 100.00 | ||||||
| This is a newly created district | ||||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sidney MacEwen | 1,501 | 49.98 | -8.31 | ||||
| Liberal | Dan MacDonald | 1,114 | 37.10 | +0.59 | ||||
| New Democratic | Edith Perry | 211 | 7.03 | |||||
| Green | Meaghan Lister | 177 | 5.89 | +1.86 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,003 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | -4.45 | ||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "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 2021-04-05.
- ^ a b "Few options for PC leader following loss". The Guardian, May 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "Former Crane staffer seeking Tory nomination in Morell-Mermaid". The Guardian, February 2, 2015.
- ^ "District 7 Results: Morell-Donagh". Elections PEI. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (May 4, 2015). . Archived from the original on May 5, 2015.