Achi news desk-
Residents of the central Nova Scotia riding of Pictou West will go to the polls in a by-election next month to fill the seat vacated by the retiring Speaker of the House.
Premier Tim Houston issued a statement on Sunday saying the by-election will be held on May 21.
Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane, Nova Scotia’s first female Speaker of the House, announced her decision to leave politics on April 5.
She announced her retirement after 11 years in the legislature and six months as Speaker.
MacFarlane, who also served as interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives in 2018, won the runoff from the NDP who held the seat from 2003 to 2013.
The riding spans western Pictou County to the John River in the center of the province.
This report was first published by The Canadian Press on April 21, 2024.
