Matthew MacKay

Matthew MacKay (born 5 August 1981 in Summerside)^[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 Kensington-Malpeque as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.^[2]

The Honourable Matthew MacKay MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Kensington-Malpeque
Incumbent
Assumed office May 4, 2015
Preceded by	Wes Sheridan
Personal details
Born	(1981-08-05) August 5, 1981 (age 44) Summerside
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence(s)	North Granville, Prince Edward Island
Occupation	Real estate agent

On May 9, 2019, MacKay was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture, and Minister responsible for Greater Summerside.^[3]

He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.^[4] MacKay was left out of cabinet when the new government was sworn-in on April 14, 2023.^[5]

Prior to his election to the legislature, MacKay was also a real estate agent in Summerside for Century 21.^[6]

Electoral record

v t e 2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Kensington-Malpeque
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Matthew MacKay	2,294	76.6	14.5
	Green	Hunter Guindon	463	15.5	-9.4
	Liberal	Richard Schroeter	169	5.6	-6.4
	New Democratic	Maggie Larocque	67	2.2	1.3
Total valid votes			2,993	100.0
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+12.0
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v t e 2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Kensington-Malpeque
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Matthew MacKay	2,008	62.1	+7.8
	Green	Matthew J. Mackay	805	24.9	+14.7
	Liberal	Nancy Beth Guptill	389	12.0	-16.3
	New Democratic	Carole MacFarlane	31	1.0	-6.2
Total valid votes			3,233
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
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2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Matthew MacKay	1,984	54.28	+17.68
	Liberal	Paul Montgomery	1,033	28.26	-28.92
	Green	Lynne Lund	374	10.23
	New Democratic	Joe Larkin	264	7.22	+1.00
Total valid votes			3,655	100.0
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+23.30
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