Melissa Sheehy-Richard

Melissa Sheehy-Richard (born 1974) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.^[3] She represents the riding of Hants West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.

Melissa Sheehy-Richard MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hants West
Incumbent
Assumed office August 17, 2021
Preceded by	Chuck Porter
Personal details
Born	1974 (age 50–51)[1][2]
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Ms. Sheehy-Richard is a paralegal and operates her own home-based business.^[4]

Electoral record

2024

v t e 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Hants West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Melissa Sheehy-Richard	4,253	52.6%	+9.49
	Liberal	Brian Casey	2,621	32.4%	-9.18
	New Democratic	Simon Greenough	1,120	13.8%	+2.77
	Independent	James Omand	93	1.1%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			8,087
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]

2021

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Hants West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Melissa Sheehy-Richard	3,968	43.11	+14.18	$40,454.11
	Liberal	Brian Casey	3,827	41.58	-13.16	$40,039.34
	New Democratic	Caet Moir	1,015	11.03	-1.42	$31,621.71
	Green	Jenn Kang	273	2.97	-0.07	$200.00
	Atlantica	Gordon J. Berry	121	1.31	+0.47	$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			9,204	99.73	–	$94,843.34
Total rejected ballots			25	0.27
Turnout			9,229	55.98
Eligible voters			16,485
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+13.67
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]