Cape Breton Nova
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
District created | 1956 |
District abolished | 2013 |
Last contested | 2009 |
Demographics | |
Population (2011) | 12,820 |
Electors | 10,748 |
Census division(s) | Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
Census subdivision(s) | Sydney |
Cape Breton Nova is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1956 and 2013. It elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the district included the northern parts of Sydney including Whitney Pier, as well as a small area of Cape Breton County, all within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
The district was created in 1956. In 1993, it gained the Ashby area between Welton Street and Ashby Road from Cape Breton South and the Grand Lake Road area from Cape Breton West. It lost the Scotchtown and River Ryan/Lingan areas to Cape Breton Centre. In 2003, it lost the New Victoria area and gained part of northern Sydney. In 2013, Cape Breton Nova was absorbed by Cape Breton Centre, Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg, and Sydney-Whitney Pier.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[]
The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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61st | 2009–2013 | Gordie Gosse | New Democratic | |
60th | 2006-2009 | |||
59th | 2003-2006 | |||
58th | 1999-2003 | Paul MacEwan | Liberal | |
57th | 1998-1999 | |||
56th | 1993-1998 | |||
55th | 1990-1993 | |||
1988-1990 | Independent | |||
54th | 1984-1988 | |||
1984 | Cape Breton Labour | |||
53rd | 1982-1984 | |||
1981-1982 | Independent | |||
52nd | 1980-1981 | |||
1978-1980 | New Democratic | |||
51st | 1974-1978 | |||
50th | 1970-1974 | |||
49th | 1967-1970 | Percy Gaum | Progressive Conservative | |
48th | 1963-1967 | |||
47th | 1960-1963 | |||
46th | 1956-1960 |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Democratic Party | Gordie Gosse | 4734 | 71.11 | +10.19 | |
Liberal | Donnie Morrison | 1554 | 23.34 | -1.99 | |
Progressive Conservative | Cory Hann | 276 | 4.15 | -7.92 | |
Green | Michael Milburn | 93 | 1.4 | -0.28 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Democratic Party | Gordie Gosse | 4315 | 60.92 | ||
Liberal | Mel Crowe | 1794 | 25.33 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Todd Marsman | 855 | 12.07 | ||
Green | Chris Milburn | 119 | 1.68 | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Democratic Party | Gordie Gosse | 3145 | 45.19 | ||
Liberal | Mel Crowe | 3085 | 44.33 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Todd Marsman | 729 | 10.48 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Paul MacEwan | 4004 | |||
New Democratic Party | Gordie Gosse | 3253 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Harold Dorrington | 235 |
References[]
- ^ Sydney-Whitney Pier - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
External links[]
- Former Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts
- Politics of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
- Nova Scotia geography stubs