Cape Breton Nova
| Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
| Census subdivision | 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][2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Cape Breton Nova | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| 46th | 1956–1960 | Percy Gaum | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 1960–1963 | |||
| 48th | 1963–1967 | |||
| 49th | 1967–1970 | |||
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Paul MacEwan | New Democratic | |
| 51st | 1974–1978 | |||
| 52nd | 1978–1980 | |||
| 1980–1981 | Labour | |||
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1990 | |||
| 1990–1993 | Liberal | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Gordie Gosse | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| District dissolved into Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg (2013–2021), and Sydney-Whitney Pier (2013-2021) |
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Election results
2009
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 4,735 | 71.07% | 10.15% | ||||
| Liberal | Donnie Morrison | 1,549 | 23.25% | -2.08% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cory Hann | 276 | 4.14% | -7.93% | ||||
| Green | Michael P. Milburn | 102 | 1.53% | -0.15% | ||||
| Total | 6,662 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 4,315 | 60.92% | 15.31% | ||||
| Liberal | Mel Crowe | 1,794 | 25.33% | -19.22% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Todd Marsman | 855 | 12.07% | 2.22% | ||||
| Green | Chris Milburn | 119 | 1.68% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,083 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 3,168 | 45.61% | 2.19% | ||||
| Liberal | Mel Crowe | 3,094 | 44.54% | -8.90% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Todd Marsman | 684 | 9.85% | 6.71% | ||||
| Total | 6,946 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Paul MacEwan | 4,004 | 53.44% | -0.54% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 3,253 | 43.42% | 1.67% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Dorrington | 235 | 3.14% | -1.13% | ||||
| Total | 7,492 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Fifth General Election (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. | ||||||||
1998
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Paul MacEwan | 3,944 | 53.98% | -28.24% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lou Surette | 3,050 | 41.75% | 29.31% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Hagen | 312 | 4.27% | -1.07% | ||||
| Total | 7,306 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Paul MacEwan | 6,816 | 82.22% | 47.71% | ||||
| New Democratic | Blair Riley | 1,031 | 12.44% | 3.34% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Currie | 443 | 5.34% | -8.71% | ||||
| Total | 8,290 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2018. | ||||||||
1988
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Labour | Paul MacEwan | 3,194 | 42.34% | -10.01% | ||||
| Liberal | Dan MacRury | 2,603 | 34.51% | 19.94% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Burke | 1,060 | 14.05% | -9.82% | ||||
| New Democratic | Terry Crawley | 686 | 9.09% | -0.11% | ||||
| Total | 7,543 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2018. | ||||||||
1984
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Labour | Paul MacEwan | 3,832 | 52.36% | 4.16% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Neville | 1,747 | 23.87% | 4.45% | ||||
| Liberal | John Ryan | 1,066 | 14.56% | -15.56% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex MacIsaac | 674 | 9.21% | 6.95% | ||||
| Total | 7,319 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2017. | ||||||||
1981
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Labour | Paul MacEwan | 3,691 | 48.20% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Earle O. Tubrett | 2,307 | 30.13% | -4.47% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell Brake | 1,487 | 19.42% | 1.29% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tony Gale | 173 | 2.26% | -45.02% | ||||
| Total | 7,658 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirtieth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2017. | ||||||||
1978
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul MacEwan | 3,918 | 47.28% | -4.07% | ||||
| Liberal | Earle O. Tubrett | 2,867 | 34.60% | 17.41% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 1,502 | 18.12% | -13.34% | ||||
| Total | 8,287 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2018. | ||||||||
1974
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul MacEwan | 3,809 | 51.35% | 8.00% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,334 | 31.46% | -10.98% | ||||
| Liberal | Ronald F. DiPenta | 1,275 | 17.19% | 2.98% | ||||
| Total | 7,418 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2018. | ||||||||
1970
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul MacEwan | 2,927 | 43.35% | 20.48% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,866 | 42.45% | -4.68% | ||||
| Liberal | Ronald Felix DiPenta | 959 | 14.20% | -15.80% | ||||
| Total | 6,752 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Legislative Assembly (1970). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, 1970 (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018. | ||||||||
1967
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,873 | 47.13% | -6.24% | ||||
| Liberal | Tom Miller | 1,829 | 30.00% | 10.64% | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul MacEwan | 1,394 | 22.87% | -4.41% | ||||
| Total | 6,096 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018. | ||||||||
1963
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 3,344 | 53.37% | 16.44% | ||||
| New Democratic | Albert Ollie Wilson | 1,709 | 27.27% | -5.17% | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Richard Sigut | 1,213 | 19.36% | -11.27% | ||||
| Total | 6,266 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018. | ||||||||
1960
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,525 | 36.93% | -2.48% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Albert Ollie Wilson | 2,218 | 32.44% | 9.93% | ||||
| Liberal | Wilfred Gillis | 2,094 | 30.63% | 4.95% | ||||
| Total | 6,837 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018. | ||||||||
1956
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,582 | 39.41% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Gus Brown | 1,682 | 25.68% | – | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John A. Chisholm | 1,475 | 22.52% | – | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Charles O'Connell | 812 | 12.40% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,551 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2018. | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
- ^ MacNeil, Teresa (2012). Electoral Boundaries Commission: Toward Fair and Effective Representation (PDF) (Report). Nova Scotia, Electoral Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013.
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