Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay

Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
  
Vacant
District created2026
Last contested2026
Demographics
Population (2021)4,559
Electors3,889
Census divisionInverness County
Census subdivisionInverness, Subd. A

Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay is a provincial electoral district on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is a traditional Acadian district.

The per-decade review of the province's electoral boundaries in 2025 was conducted as a result of an order by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, which ruled that the previous commission's decision not to create an exceptional electoral district for Chéticamp violated Section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In its interim report, submitted in August 2025 after public consultation, the commission presented three alternatives: keeping the status quo, with 55 electoral districts, and two other proposed scenarios, each with 56 electoral districts. After deliberations following a second round of public consultation, the commission is unanimously recommending in January 2026 a House of Assembly of 56 seats. The current district of Inverness would be divided into two new electoral districts: Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay and Inverness-We’koqma’q.[1] A by-election will be held to decide the first member of the new district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay have elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay
Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Inverness
–present

Election results

See also

References

  1. ^ Government of Nova Scotia, 2025 Electoral Boundaries Commission (30 January 2026). "Final Report Released".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)