Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay
| Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA | |||
| District created | 2026 | ||
| Last contested | 2026 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 4,559 | ||
| Electors | 3,889 | ||
| Census division | Inverness County | ||
| Census subdivision | Inverness, 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
- ^ Government of Nova Scotia, 2025 Electoral Boundaries Commission (30 January 2026). "Final Report Released".
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