Glace Bay-Dominion

Glace Bay-Dominion
Nova Scotia electoral district
Glace Bay in relation to other Cape Breton electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
John White
Progressive Conservative
District created1925
First contested1928
Last contested2024
Demographics
Population (2011)15,487
Electors (2012)12,236
Area (km²)29
Pop. density (per km²)534
Census divisionCape Breton County
Census subdivisionCape Breton RM

Glace Bay-Dominion is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2021 is John White of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

It was created in 1925 when the district of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was named Cape Breton East. In 2001, the district name was changed to Glace Bay. In 2003, the district lost a small area at its southern tip to Cape Breton West.[1] Following the 2019 redistribution, it gained the Dominion area from Cape Breton Centre and was renamed Glace Bay-Dominion.

Geography

The land area of Glace Bay-Dominion is 29 km2 (11 sq mi).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
Cape Breton East
Riding created from Cape Breton
40th 1933–1937     Lauchlin Currie Liberal
41st 1937–1941
40th 1941–1945     Douglas Neil Brodie Co-operative Commonwealth
50th 1945–1949 Russell Cunningham
44th 1949–1953
45th 1953–1956
46th 1956–1960     Layton Fergusson Progressive Conservative
47th 1960–1963
48th 1963–1967
49th 1967–1970
50th 1970–1974     Jeremy Akerman New Democratic
51st 1974–1978
52nd 1978–1980
1980–1981     Donnie MacLeod Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981–1984
54th 1984–1988
55th 1988–1993     John MacEachern Liberal
56th 1993–1998
57th 1998–1998     Reeves Matheson New Democratic
1998–1999     Independent
58th 1999–2003     Dave Wilson Liberal
Glace Bay
59th 2003–2006     Dave Wilson Liberal
60th 2006–2009
61st 2009–2010
2010–2013 Geoff MacLellan
62nd 2013–2017
63rd 2017–2021
Glace Bay-Dominion
64th 2021–2024     John White Progressive Conservative
65th 2024–present

Election results

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John White 4,187 72.31 +37.71
Liberal David Alexander MacLeod 1,009 17.43 -13.72
New Democratic Kathy Chapman 594 10.26 -23.98
Total 5,790
Total rejected ballots 57
Turnout 5,847 43.79
Eligible voters 13,353
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative John White 2,754 34.61 -4.52 $37,763.63
New Democratic John Morgan 2,725 34.24 +19.63 $55,096.40
Liberal John John McCarthy 2,479 31.15 -13.44 $39,681.23
Total valid votes/expense limit 7,958 99.45 $79,292.15
Total rejected ballots 44 0.55
Turnout 8,002 58.98
Eligible voters 13,567
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.46
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5]

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 3,641 44.59
  Progressive Conservative 3,195 39.13
  New Democratic 1,193 14.61
  Atlantica 137 1.68
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff MacLellan 3,317 46.65 -33.70
Progressive Conservative John White 2,938 41.32 +36.18
New Democratic Lois MacDougall 718 10.10 -4.40
Atlantica Steven James MacNeil 137 1.93
Total valid votes 7,110 100
Total rejected ballots 73 1.03
Turnout 7,183 57.4
Eligible voters 12,510
Liberal hold Swing -34.96
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7][8]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election: Glace Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff MacLellan 5,547 80.36% 26.09%
New Democratic Mary Beth MacDonald 1,001 14.50% -17.18%
Progressive Conservative Thomas J. W. Bethell 355 5.14% -5.42%
Total 6,903
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Glace Bay" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

2010 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 2010-10-08: Glace Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff MacLellan 3,901 54.27% 6.67%
New Democratic Myrtle T. Campbell 2,277 31.68% -8.16%
Progressive Conservative Michelle Wheelhouse 759 10.56% -0.85%
Independent Edna Lee 195 2.71%
Atlantica Dan Wilson 56 0.78%
Total 7,188
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Glace Bay" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election: Glace Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Wilson 3,380 47.60% 4.52%
New Democratic Myrtle T. Campbell 2,829 39.84% 10.91%
Progressive Conservative Tom MacPherson 810 11.41% -15.45%
Green Todd Pettigrew 82 1.15% 0.02%
Total 7,101
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Glace Bay" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election: Glace Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Wilson 3,327 43.08% -11.40%
New Democratic Myrtle T. Campbell 2,234 28.93% 0.06%
Progressive Conservative Mark Bettens 2,074 26.85% 10.20%
Green Todd Pettigrew 88 1.14%
Total 7,723
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Glace Bay" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election: Glace Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Wilson 4,420 54.48% 14.36%
New Democratic Vince Hall 2,342 28.87% -11.20%
Progressive Conservative Mark Bettens 1,351 16.65% 5.36%
Total 8,113
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Glace Bay" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2000 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 2000-04-04: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Wilson 4,017 43.33% 3.22%
New Democratic Cecil Saccary 3,609 38.93% -1.13%
Progressive Conservative Brad Kerr 1,644 17.73% 6.44%
Total 9,270
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Wilson 3,704 40.12% 10.06%
New Democratic Cecil Saccary 3,699 40.06% -12.52%
Progressive Conservative Brad Kerr 1,043 11.30% -6.06%
Independent Gerard Burke 787 8.52%
Total 9,233
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Reeves Matheson 5,002 52.59% 36.47%
Liberal Clarence Routledge 2,859 30.06% -43.44%
Progressive Conservative Henry Boutlier 1,651 17.36% 6.97%
Total 9,512
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John MacEachern 7,566 73.50% 22.90%
New Democratic Terry McVarish 1,659 16.12% 2.10%
Progressive Conservative Greg Hicks 1,069 10.38% -25.00%
Total 10,294
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 18 June 2018.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John MacEachern 5,739 50.60% 16.97%
Progressive Conservative Bruce Clark 4,014 35.39% -9.58%
New Democratic Terry McVarish 1,590 14.02% 8.80%
Total 11,343
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 7 July 2018.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donnie MacLeod 4,787 44.97% -0.58%
Liberal Cha Keliher 3,579 33.62% 4.03%
Labour Michael Blais Matheson 1,724 16.20%
New Democratic Jim Jobe 555 5.21% -12.71%
Total 10,645
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 31 July 2017.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donnie MacLeod 4,699 45.55% 2.67%
Liberal Shelly McNeil 3,053 29.59% 1.95%
New Democratic Joe Kanary 1,849 17.92% -10.60%
Independent Blair Matheson 716 6.94%
Total 10,317
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 31 July 2017.

1980

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1980-12-02: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donnie MacLeod 4,505 42.88% 15.03%
New Democratic Reeves Matheson 2,996 28.52% -16.42%
Liberal Vince Kachafanas 2,904 27.64% 0.43%
Independent Ignatius V. Kennedy 101 0.96%
Total 10,506
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jeremy Akerman 5,135 44.94% -8.16%
Progressive Conservative Frank Edwards 3,182 27.85% 13.42%
Liberal Vincent Kachafanas 3,109 27.21% -3.62%
Total 11,426
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 18 June 2018.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jeremy Akerman 5,929 53.10% 5.38%
Liberal Vincent Kachafanas 3,443 30.83% 12.61%
Progressive Conservative Frederick Adshade 1,611 14.43% -19.63%
Independent Archie MacDonald 183 1.64%
Total 11,166
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 18 June 2018.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jeremy Akerman 5,334 47.72% 15.83%
Progressive Conservative Layton Fergusson 3,807 34.06% -19.23%
Liberal Robert MacKay 2,037 18.22% 3.40%
Total 11,178
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 25 July 2018.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Layton Fergusson 5,094 53.29% -4.77%
New Democratic James H. Aitchison 3,048 31.89% 3.39%
Liberal William O'Leary 1,417 14.82% 1.38%
Total 9,559
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 25 July 2018.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Layton Fergusson 5,870 58.06% 12.50%
New Democratic John L. MacKinnon 2,881 28.50% -11.26%
Liberal Bernard Currie 1,359 13.44% -1.24%
Total 10,110
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 25 July 2018.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Layton Fergusson 4,862 45.56% 3.36%
Co-operative Commonwealth John L. MacKinnon 4,243 39.76% 11.81%
Liberal Joe A. Wadden 1,567 14.68% -15.16%
Total 10,672
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 25 July 2018.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Layton Fergusson 4,324 42.20% 29.15%
Liberal Charles Roy MacDonald 3,058 29.85% -8.03%
Co-operative Commonwealth Russell Cunningham 2,864 27.95% -21.11%
Total 10,246
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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 10 September 2018.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Russell Cunningham 5,096 49.07% 5.65%
Liberal Joseph McIntyre 3,934 37.88% 1.29%
Progressive Conservative William Wilton 1,356 13.06% -6.94%
Total 10,386
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018.

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Russell Cunningham 4,543 43.41% -15.49%
Liberal Charles Roy MacDonald 3,829 36.59% 6.55%
Progressive Conservative Thomas Horace Dickson 2,093 20.00% 8.93%
Total 10,465
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018.

1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Russell Cunningham 5,332 58.90% -1.66%
Liberal Gus McGillivray 2,719 30.03% -9.41%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Beaton 1,002 11.07%
Total 9,053
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018.

1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Douglas Neil Brodie 6,222 60.56%
Liberal Lauchlin Daniel Currie 4,052 39.44% -0.68%
Total 10,274
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2024.

1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lauchlin Daniel Currie 4,172 40.12% 0.90%
Labour William T. Mercer 3,396 32.65%
Progressive Conservative Roderick Kerr 2,832 27.23%
Total 10,400
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2019.

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lauchlin Daniel Currie 3,655 39.21% 2.55%
Liberal-Conservative Daniel R. Cameron 3,632 38.97% -5.09%
United Front J. B. McLachlan 1,737 18.64%
Co-operative Commonwealth Donald O. Fraser 297 3.19%
Total 9,321
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2019.

1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative Robert Hamilton Butts 5,568 22.08% Y
Liberal-Conservative Daniel R. Cameron 5,541 21.98% Y
Liberal Lauchlin Daniel Currie 4,724 18.73%
Liberal Dan C. McDonald 4,520 17.93%
Labour J. B. McLachlan 2,589 10.27%
Labour Forman Waye 2,273 9.01%
Total 25,215
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1925 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1925-08-01: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative John Carey Douglas acclaimed N/A Y
Total
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative John Carey Douglas 7,276 29.77% Y
Liberal-Conservative Alexander O'Handley 7,071 28.93% Y
Labour D. W. Morrison 4,185 17.12%
Labour Forman Waye 4,051 16.57%
Liberal Dan C. McDonald 933 3.82%
Liberal James L. McKinnon 928 3.80%
Total 24,444
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

See also

References

  1. ^ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Glace Bay-Dominion" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
  2. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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