Cape Breton North
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| Last contested | 2009 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 16,008 |
| Electors | 14,397 |
| Census divisions | Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
| Census subdivisions |
North Sydney Sydney Mines |
Cape Breton North is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada that existed from 1933-2013. It elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the district included North Sydney, Sydney Mines and Point Aconi, all within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral districts of Northside-Westmount and Victoria-The Lakes.
Demographics
Population: 18,450
Unemployment: 16%
Average income: $21,100
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40th | 1933-1937 | Joseph Macdonald | Conservative | |
| 41st | 1937-1941 | George Belcher Murray | Liberal | |
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | Alexander O'Handley | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | |||
| 44th | 1949-1953 | |||
| 45th | 1953-1956 | |||
| 46th | 1956-1960 | John M. Macdonald | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Tom McKeough | Progressive Conservative | |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | |||
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | |||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | Len J. Arsenault | New Democratic | |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | Brian Young | Progressive Conservative | |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1997 | Ron Stewart | Liberal | |
| 1997-1998 | Russell MacLellan | Liberal | ||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2001 | |||
| 2001-2003 | Cecil Clarke | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009-2011 | |||
| 2011-2013 | Eddie Orrell | Progressive Conservative | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 3975 | 54.88 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Russell MacDonald | 2265 | 31.27 | ||
| Liberal | Brian McGean | 931 | 12.85 | ||
| Atlantica | Jonathan Dean | 72 | 0.99 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil Clarke | 3477 | 44.47 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Russell MacDonald | 3312 | 42.36 | ||
| Liberal | Ken Jardine | 921 | 11.78 | ||
| Green | Chris Milburn | 108 | 1.38 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil Clarke | 4310 | 50.71 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Russell MacDonald | 2195 | 25.83 | ||
| Liberal | Fred Tilley | 1869 | 21.99 | ||
| Green | Mark Doucet | 125 | 1.47 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil Clarke | 3754 | 43.46 | ||
| Liberal | Mike White | 3170 | 36.70 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Cecil Snow | 1714 | 19.84 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Russell MacLellan | 4222 | 48.69 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Archie MacKinnon | 2587 | 29.83 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Johnston | 1863 | 21.48 | ||
References
- Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (September 6, 1988). Retrieved December 14, 2007.
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (May 25, 1993). Retrieved December 14, 2007.
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (March 24, 1998). Retrieved December 14, 2007.
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (July 27, 1999). Retrieved December 14, 2007.
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (August 5, 2003). Retrieved December 14, 2007.
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (June 13, 2006). Retrieved December 14, 2007.
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Poll by Poll Results (June 9, 2009). Retrieved August 5, 2009.
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