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Cape Breton Nova

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.

Cape Breton Nova
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
District created1956
District abolished2013
Last contested2009
Demographics
Population (2011)12,820
Electors10,748
Census division(s)Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Census subdivision(s)Sydney

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]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
61st2009–2013Gordie GosseNew Democratic
60th2006-2009
59th2003-2006
58th1999-2003   Paul MacEwanLiberal
57th1998-1999
56th1993-1998
55th1990-1993
1988-1990   Independent
54th1984-1988
1984   Cape Breton Labour
53rd1982-1984
1981-1982   Independent
52nd1980-1981
1978-1980   New Democratic
51st1974-1978
50th1970-1974
49th1967-1970Percy GaumProgressive Conservative
48th1963-1967
47th1960-1963
46th1956-1960

Election results

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativePercy Gaum2,58239.41%–
LiberalGus Brown1,68225.68%–
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn A. Chisholm1,47522.52%–
IndependentCharles O'Connell81212.40%–
Total6,551–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativePercy Gaum2,52536.93%-2.48%
Co-operative CommonwealthAlbert Ollie Wilson2,21832.44%9.93%
LiberalWilfred Gillis2,09430.63%4.95%
Total6,837–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativePercy Gaum3,34453.37%16.44%
New DemocraticAlbert Ollie Wilson1,70927.27%–
LiberalCharles Richard Sigut1,21319.36%-11.27%
Total6,266–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativePercy Gaum2,87347.13%-6.24%
LiberalTom Miller1,82930.00%10.64%
New DemocraticPaul MacEwan1,39422.87%-4.41%
Total6,096–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticPaul MacEwan2,92743.35%20.48%
Progressive ConservativePercy Gaum2,86642.45%-4.68%
LiberalRonald F. Di Penta95914.20%-15.80%
Total6,752–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticPaul MacEwan3,80951.35%8.00%
Progressive ConservativePercy Gaum2,33431.46%-10.98%
LiberalRonald DiPenta1,27517.19%2.98%
Total7,418–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "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). Queen's Printer.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticPaul MacEwan3,91847.28%-4.07%
LiberalEarle O. Tubrett2,86734.60%17.41%
Progressive ConservativePercy Gaum1,50218.12%-13.34%
Total8,287–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "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). Queen's Printer.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentPaul MacEwan3,69148.20%–
LiberalEarle O. Tubrett2,30730.13%-4.47%
Progressive ConservativeRussell Brake1,48719.42%1.29%
New DemocraticTony Gale1732.26%-45.02%
Total7,658–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "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, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPaul MacEwan3,83252.36%–
Progressive ConservativeJim Neville1,74723.87%4.45%
LiberalJohn Ryan1,06614.56%-15.56%
New DemocraticAlex MacIsaac6749.21%6.95%
Total7,319–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "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). Queen's Printer.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentPaul MacEwan3,19442.34%–
LiberalDan MacRury2,60334.51%19.94%
Progressive ConservativeJoe Burke1,06014.05%-9.82%
New DemocraticTerry Crawley6869.09%-0.11%
Total7,543–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "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). Queen's Printer.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalPaul MacEwan6,81682.22%47.71%
New DemocraticBlair Riley1,03112.44%3.34%
Progressive ConservativeJoe Currie4435.34%-8.71%
Total8,290–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "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). Queen's Printer.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalPaul MacEwan3,94453.98%-28.24%
New DemocraticLou Surette3,05041.75%29.31%
Progressive ConservativeWalter Hagen3124.27%-1.07%
Total7,306–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalPaul MacEwan4,00453.44%-0.54%
New DemocraticGordie Gosse3,25343.42%1.67%
Progressive ConservativeHarold Dorrington2353.14%-1.13%
Total7,492–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticGordie Gosse3,16845.61%2.19%
LiberalMel Crowe3,09444.54%-8.90%
Progressive ConservativeTodd Marsman6849.85%6.71%
Total6,946–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticGordie Gosse4,31560.92%15.31%
LiberalMel Crowe1,79425.33%-19.22%
Progressive ConservativeTodd Marsman85512.07%2.22%
GreenChris Milburn1191.68%–
Total7,083–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New DemocraticGordie Gosse4,73571.07%10.15%
LiberalDonnie Morrison1,54923.25%-2.08%
Progressive ConservativeCory Hann2764.14%-7.93%
GreenMichael P. Milburn1021.53%-0.15%
Total6,662–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

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