Cape Breton—Canso

Cape Breton—Canso is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2011 was 75,247. It is the successor to Bras d'Or (later known as Bras d'Or—Cape Breton), which was represented in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.

Cape Breton—Canso
Nova Scotia electoral district
Cape Breton—Canso in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Mike Kelloway
Liberal
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]71,962
Electors (2019)60,412
Area (km²)[1]9,308
Pop. density (per km²)7.7
Census subdivision(s)Cape Breton, Guysborough, Port Hawkesbury

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
200175,221—    
200671,968−4.3%
2011 (2003 redist.)68,435−4.9%
2011 (2015 redist.)74,597+9.0%
201671,962−3.5%

From the 2016 census[2]

Languages (mother tongue): 90.8% English, 6.5% French, 1.2% Mi'kmaq, 0.4% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Mandarin, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Scottish Gaelic, 0.1% Tagalog[3]

Average age: 46.4

Average household size: 2.3

Geography

The district includes eastern Guysborough County, and the western, southern and eastern coasts of Cape Breton Island. Communities include Glace Bay, Louisbourg, Inverness, Cheticamp, St. Peters, Port Hawkesbury, Mulgrave, Guysborough, Dominion and Canso. The area is 9,438 km2.

Political geography

In 2008, the Liberals won most of their support on Cape Breton Island, whereas the mainland portion of the riding voted Conservative with a few Liberal and NDP pockets The Conservatives and the NDP both won a small handful of polls on the island, and the Greens won a poll containing Judique.

History

The riding of Bras d'Or was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Cape Breton—East Richmond ridings.

Bras d'Or was renamed "Bras d'Or—Cape Breton" in 1998. It was abolished in 2003. Most of its territory (except for the community of Sydney River) was incorporated into a new riding called "Cape Breton—Canso", and it also added a portion of Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough on the mainland.

Under the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding gained 9% of its new territory from Central Nova.

Members of Parliament
Parliament Years Member Party
Bras d'Or
Riding created from Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
and Cape Breton—East Richmond
36th  1997–2000     Michelle Dockrill New Democratic
Bras d'Or—Cape Breton
37th  2000–2004     Rodger Cuzner Liberal
Cape Breton—Canso
38th  2004–2006     Rodger Cuzner Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–present Mike Kelloway

Election results

2019 general election
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMike Kelloway16,69438.9-35.49none listed
ConservativeAlfie MacLeod14,82134.3+19.85$99,102.26
New DemocraticLaurie Suitor6,35414.8+6.6none listed
GreenClive Doucet3,3217.7+4.74$23,886.83
People'sBilly Joyce[4]9252.2-$0.00
IndependentMichelle Dockrill6851.6-none listed
National Citizens AllianceDarlene Lynn LeBlanc1400.3-$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,940100.0  $102,831.89
Total rejected ballots 601
Turnout 43,54172.1
Eligible voters 60,412
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections Canada[5]

2015 general election
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRodger Cuzner32,16374.39+30.29$69,357.97
ConservativeAdam Daniel Rodgers6,24614.45–18.17$36,970.92
New DemocraticMichelle Smith3,5478.20–11.84$3,803.75
GreenMaria Goretti Coady1,2812.96–0.28–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,237100.00 $205,381.80
Total rejected ballots 2740.63
Turnout 43,51171.72
Eligible voters 60,666
Liberal hold Swing +24.23
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Liberal17,19644.10
  Conservative12,71932.62
  New Democratic7,81820.05
  Green1,2653.24

2011 general election
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRodger Cuzner16,47846.45-1.65$63,928.72
ConservativeClarence Derrick Kennedy10,87330.65+7.15$75,474.80
New DemocraticMarney Simmons6,98419.69-1.43$2,528.46
GreenGlen Carabin1,1413.22-4.06$346.95
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,476100.0   $83,274.40
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3360.94+0.14
Turnout 35,81262.47-0.84
Eligible voters 57,331
Liberal hold Swing -4.40
Sources:[9][10]

2008 general election
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRodger Cuzner17,44748.10-5.09$35,405.44
ConservativeAllan Murphy8,52423.50-0.68$51,511.90
New DemocraticMark MacNeill7,66021.12+0.98$6,483.40
GreenDwayne MacEachern2,6417.28+4.78$5,315.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,272100.0   $80,776
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2920.80+0.09
Turnout 36,56463.31-3.21
Eligible voters 57,753
Liberal hold Swing -2.20

2006 general election
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRodger Cuzner21,42453.19-0.07$62,038.40
ConservativeKenzie MacNeil9,74024.18+3.94$47,590.43
New DemocraticHector Morrison8,11120.14-4.18$7,662.93
GreenRob Hines1,0062.50+0.33$323.17
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,281100.0   $76,321
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2880.71-0.24
Turnout 40,56966.52+2.72
Eligible voters 60,984
Liberal hold Swing -2.00

2004 general election
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRodger Cuzner20,13953.26-0.33$63,078.17
New DemocraticShirley Hartery9,19724.32+5.44$21,160.51
ConservativeKenzie MacNeil7,65420.24-7.19$49,919.36
GreenSeumas Gibson8202.17–none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,810100.0   $73,856
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3610.95
Turnout 38,17163.80-3.38
Eligible voters 59,825
Liberal notional hold Swing -2.88
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Liberal21,20053.59
  Progressive Conservative9,29123.49
  New Democratic7,46918.88
  Alliance1,5583.94
  Others420.11

2000 general election
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRodger Cuzner20,81554.85+16.41
Progressive ConservativeAlfie MacLeod8,11421.38+1.12
New DemocraticMichelle Dockrill7,53719.86-21.44
AllianceJohn Currie1,4833.91–
Total valid votes 37,949100.00
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +18.93

1997 general election
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticMichelle Dockrill17,57541.30
LiberalDavid Dingwall16,35838.44
Progressive ConservativeFrank Crowdis8,62020.26
Total valid votes 42,553 100.00

See also

References
  • "(Code 12001) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=12001&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Cape%20Breton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=109979&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=888&Temporal=2016,2017&THEME=118&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=
  4. Mack Lamoureux (September 11, 2019). "A QAnon YouTuber Is Running for Office in Canada". Vice. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  6. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Cape Breton—Canso (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  9. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  10. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

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