Cape Breton Centre
Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1925 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 14,038 | ||
| Electors | 12,632 | ||
| Area (km²) | 135.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 104 | ||
| Census division(s) | Cape Breton | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Cape Breton | ||
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Tammy Martin. The district consists of the area around New Waterford, including Dominion, Grand Lake Road, Reserve Mines, Gardiner Mines, Lingan Road, Lingan, River Ryan, Scotchtown, New Victoria, Victoria Mines, South Bar.
It was created in 1925 when the counties of Cape Breton and Richmond were divided into three electoral districts. In 2003, it expanded west to include New Victoria. In 2013, it gained South Bar, Lingan Road, and part of Grand Lake Road from Cape Breton Nova.[1][2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Single-member district (1933-present)
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2020-Present | Kendra Coombes | New Democratic | |
| 2017–2020 | Tammy Martin | |||
| 62nd | 2015–2017 | David Wilton | Liberal | |
| 2013–2015 | Frank Corbett | New Democratic | ||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Russell MacNeil | Liberal | |
| 55th | 1989-1993 | |||
| 1988-1989 | Wayne Connors | Liberal | ||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Mike Laffin | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | New Democratic | |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Mike Laffin | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | |||
| 47th | 1961-1963 | Michael James MacDonald | New Democratic | |
| 1960-1961 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |||
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
| 45th | 1953-1956 | |||
| 44th | 1949-1953 | |||
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | |||
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | Douglas MacDonald | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |
| 41st | 1939-1941 | |||
| 1937-1939 | Michael Dwyer | Liberal | ||
| 40th | 1933-1937 | |||
Dual-member district (1925-1933)
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th | 1928-1933 | Gordon Sidney Harrington | Liberal-Conservative | Joseph Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 38th | 1925-1928 | ||||||
| Cape Breton Centre returned two members before 1933 | |||||||
Election results
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020 Upon the resignation of Tammy Martin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kendra Coombes | 2,731 | 42.91 | -0.86 | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 1,991 | 31.28 | -2.30 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louie Piovesan | 1,567 | 24.26 | +1.96 | ||||
| Green | Adrianna MacKinnon | 76 | 1.19 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,365 | 99.76 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.24 | -0.44 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,380 | 51.56 | -9.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,373 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +0.72 | ||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tammy Martin | 3,419 | 43.77 | +3.49 | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 2,623 | 33.58 | -15.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louie Piovesan | 1,770 | 22.66 | +12.44 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,812 | 99.33 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 53 | 0.67 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,865 | 59.68 | +12.01 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,178 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.71 | ||||||
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015 On the resignation of Frank Corbett | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 3,120 | 49.51 | +6.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tammy Martin | 2,538 | 40.27 | -5.02 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Lee | 644 | 10.22 | -1.28 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,302 | 99.38 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 39 | 0.62 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,341 | 47.67 | -10.81 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 13,302 | – | ||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +5.66 | ||||||
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 3,440 | 45.29 | -33.25 | ||||
| Liberal | David Wilton | 3,282 | 43.21 | +30.71 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Lee | 873 | 11.49 | +4.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,595 | 99.42 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,639 | 58.48 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 13,062 | – | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -31.98 | ||||||
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election redistributed results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic Party | 5,738 | 78.54 | |
| Liberal | 913 | 12.50 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 537 | 7.35 | |
| Green | 118 | 1.62 | |
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 5,096 | 80.14 | +36.49 | ||||
| Liberal | Joe MacPherson | 685 | 10.77 | -16.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Ryan | 479 | 7.53 | -20.91 | ||||
| Green | Chris Alders | 99 | 1.56 | +0.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,359 | 99.48 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.52 | +0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,392 | 51.90 | -16.19 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 12,317 | – | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +26.32 | ||||||
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 3,490 | 43.65 | -6.99 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darren Bruckschwaiger | 2,274 | 28.44 | +23.63 | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Lee MacDonald | 2,152 | 26.92 | -17.63 | ||||
| Green | Frances Oomen | 79 | 0.99 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,995 | 99.64 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.36 | -0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,024 | 68.08 | +0.47 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 11,786 | – | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -15.31 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 3,929 | 50.64 | -3.45 | |
| Liberal | Basil McGillivray | 3,456 | 44.55 | +4.61 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Rita Tighe-MacLeod | 373 | 4.81 | -1.16 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 4,042 | 54.09 | ||
| Liberal | Susan Deruelle Marsh | 2,985 | 39.94 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Morrisey | 446 | 5.97 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 5,499 | 64.62 | ||
| Liberal | Steve Drake | 2,435 | 28.61 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Julien Frison | 576 | 6.77 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Russell MacNeil | 5,644 | 61.28 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Victor Tomiczek | 2,554 | 27.73 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Julien Frison | 1,012 | 10.99 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Russell MacNeil | 3,338 | 41.02 | ||
| New Democratic Party | John Stevens | 2,543 | 31.25 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Harold MacDonald | 2,257 | 27.73 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Russell MacNeil | 2,758 | 35.55 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Harold MacDonald | 2,755 | 35.51 | ||
| New Democratic Party | John Stevens | 2,245 | 28.94 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Wayne 'Buzzy' Connors | 3,681 | 45.80 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Harold MacDonald | 2,210 | 27.50 | ||
| New Democratic Party | John Wilson | 2,146 | 26.70 | ||
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 4,586 | ||||||
| Liberal | A. (Beaver) Parsons | 1,264 | ||||||
| Cape Breton Labour | Dan 'Diddles' MacKinnon | 1,202 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Angus Grant | 743 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3,276 | 39.49 | ||
| New Democratic Party | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | 2,812 | 33.90 | ||
| Liberal | Art MacDonald | 2,208 | 26.61 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | 3,594 | 44.39 | ||
| Liberal | Francis MacLean | 2,993 | 36.96 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter MacKinnon | 1,510 | 18.65 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | 3,380 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 2,743 | |||
| Liberal | Albert J. Boudreau | 1,703 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3,680 | |||
| Liberal | Stewart Marsh | 1,902 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Alex MacDonald | 1,700 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3,565 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Tom O'Leary | 1,505 | |||
| Liberal | William J. Boudreau | 1,313 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3,699 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Michael James MacDonald | 2,197 | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Rizzetto | 939 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | Michael James MacDonald | 3,371 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Lowell Murray | 1,964 | |||
| Liberal | James P. McNeil | 1,887 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | Michael James MacDonald | 2,948 | |||
| Liberal | James P. McNeil | 2,569 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles W. Miller | 1,289 | |||
References
- Sydney-Whitney Pier - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
- "Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- Elections Nova Scotia, Summary Results from 1867 to 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (October 30, 1956). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (June 7, 1960). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (October 8, 1963). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (May 30, 1967). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (October 13, 1970). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (April 2, 1974). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (September 19, 1978). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (October 6, 1981). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (November 6, 1984). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (September 6, 1988). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Return of By-Elections for the House of Assembly 1989 and 1990. Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (May 25, 1993). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (March 24, 1998). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (July 27, 1999). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (August 5, 2003). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (June 13, 2006). Retrieved June 28, 2014
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Poll by Poll Results (June 9, 2009). Retrieved June 28, 2014
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