Cape Breton West

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Cape Breton West is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2006 has been Alfie MacLeod of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party. It includes much of the southern parts of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, the communities of Sydney River, Port Morien and Louisbourg.

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly

  • Alfie MacLeod, PC (2006 - present)
  • Russell MacKinnon, Liberal (1998 - 2006)
  • Alfie MacLeod, PC (1995 - 1998)
  • Russell MacKinnon, Liberal (1988 - 1995)

[edit] Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Dave LeBlanc 4615 42.25
     Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod 4729 43.29
     New Democratic Party Terry Crawley 1344 12.30
     Green Michael P. Milburn 236 2.16
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Russell MacKinnon 4615 52.86
     Progressive Conservative Ivan Doncaster 2221 25.44
     New Democratic Party Doug MacKinlay 1895 21.70

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