West Nova
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 West Nova in relation to the other Nova Scotia ridings. |
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| Member of Parliament | Robert Thibault Liberal |
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| Population (2001) | 88 257 | |
| Electors (2006) | 71 393 | |
| Area (km²) | 9965 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 8.86 | |
| Riding created | 1996, from South Shore and South West Nova | |
| Census divisions | Annapolis Digby Kings Yarmouth |
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| Subdivisions | Towns: Annapolis Royal Berwick Bridgetown Digby Middleton Municipal districts: Argyle, Clare, Digby Yarmouth |
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West Nova (French: Nova-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 88,257.
It was created in 1996 from parts of South Shore and South West Nova ridings.
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[edit] Demographics
Ethnic groups: 94.8% White, 2.9% First Nations, 1.7% Black
Languages: 82.4% English, 15.6% French, 1.2% Other
Religions: 48.4% Protestant, 35.1% Catholic, 1.2% Other Christian, 14.5% no affiliation
Average income: $21,769
[edit] Geography
It reaches from Berwick in Kings County (it only includes the western part of Kings County) down through Annapolis County, Digby County and Yarmouth County, ending at the Yarmouth-Shelburne border.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from South Shore and South West Nova ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| South Shore and South West Nova prior to 1997 | ||||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | Mark Muise | Progressive Conservative | |
| 37th | 2000-2004 | Robert Thibault | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2004-2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 17 734 | 39.24 | -3.42 | ||
| Conservative | Greg Kerr | 17 223 | 38.11 | +5.06 | ||
| New Democrat | Edmund Arthur Bull | 8511 | 18.83 | -2.30 | ||
| Green | Matthew Granger | 1040 | 2.30 | -0.92 | ||
| Independent | Ken Griffiths | 681 | 1.51 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 45 189 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 18 343 | 42.66 | +6.57 | ||
| Conservative | Jon Charles Carey | 14 209 | 33.05 | -19.64 | ||
| New Democrat | Edmund Arthur Bull | 9086 | 21.13 | +9.90 | ||
| Green | Matthew Granger | 1385 | 3.22 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 42 996 | |||||
Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 12 783 | 36.09 | +10.39 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Muise | 12 080 | 34.11 | -0.20 | ||
| Canadian Alliance | Mike Donaldson | 6581 | 18.58 | -0.23 | ||
| New Democrat | Phil Roberts | 3976 | 11.23 | -9.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 35 420 | |||||
Results for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Muise | 13 187 | 34.31 | Ø | ||
| Liberal | Harry Verran | 9877 | 25.70 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | Brian D. Noble | 7862 | 20.46 | Ø | ||
| Reform | Betty L. Cox | 7229 | 18.81 | Ø | ||
| Natural Law | Neeraj Lakhanpal | 275 | 0.72 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 38 430 | |||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Riding history for West Nova (1996–1998) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for West Nova (1998–2003) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for West Nova (2003– ) from the Library of Parliament
- results
