Cape Breton Nova

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Cape Breton Nova
 Nova Scotia House of Assembly
electoral district
Member of the
Legislative Assembly		       Gordie Gosse
NDP
Population (2001) 14,210
Electors (2006) 10,261
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created 1956
Census divisions Cape Breton RM
Subdivisions Sydney

Cape Breton Nova 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 2003 has been Gordie Gosse of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. The district includes the northern parts of Sydney including Whitney Pier, as well as a small area of Cape Breton County.

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party
60th 2006-Present Gordie Gosse New Democratic
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003     Paul MacEwan Liberal
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998
55th 1990-1993
1988-1990     Independent
54th 1984-1988
1984     Cape Breton Labour
53rd 1982-1984
1981-1982     Independent
52nd 1980-1981
1978-1980     New Democratic
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974
49th 1967-1970 Percy "Pinky" Gaum Progressive Conservative
48th 1963-1967
47th 1960-1963
46th 1956-1960


[edit] Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Gordie Gosse 4315 60.92
     Liberal Mel Crowe 1794 25.33
     Progressive Conservative Todd Marsman 855 12.07
     Green Chris Milburn 119 1.68
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Gordie Gosse 3145 45.19
     Liberal Mel Crowe 3085 44.33
     Progressive Conservative Todd Marsman 729 10.48

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Historic
to 2003: Cape Breton East • Cape Breton The Lakes • Dartmouth South • Dartmouth-Cole Harbour • Halifax Bedford Basin • Sackville-Beaver Bank • Victoria
to 1993: Annapolis East • Annapolis West • Colchester South • Cumberland Centre • Cumberland East • Cumberland West • Digby • Guysborough • Halifax Cornwallis • Halifax Eastern Shore • Halifax St. Margarets • Inverness North • Inverness South • Lunenburg Centre • Lunenburg East • Sackville
to 1978: Colchester • Halifax Cobequid
to 1967: Halifax Centre • Halifax County Dartmouth • Halifax East • Halifax North • Halifax Northwest • Halifax South • Halifax West
to 1956: Annapolis County • Kings
to 1949: Cumberland • Hants • Pictou
to 1933: Halifax • Richmond and Cape Breton West
to 1925: Cape Breton
See also: 2006 election • List of elections • Politics of Nova Scotia