| Nova Scotia House of Assembly provincial electoral district |
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|---|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Gordie Gosse NDP |
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| Population (2006) | 13,350 | |
| Electors (2009) | 10,748 | |
| 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.
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61st | 2009-Present | Gordie Gosse | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Gordie Gosse | 4734 | 71.11 | +10.19 | |
| Liberal | Donnie Morrison | 1554 | 23.34 | -1.99 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Cory Hann | 276 | 4.15 | -7.92 | |
| Green | Michael Milburn | 93 | 1.4 | -0.28 | |
| 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 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Paul MacEwan | 4004 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Gordie Gosse | 3253 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Dorrington | 235 | |||