Cape Breton Centre
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 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 | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 14,038 | ||
| Electors | 12,632 | ||
| Area (km²) | 135.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 104 | ||
| Census divisions | Cape Breton | ||
| Census subdivisions | New Waterford | ||
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.
Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly, since 1998, is Frank Corbett of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. The district consists of the area around New Waterford.
With the electoral boundary changes announced on September 12, 2012, Cape Breton Centre will expand to include South Bar, Lingan Road, and part of grand Lake Road, which were formerly of Cape Breton Nova.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Dual-member district (1925-1933)
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Breton Centre returned two members before 1933 | |||||||
| 38th | 1925-1928 | Gordon Sidney Harrington | Liberal-Conservative | Joseph Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 39th | 1928-1933 | ||||||
Single-member district (1933-present)
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40th | 1933-1937 | Michael Dwyer | Liberal | |
| 41st | 1937-1939 | |||
| 1939-1941 | Douglas MacDonald | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | ||
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | |||
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | Michael James MacDonald | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |
| 44th | 1949-1953 | |||
| 45th | 1953-1956 | |||
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
| 47th | 1960-1961 | |||
| 1961-1963 | New Democratic | |||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Michael Laffin | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | |||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | New Democratic | |
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | Michael Laffin | Progressive Conservative | |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1989 | Wayne Connors | Liberal | |
| 1989-1993 | Russell MacNeil | Liberal | ||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Frank Corbett | New Democratic | |
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–present | |||
Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 3440 | 45.29 | ||
| Liberal | Dave Wilton | 3282 | 43.21 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Lee | 873 | 11.49 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 5096 | 80.14 | ||
| Liberal | Joe MacPherson | 685 | 10.77 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Ryan | 479 | 7.53 | ||
| Green | Chris Alders | 99 | 1.56 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 3490 | 43.65 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Darren Bruckschwaiger | 2274 | 28.44 | ||
| Liberal | Laura Lee MacDonald | 2152 | 26.92 | ||
| Green | Frances Oomen | 79 | 0.99 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 3929 | 50.64 | ||
| Liberal | Basil McGillivray | 3456 | 44.55 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Rita Tighe-MacLeod | 373 | 4.81 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 4042 | 54.09 | ||
| Liberal | Susan Deruelle Marsh | 2985 | 39.94 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Morrisey | 446 | 5.97 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Frank Corbett | 5499 | 64.6 | ||
| Liberal | Steve Drake | 2435 | 28.6 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Julien Frison | 576 | 6.8 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Russell MacNeil | 5644 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Victor Tomiczek | 2554 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Julien Frison | 1012 | |||
| Cape Breton Centre by-election, 1990 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Russell MacNeil | 3338 | |||
| New Democratic Party | John Stevens | 2543 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Harold MacDonald | 2257 | |||
| Cape Breton Centre by-election, 1989 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Russell MacNeil | 2758 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Harold MacDonald | 2755 | |||
| New Democratic Party | John Stevens | 2245 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1988 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Wayne 'Buzzy' Connors | 3681 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Harold MacDonald | 2210 | |||
| New Democratic Party | John Wilson | 2146 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1984: Cape Breton Centre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1981 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3276 | |||
| New Democratic Party | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | 2812 | |||
| Liberal | Art MacDonald | 2208 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1978 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | 3594 | |||
| Liberal | Francis MacLean | 2993 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter MacKinnon | 1510 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1974 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | 3380 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 2743 | |||
| Liberal | Albert J. Boudreau | 1703 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1970 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3680 | |||
| Liberal | Stewart Marsh | 1902 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Alex MacDonald | 1700 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1967 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3565 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Tom O'Leary | 1505 | |||
| Liberal | William J. Boudreau | 1313 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1963 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Laffin | 3699 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Michael James MacDonald | 2197 | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Rizzetto | 939 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1960 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Michael James MacDonald | 3371 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Lowell Murray | 1964 | |||
| Liberal | James P. McNeil | 1887 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1956 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Michael James MacDonald | 2948 | |||
| Liberal | James P. McNeil | 2569 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles W. Miller | 1289 | |||
References
- ↑ Elections Nova Scotia, Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (September 12, 2012). Retrieved on March 11, 2013
- Elections Nova Scotia, Election Summary From 1867-2007. Retrieved May 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (October 30, 1956). Retrieved June 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (June 7, 1960). Retrieved June 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (October 8, 1963). Retrieved May 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (May 30, 1967). Retrieved May 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (October 13, 1970). Retrieved May 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (April 2, 1974). Retrieved May 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (September 19, 1978). Retrieved May 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (October 6, 1981). Retrieved May 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (November 6, 1984). Retrieved May 7, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (September 6, 1988). Retrieved April 30, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Return of By-Elections for the House of Assembly 1989 and 1990. Retrieved April 30, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (May 25, 1993). Retrieved April 30, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (March 24, 1998). Retrieved April 30, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (July 27, 1999). Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (August 5, 2003). Retrieved April 30, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (June 13, 2006). Retrieved April 30, 2008
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Poll by Poll Results (June 9, 2009). Retrieved August 5, 2009
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