West Nova
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 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 West Nova in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 1966 | ||
| First contested | 1968 | ||
| Last contested | 2011 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 83,654 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 67,722 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 8,882.18 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 9.4 | ||
| Census divisions | Annapolis, Digby, Kings, Yarmouth | ||
| Census subdivisions | Annapolis Royal, Berwick, Bridgetown, Digby, Middleton, Yarmouth | ||
West Nova (French: Nova-Ouest) (formerly South West Nova) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.
The district is rural with a few small towns and communities located along the coast. The riding has been called a microcosm of rural Canada because it includes fishing, farming, tourism, small business and an English-French mix.[2] The riding is noted as having the highest Baptist proportion in Canada at 28%.[3]
The riding tends to have socially conservative views. In the 1990s, Harry Verran was able to win the district as a Liberal in part due to his socially conservative views, including campaigning against same-sex marriage.[4]
History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare ridings. In 1996, Seal Island was added and the name was changed from South West Nova to West Nova. In 2004, 20 percent of Kings—Hants was added to the district.
Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2001 | 88,257 | — |
| 2006 | 86,393 | −2.1% |
| 2011 | 83,654 | −3.2% |
From the 2006 census [5]
Ethnic groups:
- White: 97.9%
- Black: 1.5%
- Other: 0.6%
Languages:
Religions:
- Protestant: 48.4%
- Catholic: 35.1%
- Other Christian: 1.2%
- No religious affiliation: 14.5%
Education:
- No certificate, diploma or degree: 35.4%
- High school certificate: 20.5%
- Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 13.6%
- Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 18.4%
- University certificate or diploma: 12.1%
Income:
- Per capita income: $19,450
- Median household income: $40,290
- Median family income: $48,969
- Average house value: $133,217
Median Age:
- 43.6
Unemployment:
- 11.3%
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.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare prior to 1966 | ||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Louis-Roland Comeau | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Charles Haliburton | Progressive Conservative | |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Coline Campbell | Liberal | |
| South Western Nova | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Charles Haliburton | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Coline Campbell | Liberal | |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Gerald Comeau | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Coline Campbell | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Harry Verran | Liberal | |
| South West Nova | ||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Mark Muise | Progressive Conservative | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Robert Thibault | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Greg Kerr | Conservative | |
| 41st | 2011–present | |||
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Greg Kerr | 20,204 | 47.04 | +7.10 | ||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 15,632 | 36.39 | +0.24 | ||
| New Democratic | George Barron | 5,631 | 13.11 | -3.78 | ||
| Green | Ross Johnson | 1,487 | 3.46 | -1.55 | ||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 42,954 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 356 | 0.82 | +0.10 | |||
| Turnout | 43,310 | 63.95 | +1.2 | |||
| Eligible voters | 67,287 | – | – | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Greg Kerr | 16,779 | 39.94 | +1.83 | $70,657 | |
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 15,185 | 36.15 | -3.09 | $65,606 | |
| New Democratic | George Barron | 7,097 | 16.89 | -1.94 | $12,741 | |
| Green | Ronald Mills | 2,106 | 5.01 | +2.71 | $230 | |
| Independent | Cindy M. Nesbitt | 844 | 2.01 | – | $10,570 | |
| Total valid votes | 42,011 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 304 | 0.72 | ||||
| Turnout | 42,315 | 62.8 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | -2.46 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 17,734 | 39.24 | -3.42 | $72,735 | |
| Conservative | Greg Kerr | 17,222 | 38.11 | +5.06 | $54,065 | |
| New Democratic | Arthur Bull | 8,511 | 18.83 | -2.30 | $25,355 | |
| Green | Matthew Granger | 1,040 | 2.30 | -0.92 | $193 | |
| Independent | Ken Griffiths | 681 | 1.51 | – | $2,576 | |
| Total valid votes | 45,189 | 100.00 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.24 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 18,343 | 42.66 | +6.57 | $49,127 | |
| Conservative | Jon Charles Carey | 14,209 | 33.05 | -1.06 | $119,570 | |
| New Democratic | Arthur Bull | 9,086 | 21.13 | +9.90 | $18,596 | |
| Green | Matthew Granger | 1,385 | 3.22 | – | $0.00 | |
| Total valid votes | 42,996 | 100.00 | ||||
Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 12,783 | 36.09 | +10.39 | $57,653 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Muise | 12,080 | 34.11 | -0.20 | 34,692 | |
| Alliance | Mike Donaldson | 6,581 | 18.58 | -0.23 | $32,417 | |
| New Democratic | Phil Roberts | 3,976 | 11.23 | -9.23 | $14,118 | |
| Total valid votes | 35,420 | 100.00 | ||||
Results for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Muise | 13,187 | 34.31 | +11.64 | $37,592 | |
| Liberal | Harry Verran | 9,877 | 25.70 | -29.19 | $47,082 | |
| New Democratic | Brian Noble | 7,862 | 20.46 | +14.87 | $4,426 | |
| Reform | Betty Cox | 7,229 | 18.81 | +3.66 | $25,210 | |
| Natural Law | Neeraj Lakhanpal | 275 | 0.72 | -0.98 | $0.00 | |
| Total valid votes | 38,430 | 100.00 | ||||
South West Nova
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Liberal | Harry Verran | 20,530 | 54.89 | +4.88 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Joseph Thibault | 8,478 | 22.67 | -18.84 | ||
| Reform | Louis Mason | 5,667 | 15.15 | |||
| New Democratic | Peter Zavitz | 2,090 | 5.59 | -0.10 | ||
| Natural Law | Gregg Murphy | 636 | 1.70 | |||
| Total valid votes | 37,401 | 100.00 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 21,062 | 50.01 | +8.16 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Comeau | 17,482 | 41.51 | -9.08 | ||
| New Democratic | Peter Zavitz | 2,396 | 5.69 | -1.86 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Angus M. McLean | 1,172 | 2.78 | |||
| Total valid votes | 42,112 | 100.00 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Comeau | 20,604 | 50.59 | +13.78 | ||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 17,044 | 41.85 | -7.97 | ||
| New Democratic | Bob Ritchie | 3,076 | 7.55 | -5.25 | ||
| Total valid votes | 40,724 | 100.00 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 19,151 | 49.82 | +5.65 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Haliburton | 14,151 | 36.81 | -7.66 | ||
| New Democratic | John Lee | 4,922 | 12.80 | +1.44 | ||
| Independent | Anne Trudell | 216 | 0.56 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,440 | 100.00 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Haliburton | 16,512 | 44.47 | -0.64 | ||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 16,398 | 44.17 | -4.93 | ||
| New Democratic | Ian MacPherson | 4,217 | 11.36 | +6.11 | ||
| Total valid votes | 37,127 | 100.00 | ||||
South Western Nova
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 15,066 | 49.10 | 7.49 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Haliburton | 13,841 | 45.11 | -5.07 | ||
| New Democratic | Yvonne Coe | 1,610 | 5.25 | -1.77 | ||
| Social Credit | Cecilia Zwicker | 164 | 0.53 | -0.67 | ||
| Total valid votes | 30,681 | 100.00 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Haliburton | 15,039 | 50.18 | -2.15 | ||
| Liberal | Fulton Logan | 12,471 | 41.61 | -2.61 | ||
| New Democratic | Lawrence Meuse | 2,104 | 7.02 | +4.66 | ||
| Social Credit | Charles Paddock | 359 | 1.20 | |||
| Total valid votes | 29,973 | 100.00 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Louis-Roland Comeau | 14,543 | 52.33 | |||
| Liberal | John Stewart | 12,290 | 44.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Rae Gilman | 655 | 2.36 | |||
| Independent PC | N. Evan Atkinson | 293 | 1.05 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,791 | 100.00 | ||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
- "(Code 12011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- Riding history for South West Nova (1976–1996) from the Library of Parliament
- 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
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stastistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ CBC riding profile
- ↑ Tony Hill (2002). Canadian politics, riding by riding: an in-depth analysis of Canada's 301 federal electoral districts. Winnipeg: Prospect Park Press. ISBN 0-9723436-0-1.
- ↑ Petition openparliament.ca
- ↑ http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen06/profiles/detail_b/FED12011.pdf West Nova's census profile
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