Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
Cape Breton Highlands—Canso was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997.
History
This riding was created in 1966 from Antigonish—Guysborough, Inverness—Richmond and North Cape Breton and Victoria ridings.
It consisted initially of:
- the counties of Antigonish and Inverness, and
- parts of the counties of Guysborough, Victoria and Richmond.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
- the County of Antigonish, and
- parts of the Counties of Inverness, Victoria, Richmond and Guysborough lying to the east of the meridian of Longitude 62(30'00" West.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Bras d'Or, Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough and Sydney—Victoria ridings.
Members of Parliament
- Allan J. MacEachen, Liberal (1968–1984)
- Lawrence O'Neil, Progressive Conservative (1984–1988)
- Francis LeBlanc, Liberal (1988–1997)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 13,725 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | D. Hugh Gillis | 13,195 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ieva Jessens | 445 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 16,929 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIsaac | 14,463 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Robert Schwaab | 1,929 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 17,977 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIsaac | 12,401 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Alick Mackenzie Slater | 1,819 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 17,047 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | F.B. William Bill Kelly | 13,736 | ||||||
| New Democratic | William J. Woodfine | 4,657 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 18,262 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | F.B. William Bill Kelly | 12,799 | ||||||
| New Democratic | William J. Woodfine | 4,902 | ||||||
| Independent | Elizabeth May | 272 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence O'Neil | 19,371 | ||||||
| Liberal | Kenzie MacKinnon | 15,026 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Daniel W. MacInnes | 4,308 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Francis LeBlanc | 20,318 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence O'Neil | 17,557 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Wilf Cude | 2,036 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Francis LeBlanc | 22,713 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lewis MacKinnon | 7,916 | ||||||
| Reform | Henry Van Berkel | 2,972 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Junior Bernard | 1,375 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Earl Lafford | 337 | ||||||
See also
External links
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