Northside-Westmount

Northside-Westmount
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 

Eddie Orrell
Progressive Conservative

District created 1933
Last contested 2017
Demographics
Area (km²) 80
Census divisions Cape Breton County
Census subdivisions Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Northside-Westmount is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

In 1933, the County of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was Cape Breton North. In 2003, the district gained upper North Sydney as far as Balls Creek and Point Aconi. In 2013, the district was renamed Northside-Westmount and it lost the area west of Little Bras d'Or to Victoria-The Lakes and gained the area north of Highway 125 from Cape Breton South.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
63rd 2017–present Eddie Orrell Progressive Conservative
62nd 2013–2017
Cape Breton North
61st 2011-2013 Eddie Orrell Progressive Conservative
2009-2011     Cecil Clarke Progressive Conservative
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006
58th 2001-2003
1999-2001     Russell MacLellan Liberal
57th 1998-1999
56th 1997-1998
1993-1997     Ron Stewart Liberal
55th 1988-1993     Brian Young Progressive Conservative
54th 1984-1988
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1978-1981     Len J. Arsenault New Democratic
49th 1967-1970     Tom McKeough Progressive Conservative
50th 1970-1974
51st 1974-1978
48th 1963-1967
47th 1960-1963
46th 1956-1960     John M. Macdonald Progressive Conservative
45th 1953-1956     Alexander O'Handley Liberal
44th 1949-1953
43rd 1945-1949
42nd 1941-1945
41st 1937-1941     George Belcher Murray Liberal
40th 1933-1937     Joseph Macdonald Conservative

Election results

2017 general election

Nova Scotia general election, 2017
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeEddie Orrell 5,941 63.46 +19.43
LiberalJohn Higgins 1,985 21.20 -17.92
New DemocraticRonald Crowther 1,436 15.34 -1.48
Total valid votes 9,362100.0  
Total rejected ballots 820.87
Turnout 9,44456.97
Eligible voters 16,578

2013 general election

Nova Scotia general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Progressive Conservative Eddie Orrell 4179 44.03
  Liberal John Higgins 3716 39.12
  New Democratic Party Cecil Snow 1597 16.82

2011 by-election

June 21, 2011 By-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Progressive Conservative Eddie Orrell 3,975 54.88
  New Democratic Party Russell MacDonald 2,265 31.27
  Liberal Brian McGean 931 12.85
AtlanticaJonathan Dean 72 0.99

2009 general election

Nova Scotia general election, 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Progressive Conservative Cecil Clarke 3,477 44.47
  New Democratic Party Russell MacDonald 3,312 42.36
  Liberal Ken Jardine 921 11.78
GreenChris Milburn 108 1.38 –

2006 general election

Nova Scotia general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Progressive Conservative Cecil Clarke 4,310 50.71
  New Democratic Party Russell MacDonald 2,195 25.83
  Liberal Fred Tilley 1,869 21.99
GreenMark Doucet 125 1.47 –

2003 general election

Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Progressive Conservative Cecil Clarke 3,754 43.46
  Liberal Mike White 3,170 36.70
  New Democratic Party Cecil Snow 1,714 19.84

1999 general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Russell MacLellan 4,222 48.69
  New Democratic Party Archie MacKinnon 2,587 29.83
  Progressive Conservative Murray Johnston 1,863 21.48

1998 general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Russell MacLellan 4,666 50.13
  New Democratic Party Archie MacKinnon 2,789 29.96
  Progressive Conservative Murray Johnston 1,853 19.91

1997 by-election

November 4, 1997 By-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Russell MacLellan 4,826 56.97
  New Democratic Party Archie MacKinnon 2,886 34.07
  Progressive Conservative Danny Laffin 759 8.96

1993 general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Ron Stewart 5,459 51.21
  Progressive Conservative Brian Young 3,911 36.69
  New Democratic Party Archie MacKinnon 1,289 12.09
  Independent Ron Laffin 76 0.71

References

  1. ↑ Northside-Westmount - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
  2. ↑ http://electionsnovascotia.ca/results/byelections/2011%20Cape%20Breton%20North%20By-election%20Results.pdf

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