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Cape Breton—Canso
Nova Scotia electoral district
Cape Breton—Canso in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Rodger Cuzner
Liberal
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]71,962
Electors (2015)60,666
Area (km²)[1]9,308
Pop. density (per km²)7.7
Census subdivision(s)Cape Breton, Guysborough, Port Hawkesbury

Cape Breton—Canso is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2011 was 75,247. It is the successor to Bras d'Or (later known as Bras d'Or—Cape Breton, which was represented in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
200175,221—    
200671,968−4.3%
2011 (2003 redist.)68,435−4.9%
2011 (2015 redist.)74,597+9.0%
201671,962−3.5%

From the 2016 census [2]

Languages (mother tongue:

  • Languages: (2016) 90.8% English, 6.5% French, 1.2% Mi'kmaq, 0.4% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Mandarin, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Scottish Gaelic, 0.1% Tagalog[3]

Average Age:

  • 46.4

Average Household Size:

  • 2.3

Geography

The district includes eastern Guysborough County, and the western, southern and eastern coasts of Cape Breton Island. Communities include Glace Bay, Louisbourg, Inverness, Cheticamp, St. Peters, Port Hawkesbury, Mulgrave, Guysborough, Dominion and Canso. The area is 9,438 km2.

Political geography

In 2008, the Liberals won most of their support on Cape Breton Island, whereas the mainland portion of the riding voted Conservative with a few Liberal and NDP pockets The Conservatives and the NDP both won a small handful of polls on the island, and the Greens won a poll containing Judique. [1]

History

The riding of Bras d'Or was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Cape Breton—East Richmond ridings.

Bras d'Or was renamed "Bras d'Or—Cape Breton" in 1998. It was abolished in 2003. Most of its territory (except for the community of Sydney River) was incorporated into a new riding called "Cape Breton—Canso", and it also added a portion of Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough on the mainland.

As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will gain 9% of its new territory from Central Nova.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Bras d'Or
Riding created from Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
and Cape Breton—East Richmond
36th  1997–2000     Michelle Dockrill New Democratic
Bras d'Or—Cape Breton
37th  2000–2004     Rodger Cuzner Liberal
Cape Breton—Canso
38th  2004–2006     Rodger Cuzner Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–present

Election results

Cape Breton—Canso, 2013 Representation Order

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Rodger Cuzner 32,163 74.39 +30.29 $69,357.97
Conservative Adam Daniel Rodgers 6,246 14.45 –18.17 $36,970.92
New Democratic Michelle Smith 3,547 8.20 –11.84 $3,803.75
Green Maria Goretti Coady 1,281 2.96 –0.28 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,237 100.00   $205,381.80
Total rejected ballots 274 0.63
Turnout 43,511 71.72
Eligible voters 60,666
Liberal hold Swing +24.23
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 17,196 44.10
  Conservative 12,719 32.62
  New Democratic 7,818 20.05
  Green 1,265 3.24

Cape Breton—Canso, 2003 Representation Order

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Rodger Cuzner 16,478 46.45 -1.65 $63,928.72
Conservative Clarence Derrick Kennedy 10,873 30.65 +7.15 $75,474.80
New Democratic Marney Simmons 6,984 19.69 -1.43 $2,528.46
Green Glen Carabin 1,141 3.22 -4.06 $346.95
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,476 100.0     $83,274.40
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 336 0.94 +0.14
Turnout 35,812 62.47 -0.84
Eligible voters 57,331
Liberal hold Swing -4.40
Sources:[7][8]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Rodger Cuzner 17,447 48.10 -5.09 $35,405.44
Conservative Allan Murphy 8,524 23.50 -0.68 $51,511.90
New Democratic Mark MacNeill 7,660 21.12 +0.98 $6,483.40
Green Dwayne MacEachern 2,641 7.28 +4.78 $5,315.05
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,272 100.0     $80,776
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 292 0.80 +0.09
Turnout 36,564 63.31 -3.21
Eligible voters 57,753
Liberal hold Swing -2.20
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Rodger Cuzner 21,424 53.19 -0.07 $62,038.40
Conservative Kenzie MacNeil 9,740 24.18 +3.94 $47,590.43
New Democratic Hector Morrison 8,111 20.14 -4.18 $7,662.93
Green Rob Hines 1,006 2.50 +0.33 $323.17
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,281 100.0     $76,321
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 288 0.71 -0.24
Turnout 40,569 66.52 +2.72
Eligible voters 60,984
Liberal hold Swing -2.00
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Rodger Cuzner 20,139 53.26 -0.33 $63,078.17
New Democratic Shirley Hartery 9,197 24.32 +5.44 $21,160.51
Conservative Kenzie MacNeil 7,654 20.24 -7.19 $49,919.36
Green Seumas Gibson 820 2.17 – none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,810 100.0     $73,856
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 361 0.95
Turnout 38,171 63.80 -3.38
Eligible voters 59,825
Liberal notional hold Swing -2.88
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Liberal 21,200 53.59
  Progressive Conservative 9,291 23.49
  New Democratic 7,469 18.88
  Alliance 1,558 3.94
  Others 42 0.11

Bras d'Or–Cape Breton

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rodger Cuzner 20,815 54.85 +16.41
Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod 8,114 21.38 +1.12
New Democratic Michelle Dockrill 7,537 19.86 -21.44
Alliance John Currie 1,483 3.91 –
Total valid votes 37,949 100.00
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +18.93

Bras d'Or

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Michelle Dockrill 17,575 41.30
Liberal David Dingwall 16,358 38.44
Progressive Conservative Frank Crowdis 8,620 20.26
Total valid votes 42,553 100.00

See also

References

  • "Cape Breton—Canso (Code 12001) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=12001&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Cape%20Breton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1
  3. ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=109979&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=888&Temporal=2016,2017&THEME=118&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=
  4. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Cape Breton—Canso (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

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