Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
Encyclopedia
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.
, Inverness—Richmond
and North Cape Breton and Victoria ridings.
It consisted initially of:
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Bras d'Or, Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough
and Sydney—Victoria
ridings.
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1968 to 1997.
History
This riding was created in 1966 from Antigonish—GuysboroughAntigonish—Guysborough
Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968.This riding was created in 1914 and combined the former ridings of Antigonish and Guysborough...
, Inverness—Richmond
Inverness—Richmond
Inverness—Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Inverness and Richmond—West Cape Breton ridings...
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
Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough
Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004....
and Sydney—Victoria
Sydney—Victoria
Sydney–Victoria is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2006 was 76,801...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
- Allan J. MacEachen, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1968-1984) - Lawrence O'NeilLawrence O'NeilLawrence I. O'Neil is the Associate Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Family Division. He was a lawyer by profession, and between 1984 and 1988, was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons....
, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
(1984-1988) - Francis LeBlancFrancis LeBlancFrancis G. LeBlanc was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.LeBlanc won the Cape Breton Highlands—Canso electoral district for the Liberal party in the 1988 and 1993 federal elections.The Cape Breton Highlands-Canso riding was redistributed for the 1997 federal election, in...
, Liberal (1988-1997)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for (1966–1996) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...