Cape Breton Nova is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, which existed between 1956 and 2013. It elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the district included the northern parts of Sydney including Whitney Pier, as well as a small area of Cape Breton County, all within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
The district was created in 1956. In 1993, it gained the Ashby area between Welton Street and Ashby Road from Cape Breton South and the Grand Lake Road area from Cape Breton West. It lost the Scotchtown and River Ryan/Lingan areas to Cape Breton Centre. In 2003, it lost the New Victoria area and gained part of northern Sydney. In 2013, Cape Breton Nova was absorbed by Cape Breton Centre, Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg, and Sydney-Whitney Pier.
Members of the Legislative Assembly The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Election results 2009
2006
2003
1999
1998
1993
1988
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1981
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1956
See also List of Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
External links riding profile June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results