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 House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.

Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1996
First contested1968
Last contested1993

History

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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

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Parliament Years Member Party
Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
Riding created from Antigonish—Guysborough, Inverness—Richmond
and North Cape Breton and Victoria
28th  1968–1972     Allan MacEachen Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Lawrence O'Neil Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993     Francis LeBlanc Liberal
35th  1993–1997
Riding dissolved into Bras d'Or, Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough
and Sydney—Victoria

Election results

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1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Allan J. MacEachen 13,725
Progressive Conservative D. Hugh Gillis 13,195
New Democratic Ieva Jessens 445
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Allan J. MacEachen 16,929
Progressive Conservative Angus MacIsaac 14,463
New Democratic Robert Schwaab 1,929
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Allan J. MacEachen 17,977
Progressive Conservative Angus MacIsaac 12,401
New Democratic Alick Mackenzie Slater 1,819
1979 Canadian federal election
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
1980 Canadian federal election
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
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Lawrence O'Neil 19,371
Liberal Kenzie MacKinnon 15,026
New Democratic Daniel W. MacInnes 4,308
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Francis LeBlanc 20,318
Progressive Conservative Lawrence O'Neil 17,557
New Democratic Wilf Cude 2,036
1993 Canadian federal election
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

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