Glace Bay (electoral district)

Glace Bay is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Glace Bay
Nova Scotia electoral district
Glace Bay in relation to other Cape Breton electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Geoff MacLellan
Liberal
District created1925
First contested1928
Last contested2017
Demographics
Population (2011)15,487
Electors (2012)12,236
Area (km²)23
Pop. density (per km²)673.3
Census divisionsCape Breton County
Census subdivisionsCape Breton RM

The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2010 is Geoff MacLellan of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

It was created in 1933 when the district of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was named Cape Breton East. In 2001, the district name was changed to Glace Bay. In 2003, the district lost a small area at its southern tip to Cape Breton West.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
63rd 2017–present Geoff MacLellan Liberal
62nd 2013–2017
61st 2010–2013
2009–2010 Dave Wilson Liberal
60th 2006–2009
59th 2003–2006
58th 2000–2003
57th 1998–1999 Reeves Matheson Independent
1998     New Democratic
56th 1993–1998 John MacEachern Liberal
55th 1988–1993
54th 1984–1988 Donnie MacLeod Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981–1984
52nd 1980–1981
1978–1980 Jeremy Akerman New Democratic
51st 1974–1978
50th 1970–1974
49th 1967–1970 Layton Fergusson Progressive Conservative
48th 1953–1967
47th 1960–1963
46th 1956–1960
45th 1953–1956 Russell Cunningham Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
44th 1949–1953
43rd 1945–1949
42nd 1941–1945 Douglas Neil Brodie Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
41st 1937–1941 Lauchlin Currie Liberal
40th 1933–1937

Election results
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGeoff MacLellan3,31646.66-33.7
Progressive ConservativeJohn White2,93841.35+36.21
New DemocraticLois MacDougall71510.06-4.44
AtlanticaSteven MacNeil1371.92
Total valid votes 100.0  
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Geoff MacLellan 5,547 80.36
  NDP Mary Beth MacDonald 1,001 14.50
  PC Thomas Bethell 355 5.14
Byelection June 22, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalGeoff MacLellan3,90153.91
  NDP Myrtle Campbell 2,281 31.52
  PC Michelle Wheelhouse 759 10.48
  Independent Edna Lee 195 2.69
AtlanticaDan Wilson560.77
2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Dave Wilson 3,380 47.60
  NDP Myrtle Campbell 2,829 39.84
  PC Tom MacPherson 810 11.41
GreenTodd Pettigrew821.15–
2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Dave Wilson 3,327 43.08
  NDP Myrtle Turnbull Campbell 2,234 28.93
  PC Mark Bettens 2,074 26.85
GreenTodd Pettigrew881.14–
2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Dave Wilson 4,420 54.48
  NDP Vince Hall 2,342 28.87
  PC Mark Bettens 1,351 16.65
By-election, April 4, 2000: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Dave Wilson 4,017 43.33
  NDP Cecil Saccary 3,609 38.93
  PC Brad Kerr 1,644 17.74
1999 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Dave Wilson 3,704 40.12
  NDP Cecil Saccary 3,699 40.06
  PC Brad Kerr 1,043 11.30
  Independent Gerard Burke 787 8.52
1998 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  NDP Reeves Matheson 5,002
  Liberal Clarence Routledge 2,859
  PC Henry Boutilier 1,651
1993 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal John MacEachern 7,566
  NDP Terry McVarish 1,659
  PC Greg Hicks 1,069
1988 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal John MacEachern 5,739
  PC Bruce Clark 4,014
  NDP Terry McVarish 1,590
1984 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDonnie MacLeod4,787
LiberalCha Keliher3,579
Cape Breton LabourMichael Blais Matheson1,724
New DemocraticJim Jobe1,351
1981 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC Donnie MacLeod 4,699
  Liberal Shelly McNeil 3,053
  NDP Joe Kanary 1,849
  Independent Blair Matheson 716
By-election, December 2, 1980: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC Donnie MacLeod 4,505
  NDP Reeves Matheson 2,996
  Liberal Vincent Kachafanas 2,904
  Independent Ignatius V. Kennedy 101
1978 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  NDP Jeremy Akerman 5,135
  PC Frank Edwards 3,182
  Liberal Vincent Kachafanas 3,109
1974 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  NDP Jeremy Akerman 5,929
  Liberal Vincent Kachafanas 3,443
  PC Fred Adshade 1,611
  Independent Archie MacDonald 183
1970 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  NDP Jeremy Akerman 5,334
  PC N. Layton Fergusson 3,807
  Liberal Robert MacKay 2,037
1967 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC N. Layton Fergusson 5,094
  NDP James Aitchison 3,048
  Liberal William O'Leary 1,417
1963 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC N. Layton Fergusson 5,870
  NDP John L. MacKinnon 2,881
  Liberal Bernard Currie 1,359
1960 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC N. Layton Fergusson 4,862
  CCF James Aitchison 4,243
  Liberal William O'Leary 1,567
1956 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC N. Layton Fergusson 4,324
  Liberal C. Roy MacDonald 3,058
  CCF Russell Cunningham 2,864
1953 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  CCF Russell Cunningham 5,096
  Liberal Joseph McIntyre 3,934
  PC William Wilton 1,356
1949 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  CCF Russell Cunningham 4,543
  Liberal Chas. Roy MacDonald 3,829
  PC Thomas H. Dickson 2,093
1945 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  CCF Russell Cunningham 5,332
  Liberal Gus McGillivary 2,719
  PC Kenneth Daniel Beaton 1,002
1941 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  CCF Douglas Neil Brodie 6,222
  Liberal Lauchlin D. Currie 4,052
1937 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Lauchlin D. Currie 4,172
     Labour William T. Mercer 3,396
  Conservative Roderick Kerr 2,832
1933 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Lauchlin D. Currie 3,655
  Conservative Daniel R. Cameron 3,632
United FarmersJames B. McLachlan1,737
  CCF William T. Mercer 297

References
  1. Glace Bay - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature

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