Inverness (provincial electoral district)
Inverness is a provincial electoral district on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1836 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 17,963 | ||
| Electors | 11,147 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,826 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.7 | ||
| Census divisions | Inverness County | ||
| Census subdivisions | Inverness, Subd. A, Inverness, Subd. B, Inverness, Subd. C, Whycocomagh 2 | ||
Initially created with the name "Juste-au-Corps", the electoral district of Inverness has existed in various forms since 1836. The name was changed to Inverness after lobbying by William Young.[1] It existed continuously as Inverness County until 1981 when it was divided into Inverness North and Inverness South. It was re-formed in 1993.
Following the 2012 redistribution, the district lost the Town of Port Hawkesbury to the new district of Cape Breton-Richmond.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Inverness have elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Allan MacMaster | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | ||||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | ||||
| 2009 | Rodney MacDonald | ||||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | ||||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | ||||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | ||||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Charlie MacDonald | Liberal | ||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | Charles MacArthur | |||
| Inverness North and Inverness South 1981-1993 | |||||
Inverness returned two members from 1867-1981.
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | William (Bill) MacEachern | Liberal | John Archie MacKenzie | Liberal | ||
| 51st | 1974–1978 | ||||||
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Norman J. MacLean | Progressive Conservative | ||||
| 49th | 1967–1970 | William N. MacLean | |||||
| 48th | 1963–1967 | ||||||
| 47th | 1960–1963 | Joseph Clyde Nunn | Liberal | Roderick MacLean | |||
| 46th | 1956–1960 | ||||||
| 45th | 1953–1956 | Alexander H. McKinnon | |||||
| 44th | 1949–1953 | ||||||
| 43rd | 1945–1949 | ||||||
| 42nd | 1941–1945 | ||||||
| 41st | 1937–1941 | Moses Elijah McGarry | John Alexander McDonald | Liberal | |||
| 40th | 1933–1937 | ||||||
| 39th | 1928–1933 | Liberal-Conservative | James A. Proudfoot | Liberal-Conservative | |||
| 38th | 1925–1928 | Hubert Meen Aucoin | Conservative | Malcolm McKay | Conservative | ||
| 37th | 1920–1925 | Donald MacLennan | Liberal | John C. Bourinot | Liberal | ||
| 36th | 1916–1920 | ||||||
| 35th | 1911–1916 | James MacDonald | |||||
| 34th | 1906–1911 | C.E.MacMillan | Liberal-Conservative | ||||
| 33rd | 1901–1906 | Moses J. Doucet | Liberal | ||||
| 32nd | 1897–1901 | ||||||
| 31st | 1894–1897 | Alex Campbell | Liberal-Conservative | J.H.Jameison | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 30th | 1890–1894 | John McKinnon | Liberal | Daniel McNeil | Liberal | ||
| 29th | 1886–1890 | ||||||
| 28th | 1882–1886 | Duncan J. Campbell | Alex Campbell | Conservative | |||
| 27th | 1878–1882 | ||||||
| 26th | 1874–1878 | John McKinnon | Duncan J. Campbell | ||||
| 25th | 1871–1874 | Hiram Blanchard | Conservative | Samuel McDonnell | |||
| 24th | 1867–1871 | Alexander Campbell | Liberal | ||||
Election results
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| The 2017 general election will be held on May 30. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allan MacMaster | |||||||
| Liberal | Bobby Morris | |||||||
| New Democratic | Michelle Smith | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Allan MacMaster | 3,816 | 49.29 | ||
| Liberal | Jackie Rankin | 3,248 | 41.95 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Michelle A. Smith | 678 | 8.76 | ||
2009 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Allan MacMaster | 3,155 | 35.75 | -20.30 | |
| Liberal | Ian McNeil | 3,105 | 35.18 | +15.29 | |
| New Democratic Party | Bert Lewis | 2,342 | 26.54 | +5.66 | |
| Green | Nathalie Arsenault | 223 | 2.53 | -1.00 | |
2009 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Rodney MacDonald | 5412 | 56.05 | -14.42 | |
| New Democratic Party | Michael MacIsaac | 2016 | 20.88 | +8.11 | |
| Liberal | Shaun Bennett | 1920 | 19.89 | +4.4 | |
| Green | Nathalie Arsenault | 339 | 3.53 | +2.14 | |
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Rodney MacDonald | 7404 | 70.47 | +19.28 | |
| Liberal | Mary MacLennan | 1627 | 15.49 | -21.22 | |
| New Democratic Party | Tim Murphy | 1342 | 12.77 | +0.66 | |
| Green | John G. Gibson | 133 | 1.27 | +1.27 | |
2003 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Rodney MacDonald | 5398 | 51.19 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal | Debbie Gillis | 3871 | 36.71 | -2.56 | |
| New Democratic Party | Tim Murphy | 1277 | 12.11 | -5.73 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Rodney MacDonald | 3876 | 42.89 | +21.69 | |
| Liberal | Charles MacDonald | 3527 | 39.27 | -8.53 | |
| New Democratic Party | Roy Yipp | 1612 | 17.84 | -6.86 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles MacDonald | 4396 | 47.8 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Maria Coady | 2274 | 24.7 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Randy MacDonald | 1951 | 21.2 | ||
| Independent | Ed MacDonald | 569 | 6.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles MacArthur | 5804 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Crowdis | 2944 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Mary T. Godwin | 902 | |||
References
- Beck, J. Murray. "YOUNG, Sir WILLIAM". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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