Cape Breton—The Sydneys was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
This riding was created in 1966 from Cape Breton South. It consisted initially of part of the county of Cape Breton, including the city of Sydney. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of parts of the Counties of Inverness, Victoria and Cape Breton including the City of Sydney. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Sydney—Victoria.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Breton—The Sydneys Riding created from Cape Breton South |
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| 28th | 1968–1972 | Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Russell MacLellan | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Sydney—Victoria | ||||
Election results
edit| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Muir | 14,971 | ||||||
| Liberal | Vincent Morrison | 10,543 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Martin J. Merner | 3,426 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Muir | 15,394 | ||||||
| Liberal | Mark Johnstone | 9,529 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bill Mozvik | 7,314 | ||||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Muir | 14,373 | ||||||
| Liberal | Russell MacLellan | 12,622 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Tom King | 5,523 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Russell MacLellan | 12,857 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joyce MacDougall | 12,011 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ed Murphy | 10,310 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Glen Brown | 128 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Russell MacLellan | 15,164 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ed Murphy | 10,180 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joyce MacDougall | 9,191 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Glen Brown | 85 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Russell MacLellan | 16,051 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Salter | 13,658 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ed Murphy | 6,673 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Russell MacLellan | 23,931 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | David A. MacDonald | 10,901 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ed MacLeod | 2,999 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Russell MacLellan | 25,185 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marlene Lovett | 3,732 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Robert Arthur Hawley | 2,126 | ||||||
| Reform | Keith Dingwall | 1,907 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Avard Mills | 287 | ||||||
See also
editExternal links
edit- Riding history for Cape Breton—The Sydneys (1966–1987) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Cape Breton—The Sydneys (1987–1996) from the Library of Parliament