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

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

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

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan J. MacEachen13,725
Progressive ConservativeD. Hugh Gillis13,195
New DemocraticIeva Jessens445
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan J. MacEachen16,929
Progressive ConservativeAngus MacIsaac14,463
New DemocraticRobert Schwaab1,929
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan J. MacEachen17,977
Progressive ConservativeAngus MacIsaac12,401
New DemocraticAlick Mackenzie Slater1,819
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan J. MacEachen17,047
Progressive ConservativeF.B. William Bill Kelly13,736
New DemocraticWilliam J. Woodfine4,657
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAllan J. MacEachen18,262
Progressive ConservativeF.B. William Bill Kelly12,799
New DemocraticWilliam J. Woodfine4,902
IndependentElizabeth May272
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeLawrence O'Neil19,371
LiberalKenzie MacKinnon15,026
New DemocraticDaniel W. MacInnes4,308
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrancis LeBlanc20,318
Progressive ConservativeLawrence O'Neil17,557
New DemocraticWilf Cude2,036
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrancis LeBlanc22,713
Progressive ConservativeLewis MacKinnon7,916
ReformHenry Van Berkel2,972
New DemocraticJunior Bernard1,375
Natural LawEarl Lafford337
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