Sydney-Whitney Pier

Sydney-Whitney Pier is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 2012 from 79% of Cape Breton Nova and 59% of Cape Breton South. The district contains the communities of Sydney and Whitney Pier.

Sydney-Whitney Pier

Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Derek Mombourquette Liberal
District created	2012
Last contested	2017
Demographics
Area (km²)	21
Census divisions	Cape Breton County
Census subdivisions	Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Membertou 28B

The riding is represented by Derek Mombourquette of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He won the seat in a byelection on July 14, 2015,[1] following the resignation of MLA Gordie Gosse.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
63rd	2017–present		Derek Mombourquette	Liberal
62nd	2015–2017
	2013-2015		Gordie Gosse	New Democratic

Election results

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Derek Mombourquette	3,656	38.72	-10.33
	New Democratic	Madonna Doucette	3,496	37.03	+6.88
	Progressive Conservative	Laurie MacIntosh	2,290	24.25	+3.45
Total valid votes			9,442	100.0
Total rejected ballots			62	0.65
Turnout			9,504	52.80
Eligible voters			18,001

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015 On the resignation of Gordie Gosse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Derek Mombourquette	3,794	49.05	+5.02
	New Democratic	Madonna Doucette	2,332	30.15	-19.22
	Progressive Conservative	Brian E. MacArthur	1,609	20.80	+14.20
Total valid votes			7,735	99.55
Total rejected ballots			35	0.45
Turnout			7,770	42.60
Electors on the lists			18,238
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+12.12

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gordie Gosse	5,084	49.37	−5.25
	Liberal	Derek Mombourquette	4,534	44.03	+8.80
	Progressive Conservative	Leslie MacPhee	680	6.60	−1.79
Total valid votes			10,298	99.40
Total rejected ballots			62	0.60
Turnout			10,360	57.86
Electors on the lists			17,906	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−7.03
Source(s) "Voters in two Cape Breton ridings head to polls Tuesday". Cape Breton Post. July 13, 2015.

2009 Nova Scotia general election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic Party	5,774	54.62
	Liberal	3,724	35.23
	Progressive Conservative	887	8.39
	Green	186	1.76

References

1. "Mombourquette takes Sydney-Whitney Pier for Liberals". Cape Breton Post. July 14, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
2. "Frank Corbett, Gordie Gosse resign from legislature". Cape Breton Post. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

External links

• 2013 riding profile