|
|
Cape Breton—Canso is the name of a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. Its population is 75,221. (2001)
| Contents |
Demographics
Ethnic Groups: 96.7% White, 2.1% Native Canadian
Languages: 89.0% English, 8.1% French, 2.2% Other
Religions: 67.0% Catholic, 28.7% Protestant, 3.7% No Affiliation
Average Income: $21,168
Geography
The district includes eastern Guysborough County, and the western, southern and eastern coasts of Cape Breton Island. Communities include Cape Breton (part), Guysborough and Port Hawkesbury. The Area is 9,438 sq. km.
History
The electoral district was created in 2003 from 90.4% of Bras-d'Or—Cape Breton, and 9.6% of Pictou—Anitgonish—Guysborough.
Members
- Rodger Cuzner, Liberal (2004-present)
Results
Template:Election box begin |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row | style="width: 130px" |Liberal |Rodger Cuzner |align="right"|20,139 |align="right"|53.3 |align="right"|-0.3 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |N.D.P. |Shirley Hartery |align="right"|9,197 |align="right"|24.3 |align="right"|+5.4 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |Kenzie MacNeil |align="right"|7,654 |align="right"|20.2 |align="right"|-7.2 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Seumas Gibson |align="right"|820 |align="right"|2.2 |align="right"|n/a |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|37,810 !align="right"| !align="right"| |}
Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.