Central Nova
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Central Nova is the name of a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. Its population is 73,722. (2001)
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Demographics
Ethnic Groups: 96.8% White, 1.6% Native Canadian, 1.0% Black
Languages: 96.0% English, 1.7% French, 2.0% Other
Religions: 47.1% Protestant, 42.3% Catholic, 9.2% No Affiliation
Average Income: $23,769
Geography
The district includes the counties of Pictou, and Antigonish, the District Municipality of St. Mary's and the extreme eastern part of the Regional Municipality of Halifax. Communities include Halifax (part), New Glasgow, Stellarton, Antigonish, Westville, Pictou, St. Mary's and Trenton. The Area is 8,439 sq. km.
History
The electoral district was created in 2003. 93.3% from Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough and 6.7% from Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore. In the 2004 election Conservative Party candidate Peter MacKay, who had represented Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough, was re-elected with 16,376 votes. The New Democratic Party candidate Alexis MacDonald received 10,470 while the Liberal Party candidate, Susan Green, earned 9,986. The only other candidate was Rebecca Steeves-Mosher who got 1,015 votes.
The district also existed from 1966 to 1996. It was created from Antigonish—Guysborough, Colchester—Hants, and Pictou. In 1966, it consisted of Pictou County, southern Colchester County, eastern Halifax County, and western Guysborough County. In 1976, it gained some territory in Halifax County (eastern central portion), and it lost its territory in Colchester County. In 1987 is lost most of Guysborough County except for the most extreme western point, and gained all of central and central western Halifax County. In 1996, it was merged into Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough, and Sackville-Eastern Shore. It was recreated in 2003, however.
Members
- Russell MacEwan, Prog. Cons. (1968-1971)
- Elmer M. MacKay, Prog. Cons. (1971-1983)
- Brian Mulroney, Prog. Cons. (1983-1984)
- Elmer M. MacKay, Prog. Cons. (1984-1993)
- Roseanne Skoke, Liberal (1993-1997)
- Peter MacKay, Prog. Cons. (1997-2003)
- Peter MacKay, Conservative (2003-)
Results
Template:Election box begin |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |Peter MacKay |align="right"|16,376 |align="right"|43.3 |align="right"|-12.1 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |N.D.P. |Alexis MacDonald |align="right"|10,470 |align="right"|27.7 |align="right"|+14.9 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row | style="width: 130px" |Liberal |Susan Green |align="right"|9,986 |align="right"|26.4 |align="right"|-3.9 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Rebecca Mosher |align="right"|1,015 |align="right"|2.7 |align="right"|n/a |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|37,847 !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.