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Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier
Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kendra Coombes. The district consists of the area around New Waterford, including Dominion, Grand Lake Road, Reserve Mines, Gardiner Mines, Lingan Road, Lingan, River Ryan, Scotchtown, New Victoria, Victoria Mines, South Bar. It was created in 1925 when the counties of Cape Breton and Richmond were divided into three electoral districts. In 2003, it expanded west to include New Victoria. In 2013, it gained South Bar, Lingan Road, and part of Grand Lake Road from Cape Breton Nova. Nova Scotia Legislature [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendra Coombes
Kendra Christine Coombes (born 1988)The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Coombes, Kendra Christine, page 54 Nova Scotia Legislature is a politician, who was elected to the in a on March 10, 2020. A member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Mines, Nova Scotia
Victoria Mines is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18. .... The first land grants in Victoria Mines were given to Irish settlers in 1794 and in New Victoria in 1808. Coal mining in the area began in 1865 with what we now call the Old Victoria Mine, which was likely the first mine in North America planned to be completely under the sea floor. It was based on the shore just north of the intersection of the New Waterford Highway (#28) and Lake Road (circled in red on the map below). The coal from this mine was conveyed by a railway 5.5 kilometres long to the Victoria Pier at South Bar for shipment. The mine’s two slopes (decline tunnels) were aba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60th General Assembly Of Nova Scotia
60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009. Its membership was determined in the 2006 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia led by Rodney MacDonald Rodney Joseph MacDonald (born January 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 ... formed a minority government. The first session met from June 29, 2006 to July 14, 2006, October 30, 2006 to November 23, 2006, January 8, 2006 to January 11, 2006, March 19, 2007 to April 13, 2007 and October 27, 2007 to November 22, 2007. The second session met from November 22, 2007 to December 13, 2007, April 24, 2008 to May 27, 2008, October 30, 2008 to November 25, 2008, and May 1, 2009 to May 5, 2009, when the government was defeated on a money bill. Seating plan Division of seats List of members * electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
61st General Assembly Of Nova Scotia
61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia is an assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ... that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election. The first session of the General Assembly lasted from 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010. The second session began on 25 March 2010 with a speech from the throne. Seating plan Membership changes in the 61st Assembly List of members External links {{Nova Scotia politics 61 2009 establishments in Nova Scotia 21st century in Nova Scotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Corbett
Francis "Frank" Corbett (born 1954) is a former Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia. He represented the riding of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2015. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Early life and career Corbett was born and raised in New Waterford and currently resides in Lingan. Corbett worked as a television cameraman for CJCB-TV, the CTV affiliate in Sydney and volunteered with the provincial NDP as well as the labour movement for over 25 years, primarily with the Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union. He served as official agent for Buddy MacEachern's successful elections in the 1974 and 1978 provincial elections. Political career Corbett ran for the NDP nomination in the riding of Cape Breton Centre and was first elected in the 1998 provincial election. Corbett was subsequently re-elected in the 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2013 provincial elections. Following the 2009 election, Corbett was appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party Of Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada and the provincial section of the Liberal Party of Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia, under the leadership of Zach Churchill. The party was in power most recently from the 2013 election until the 2021 election. Origins The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government. The Liberals (Reformers) formed several governments in the colony between 1848 and 1867. The party split during the debate on Confederation, with Howe and most other Liberals forming an Anti-Confederation Party, while supporters of confederation joined Tory Charles Tupper's Confederation Party. Howe, himself, initially opposed Confederation, but accepted it as a reality after initial attempts to scuttle it failed. In 1868, Howe joined the pro-Confederation forces, serving fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wilton
David Wilton (born 1967 or 1968) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on July 14, 2015. He represented the district of Cape Breton Centre as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He also ran for the Liberals in Cape Breton Centre in the 2013 Nova Scotia general election, 2013 election, losing to incumbent MLA Frank Corbett. In the 2017 Nova Scotia general election, 2017 election, Wilton was defeated by NDP candidate Tammy Martin. Election results , - , Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, New Democratic Party , Frank Corbett , align="right", 3,440 , align="right", 45.29 , align="right", -33.25 , - , Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Liberal , David Wilton , align="right", 3,282 , align="right", 43.21 , align="right", +30.72 , - , Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, Progressive Conservative , Edna Lee , align="right", 873 , align="right", 11.49 , align="right", +4.14 Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
62nd General Assembly Of Nova Scotia
62nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia was the assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ... that was determined in the 2013 Nova Scotia election. The assembly opened on October 24, 2013 and was dissolved April 30, 2017. Seating plan List of members Membership changes in the 62nd Assembly References {{Nova Scotia politics 62 2013 establishments in Nova Scotia 2017 disestablishments in Nova Scotia 21st century in Nova Scotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammy Martin
Tammy Martin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre. Before her election, Martin was employed by the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the Canadian Union of Public Employees. She resides in New Waterford, Nova Scotia. Martin first attempted to enter provincial politics in a 2015 byelection, but was defeated by Liberal David Wilton David Wilton (born 1967 or 1968) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on July 14, 2015. He represented the district of Cape Breton Centre as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal .... She ran again in the 2017 election, this time defeating Wilton. In January 2020, Martin announced her resignation as MLA, effective February 6, 2020. Electoral record References Year of birth missing (living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
63rd General Assembly Of Nova Scotia
63rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ... that was determined in the 2017 Nova Scotia election. The assembly opened on June 16, 2017, and was dissolved July 17, 2021. Seating plan List of members Membership changes in the 63rd Assembly References 63 2017 establishments in Nova Scotia 2017 in Nova Scotia 2018 in Nova Scotia 2019 in Nova Scotia 2020 in Nova Scotia 2017 in Canadian politics 2018 in Canadian politics 2019 in Canadian politics 2020 in Canadian politics {{NovaScotia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party Of Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic, progressive provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the provincial entity of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). It was founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932, and became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing party of Nova Scotia following the 2009 Nova Scotia election, winning 31 seats in the Legislature, under the leadership of Premier Darrell Dexter. It is the first New Democratic Party in Atlantic Canada to form a government, and the second to form a government in a province east of Manitoba. The party lost government at the 2013 election, losing 24 seats, including Dexter's seat. The outgoing leader, Gary Burrill, is credited with bringing the party back to its left-wing roots, after the centrist policies of Dexter. The party currently holds 6 seats in the Legislature. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 1933–1961 Since shortly after confederation, Nova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
64th General Assembly Of Nova Scotia
64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ... that was determined in the 2021 Nova Scotia election. The assembly opened on September 24, 2021. List of members Seating Plan ''Current as of October 2022'' Membership changes in the 64th Assembly References {{Nova Scotia politics 64 General Assembly, 64 Nova Scotia General Assembly, 64 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |