The 1981 Nova Scotia general election was held on October 6, 1981, to elect members of the 53rd House of Assembly of the Province of

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

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.Nova Scotia General Election, 1981
Elections Nova Scotia It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

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Retiring incumbents

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Benoit Comeau Benoit Comeau (July 23, 1916 – December 9, 1995) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1967 to 1981. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life Co ...

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Nominated candidates

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Valley

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Annapolis East Annapolis East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and existed from 1956 to 1993. It was created by a division of the former district of Annapolis County into Annap ...

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Gerry Sheehy Gerald Earle Sheehy (June 24, 1924 – June 1, 2009) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Annapolis East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Part ...

3,700
''56.40%'' , , Hugh Laurence
2,006
''30.58%'' , , Joan M. Boutilier
854
''13.02%'' , , , , ,

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Annapolis West Annapolis West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993. Prior to 1956, it was a part of the district of Annapolis County. It was aboli ...

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Greg Kerr John Gregory Kerr (born October 8, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for West Nova from 2008 to 2015 and a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993. Early life and education Born in Annapolis Ro ...

2,784
''53.57%'' , , Herb Anderson
1,894
''36.44%'' , , John R. Taylor
519
''9.99%'' , , , , ,

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, , Guy LeBlanc
2,173
''38.00%'' , , ,

Chester Melanson Chester Joseph Melanson (born June 26, 1940) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1984 as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Melanson was born in 1940 ...

2,228
''38.96%'' , , Paul Denis Comeau
1,317
''23.03%'' , , , , ,

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Digby Digby may refer to: Places Australia * Digby, Victoria, a town Canada * Digby (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia (1867–1914) * Digby (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district i ...

, , John Comeau
2,643
''41.70%'' , , , Joseph H. Casey
2,918
''46.04%'' , , Bill Redden
777
''12.26%'' , , , , , Joseph H. Casey , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Hants West Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district has existed since 1949. Prior to that it, along with Hants East, were a part of the district of Hants ...

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Ron Russell Ronald Stanley Thornton Russell (22 July 1926 – 7 March 2019) was a Canadian politician and pilot who lived in Nova Scotia. Early life and education Russell was born in Ngongotahā, New Zealand. He was a pilot for the Royal New Zealand Air Fo ...

4,554
''51.51%'' , , Daniel J. McGrath
2,661
''30.10%'' , , Alan Squires
1,626
''18.39%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings North , , , Edward Twohig
3,369
''43.61%'' , , Lennie White
2,041
''26.42%'' , , Bob Levy
2,316
''29.98%'' , , , , , Edward Twohig , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings South , , , Harry How
4,356
''65.47%'' , , Betty Deal
933
''14.02%'' , , Evelyn Garbary
1,364
''20.50%'' , , , , , Harry How , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings West , , ,

George Moody George Clifford Moody (born August 3, 1942) is a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1999. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of No ...

5,286
''59.43%'' , , Dan Weir
2,259
''25.40%'' , , Carolyn Queen
1,349
''15.17%'' , , , , ,

South Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Argyle , , Peter J. Boudreau
2,092
''39.32%'' , , ,

Hugh Tinkham George Hugh Tinkham (born April 8, 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Yarmouth County, and Argyle in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...

2,872
''53.97%'' , , Roy Sonny Murphy
357
''6.71%'' , , , , ,

Yarmouth Yarmouth may refer to: Places Canada *Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia **Yarmouth, Nova Scotia **Municipality of the District of Yarmouth **Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) **Yarmouth (electoral district) * Yarmouth Township, Ontario *New ...

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Lunenburg Centre Lunenburg is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. From 1867 to 1956, the district included all of Lunenburg County.

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Bruce Cochran Bruce Cochran (1 December 1919 – 24 January 1984) was a Canadian businessman, publisher, and politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1983. He was a member of th ...

5,374
''54.40%'' , , Alan V. Parish
3,355
''33.96%'' , , Neil Theriault
1,150
''11.64%'' , , , , ,

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Lunenburg East Chester—St. Margaret's is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is located on the South Shore. The constituency was created in 1956 as a division of Lunenburg ...

, , , Ron Barkhouse
2,802
''55.49%'' , , Dave Cook
1,180
''23.37%'' , , Janet Mooney
1,068
''21.15%'' , , , , , Ron Barkhouse , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Lunenburg West Lunenburg West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1956 from the riding of Lunenburg County. The riding includes the town of Bridgewater, LaH ...

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Mel Pickings Milne Charles "Mel" Pickings (August 19, 1926 – February 1, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Con ...

3,875
''53.66%'' , , Pauline Himmelman
2,319
''32.11%'' , , Carl E. Simpson
1,027
''14.22%'' , , , , ,

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Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

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John Leefe John Gordon Leefe (March 21, 1942 – June 25, 2022) was a Canadian author, educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1999 as a Progressive Conservative member ...

4,114
''65.19%'' , , Mervin W. Hartlen
1,511
''23.94%'' , , David K. Sampson
686
''10.87%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , Warren Doane
3,440
''42.21%'' , , ,

Harold Huskilson Harold MacKay Huskilson (March 25, 1920 – October 24, 2011) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1993 as a Liberal member. Early life He was a son ...

3,765
''46.20%'' , , Laurie Hitchens
945
''11.60%'' , , , , ,

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, , Benoit Robichaud
3,389
''40.39%'' , , ,

Fraser Mooney Joseph Fraser Mooney (February 24, 1927 – January 5, 2006) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...

3,868
''46.10%'' , , Hartley Wickens
1,134
''13.51%'' , , , , ,

Fundy-Northeast

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester North , , Bill Campbell
3,171
''42.40%'' , , ,

Ed Lorraine Edward F. Lorraine (April 15, 1928 – June 18, 2008) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1984, and 1988 to 1999. He was a member of t ...

3,182
''42.55%'' , , Allan Marchbank
1,126
''15.06%'' , , , , , Bill Campbell , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Colchester South Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993 ...

, , , R. Colin Stewart
3,281
''56.48%'' , , Laurence Mersereau Nason
1,683
''28.97%'' , , Chester Rice
799
''13.75%'' , , Bob Kirk
46
''0.79%'' , , , R. Colin Stewart , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Cumberland Centre : ''For the Census Designated Place in Maine, see Cumberland Center, Maine.'' Cumberland Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993. ...

, , Arthur L. Brennan
1,469
''33.86%'' , , ,

Guy Brown Guy Brown, III (born June 1, 1955) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Houston. Early years Brown attended Palestine High Schoo ...

2,579
''59.45%'' , , Florence Welton
290
''6.69%'' , , , , ,

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Cumberland East Cumberland East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993. It was formed in 1949 when Cumberland County was divided into three new district ...

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Roger Stuart Bacon Roger Stuart Bacon (June 29, 1926 – October 4, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 21st premier of Nova Scotia from 1990 to 1991. Political career He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1970 as a Progres ...

4,663
''53.08%'' , , Shelagh Frances Rayworth
2,413
''27.47%'' , , Hal Davidson
1,709
''19.45%'' , , , , ,

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Cumberland West Cumberland West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1949 when Cumberland County was divided into three new districts, the other two being Cumberl ...

, , , D. L. George Henley
2,745
''54.12%'' , , Bartley Babineau
1,717
''33.85%'' , , Doug Meekins
610
''12.03%'' , , , , , D. L. George Henley , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hants East , , G. Patrick Hunt
2,983
''38.39%'' , , , Jack Hawkins
3,041
''39.13%'' , , Harry McNeil
1,747
''22.48%'' , , , , , G. Patrick Hunt , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Truro—Bible Hill , , , Ron Giffin
5,024
''61.55%'' , , Sylvia Roy
2,097
''25.69%'' , , Tom Barron
1,041
''12.75%'' , , , , , Ron Giffin

Central Halifax

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Joel Matheson Joel Rand Matheson (born February 18, 1930) is a former lawyer, business owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Bedford Basin in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative. Ear ...

6,087
''49.41%'' , , John Genik
3,240
''26.30%'' , , Peter Delefes
2,993
''24.29%'' , , , , ,

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Halifax Chebucto Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encompasses the neighbourhood kno ...

, , Dugger McNeil
3,394
''35.04%'' , ,

Walter Fitzgerald Walter Fitzgerald Bond (18 May 1896 – 20 December 1976) was an English character actor. Early life Born in Stoke, Plymouth, Fitzgerald was a former stockbroker before he began his theatrical training at RADA. He joined the British Army dur ...

2,407
''24.84%'' , , ,

Alexa McDonough Alexa Ann McDonough ( Shaw; August 11, 1944 – January 15, 2022) was a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Nova Scotia, when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's (NSN ...

3,886
''40.12%'' , , , , ,

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Halifax Citadel Citadel Hill is a hill that is a National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Four fortifications have been constructed on Citadel Hill since the city was founded by the English in 1749, and were referred to as Fort George—but only ...

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Art Donahoe Arthur R. Donahoe (born April 7, 1940) is a former lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member. He was born in ...

4,141
''44.55%'' , , Brenda Shannon
2,690
''28.94%'' , , Tom Sinclair-Faulkner
2,465
''26.52%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax Cornwallis , , , Terry Donahoe
4,927
''46.79%'' , , Dean Salsman
2,867
''27.22%'' , , Michael Coyle
2,737
''25.99%'' , , , , , Terry Donahoe , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Needham Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically. Halifax Needham encompa ...

, , , Edmund L. Morris
3,300
''38.05%'' , , Dan Clarke
2,801
''32.30%'' , , Phil Davis
2,572
''29.66%'' , , , , , Edmund L. Morris

Suburban Halifax

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Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley Bedford was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kelly Regan. The electoral district was created in 1978 as Bedf ...

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Ken Streatch Kenneth Streatch (born January 27, 1942) is a farmer and former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley and then Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as ...

4,929
''57.62%'' , , Dwight Isenor
2,246
''26.26%'' , , Bruce Carroll
1,379
''16.12%'' , , , , ,

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Halifax Atlantic Halifax Atlantic is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...

, , , John Buchanan
6,023
''60.29%'' , , Roma J. Aiken
1,744
''17.46%'' , , Rene Quigley
2,108
''21.10%'' , , Art Canning
115
''1.15%'' , , , John Buchanan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax-St. Margaret's , , , Jerry Lawrence
4,860
''50.26%'' , , Helena Poirier
2,617
''27.06%'' , , Lillian Viau
2,193
''22.68%'' , , , , , Jerry Lawrence , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Sackville , , , Malcolm A. MacKay
4,687
''42.55%'' , , Murdock MacKay
3,478
''31.58%'' , ,

John Holm John Edgar Holm (born April 19, 1947) is a Canadian politician from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia in the Halifax Regional Municipality. He represented the electoral districts of Sackville, and Sackville-Cobequid in the Nova Scotia House of Assemb ...

2,849
''25.87%'' , , , , , Malcolm A. MacKay

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cole Harbour , , , David Nantes
4,605
''51.20%'' , , Rae Austin
2,229
''24.78%'' , , Steve MacDonald
2,160
''24.02%'' , , , , , David Nantes , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Dartmouth East Dartmouth East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is located in the community of Dartmouth, in the urban area of Halifax. In 1978, the district was ...

, , , Richard L. Weldon
4,253
''42.51%'' , , Jim Smith
3,351
''33.50%'' , , Gerry Legere
2,400
''23.99%'' , , , , , Richard L. Weldon , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Dartmouth North Dartmouth North is a provincial electoral district in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created, under the name Dartmouth City North, in 1966 when Halifax County Dartmout ...

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Laird Stirling R. Laird Stirling (August 22, 1938 – March 2, 2020) was a Canadian politician and minister. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Prog ...

3,925
''46.17%'' , , Don Valardo
2,419
''28.46%'' , , Mark Flannigan
2,157
''25.37%'' , , , , ,

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Roland J. Thornhill Roland John Thornhill (born September 3, 1935) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1993. He is a member of the Progressive Conservative. Thornhill ...

4,215
''46.81%'' , , Will Chisholm
2,463
''27.35%'' , , John Lewis Bregante
2,327
''25.84%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax Eastern Shore , , , Tom McInnis
5,639
''59.32%'' , , Angus MacNeil
2,302
''24.22%'' , , Bruce Beasley
1,565
''16.46%'' , , , , , Tom McInnis , -

Central Nova

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Antigonish , settlement_type = Town , image_skyline = File:St Ninian's Cathedral Antigonish Spring.jpg , image_caption = St. Ninian's Cathedral , image_flag = Flag of Antigonish.pn ...

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Angus MacIsaac Angus "Tando" MacIsaac (born June 4, 1943) is a politician, educator and businessman in Nova Scotia, Canada. Political career Angus MacIsaac's father, Alexander MacIsaac, was MLA of Guysborough prior to October 1968. Upon Alexander MacIsaac's ...

4,271
''43.90%'' , , ,

Bill Gillis John William Gillis (October 31, 1936 – August 15, 2009), generally known as Bill Gillis, was a Canadian politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1998. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish for the ...

4,522
''46.47%'' , , John Arthur Murphy
937
''9.63%'' , , , , ,

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Guysborough Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated Canadian community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Located on the western shore of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municipa ...

, , Jim Johnson
3,119
''42.76%'' , , , A.M. "Sandy" Cameron
3,723
''51.03%'' , , Art Livingston
453
''6.21%'' , , , , , A.M. "Sandy" Cameron , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Pictou Centre Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly: ...

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Jack MacIsaac John A. "Jack" MacIsaac (born June 23, 1939) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1977 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova ...

6,673
''59.62%'' , , Tom DeWolfe
2,634
''23.53%'' , , Kim Murray
1,885
''16.84%'' , , , , ,

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Donald Cameron Donald Cameron may refer to: Scottish Clan Cameron * Donald Cameron of Lochiel (c. 1695 or 1700–1748), 19th Chief, and his descendants: ** Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel (1769–1832), 22nd Chief ** Donald Cameron of Lochiel (1835–1905), Scott ...

4,347
''60.88%'' , , Harold Lowe
1,833
''25.67%'' , , Hasse Lindblad
960
''13.45%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Pictou West , , , Donald P. McInnes
3,473
''53.24%'' , , Doris Rink
2,066
''31.67%'' , , Jim Scanlan
702
''10.76%'' , , Franklin R. Fiske
282
''4.32%'' , , , Donald P. McInnes

Cape Breton

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Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of ...

, , , Mike Laffin
3,276
''39.49%'' , , Art MacDonald
2,208
''26.62%'' , , Buddy MacEachern
2,812
''33.90%'' , , , , , Buddy MacEachern , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton East , , ,

Donnie MacLeod Donald Gardner "Donnie" MacLeod (September 10, 1938 – June 22, 2015) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1980 to 1988. He was a member of the Progress ...

4,699
''45.55%'' , , Shelly McNeil
3,053
''29.59%'' , , Joe Kanary
1,849
''17.92%'' , , Blair Matheson
716
''6.94%'' , , ,

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Cape Breton North Northside-Westmount is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1933, the County of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was Cape Bre ...

, , , Brian Young
4,187
''43.51%'' , , Nash Brogan
3,128
''32.51%'' , ,

Len J. Arsenault Linus Joseph "Len" Arsenault (March 24, 1934 – February 21, 1999) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1981. He was ...

2,307
''23.98%'' , , , , ,

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Cape Breton Nova Cape Breton Nova is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1956 and 2013. It elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the district included the northern parts ...

, , Russell Brake
1,487
''19.42%'' , , Earle Tubrett
2,307
''30.13%'' , , Tony Gale
173
''2.26%'' , , ,

Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan (April 8, 1943 – May 2, 2017) was a politician in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and long-time member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (MLA). Early life and education He was the son of Horace Frederick MacEwan and ...

3,691
''48.20%'' , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton South , , Murray Hannem
3,824
''32.16%'' , , ,

Vince MacLean Vincent James MacLean (born December 8, 1944)Normandin, PG ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977'' was leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992. He was replaced by John Savage. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scoti ...

6,633
''55.78%'' , , Linda Gallant
1,435
''12.07%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton—The Lakes , , John Newell
3,316
''41.51%'' , , ,

Ossie Fraser Osborne 'Ossie' McKenzie Fraser, (November 7, 1923 – October 29, 1982) was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Edwardsville, he was the son of Ernest Osborne and Mary Catherine Fraser. Fraser worked as a steel worker with Sydney ...

3,436
''43.01%'' , , Douglas D. MacDonald
1,237
''15.48%'' , , , , ,

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Cape Breton West Cape Breton East (formerly Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg) is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is represented by Brian Comer of the Progressive Conser ...

, , , "Big" Donnie MacLeod
4,125
''42.59%'' , ,

David Muise David Nelson Muise (September 22, 1949 – November 2, 2017) was a Canadian politician. He was mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia from 1997 to 2000. He also represented the electoral district of Cape Breton West in the No ...

3,735
''38.56%'' , , Elizabeth Cusack Walsh
1,826
''18.85%'' , , , , ,

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Inverness North Inverness North was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1981 when the former district of Inverness County was divided into Inverness North and Inve ...

, , Daniel Rankin
3,160
''42.17%'' , , ,

John Archie MacKenzie John Archie MacKenzie (September 12, 1934 — July 18, 2017) was a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1981 and Inverness North from 1981 to 1984. He w ...

3,770
''50.31%'' , , Eleanor Joyce Gillis
564
''7.53%'' , , , , ,

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

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Inverness South Inverness South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1981 when the former district of Inverness County was divided into Inverness North and Inv ...

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Billy Joe MacLean William Joseph (Billy Joe) MacLean (born November 24, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Inverness South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1988. He represented the Nova Scotia Progressive Co ...

2,469
''46.82%'' , ,

William MacEachern William Malcolm (Bill) MacEachern (July 26, 1930 – March 1, 2020) was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was born in Judique, Inverness County, Nova Scotia. In 1974, MacEachern was elected to represent the electoral district of Inverne ...

2,407
''45.65%'' , , Bill Martin
397
''7.53%'' , , , , ,

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