Cape Breton Highlands—Canso was a federal
electoral district
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in the
province
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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 ...
, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1968 to 1997.
History
This riding was created in 1966 from
Antigonish—Guysborough
Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1914 and combined the former ridings of Antigonish and Guysb ...
,
Inverness—Richmond
Inverness—Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Inverness and Richmond—W ...
and
North Cape Breton and Victoria
Cape Breton North and Victoria (also known as North Cape Breton and Victoria and Cape Breton North—Victoria) was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 19 ...
ridings.
It consisted initially of:
* the counties of Antigonish and Inverness, and
* parts of the counties of Guysborough, Victoria and Richmond.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
* the County of Antigonish, and
* parts of the Counties of Inverness, Victoria, Richmond and Guysborough lying to the east of the meridian of Longitude 62(30'00" West.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into
Bras d'Or,
Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough
Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.
This riding was created in 1996 from Cape Breton Highlands— ...
and
Sydney—Victoria
Sydney—Victoria is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
It was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton—The Sydneys, Cape ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history for (1966–1996) from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Nova Scotia