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Cape Breton—The Sydneys was a federal
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in
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, Canada, that was represented in the
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from 1968 to 1997. This riding was created in 1966 from Cape Breton South. It consisted initially of part of the county of Cape Breton, including the city of
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. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of parts of the Counties of Inverness, Victoria and Cape Breton including the City of Sydney. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into
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 ...
.


Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following
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Election results


See also

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External links


Riding history for Cape Breton—The Sydneys (1966–1987) from the
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Riding history for Cape Breton—The Sydneys (1987–1996) from the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cape Breton-The Sydneys Former federal electoral districts of Nova Scotia Politics of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Victoria County, Nova Scotia