West Nova (french: Nova-Ouest) is a federal

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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 has been represented in the

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since 1968. South Western Nova and South West Nova were ridings that covered roughly the same geographic area and were represented in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and 1979 to 1997, respectively. The district is rural with a few small towns and communities located along the coast. The riding has been called a microcosm of rural Canada because it includes fishing, farming, tourism, small business and an English-French mix. In 2002, the riding was noted as having the highest

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proportion in Canada at 28%.

History

The electoral district was created in 1966 from

Digby—Annapolis—Kings Digby—Annapolis—Kings 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 1949, and from 1953 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of ...

and

Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare 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 1949 and from 1953 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Dig ...

ridings. In 1996, Seal Island was added and the name was changed from South West Nova to West Nova. In 2004, 20 percent of

Kings—Hants Kings—Hants (formerly Annapolis Valley—Hants and Annapolis Valley) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2 ...

was added to the district. The boundaries remained unchanged as per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution. From 1968 until 2004, the Riding was notable for never having elected a single person to a second consecutive term until Robert Thibault won in 2004.

Demographics

''From the 2006 census http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen06/profiles/detail_b/FED12011.pdf West Nova's census profile'' Ethnic groups: *

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: 97.9% *

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: 1.5% *Other: 0.6% Languages: *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: 83.0% *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: 15.1% *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: 0.8% *Other: 1.1% Religions: *

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: 48.4% *

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: 35.1% *Other Christian: 1.2% *No religious affiliation: 14.5% Education: *No certificate, diploma or degree: 35.4% *High school certificate: 20.5% *Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 13.6% *Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 18.4% *University certificate or diploma: 12.1% Income: *Per capita income: $19,450 *Median household income: $40,290 *Median family income: $48,969 *Average house value: $133,217 Median Age: *43.6 Unemployment: *11.3% ''From the

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'' * Most common mother tongue languages: 84.8% English, 13.6% French, 0.5% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Tagalog.

Geography

It reaches from Berwick, Nova Scotia, Berwick in

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(it only includes the western part of Kings County) down through

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Digby County Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. History It was named after the Township of Digby; this was named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby, who dispatched HMS ''Atalanta'' to convey Loyalists from New York City in ...

and

Yarmouth County Yarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo- Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers. It c ...

, ending at the Yarmouth- Shelburne border.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

West Nova

2021 general election

2019 general election

2015 general election

2011 general election

2008 general election

2006 general election

2004 general election

2000 general election

1997 general election

South West Nova

1993 general election

1988 general election

1984 general election

1980 general election

1979 general election

South Western Nova

1974 general election

1972 general election

1968 general election

References

Sources

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Riding history for South West Nova (1976–1996) from the

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Riding history for West Nova (1996–1998) from the

Riding history for West Nova (1998–2003) from the

Riding history for West Nova (2003– ) from the

results
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