Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Kendra Coombes
New Democratic
District created1925
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)14,038
Electors12,632
Area (km²)135.00
Pop. density (per km²)104
Census division(s)Cape Breton
Census subdivision(s)Cape Breton

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.[1][2]

It was re-named Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier for the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Single-member district (1933-present)

Legislature Years Member Party
64th 2021-Present Kendra Coombes New Democratic
63rd 2020–2021
2017–2020 Tammy Martin
62nd 2015–2017 David Wilton Liberal
2013–2015 Frank Corbett New Democratic
61st 2009–2013
60th 2006-2009
59th 2003-2006
58th 1999-2003
57th 1998-1999
56th 1993-1998     Russell MacNeil Liberal
55th 1989-1993
1988-1989     Wayne Connors Liberal
54th 1984-1988     Mike Laffin Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981-1984
52nd 1978-1981 James 'Buddy' MacEachern New Democratic
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974     Mike Laffin Progressive Conservative
49th 1967-1970
48th 1963-1967
47th 1961-1963 Michael James MacDonald New Democratic
1960-1961 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
46th 1956-1960
45th 1953-1956
44th 1949-1953
43rd 1945-1949
42nd 1941-1945 Douglas MacDonald Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
41st 1939-1941
1937-1939     Michael Dwyer Liberal
40th 1933-1937

Dual-member district (1925-1933)

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party
39th 1928-1933     Gordon Sidney Harrington Liberal-Conservative     Joseph Macdonald Liberal-Conservative
38th 1925-1928
Cape Breton Centre returned two members before 1933

Election results

1925 general election

1925 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeGordon Sidney Harrington7,62134.13%
Liberal–ConservativeJoseph Macdonald7,61134.09%
LiberalDaniel McDonald3,27714.68%
LiberalJames McConnell3,21014.38%
LabourJoseph Steele3131.40%
LabourEmerson Campbell2951.32%
Total 22,327
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1928 general election

1928 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeGordon Sidney Harrington5,94929.22%
Liberal–ConservativeJoseph Macdonald5,76228.31%
LiberalMalcolm A. Patterson4,38421.54%
LiberalLuke Daye4,26120.93%
Total 20,356
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1933 general election

1933 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMichael Dwyer3,26347.84%
Liberal–ConservativeNeil R. McArthur2,96943.53%
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Ling5888.62%
Total 6,820
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1937 general election

1937 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMichael Dwyer4,14859.56%11.72%
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Simpson MacLellan2,81640.44%-3.10%
Total 6,964
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1941 general election

1941 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthDouglas MacDonald3,91853.32%
LiberalGus Brown2,27530.96%-28.60%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Clifford Gregor1,15515.72%-24.72%
Total 7,348
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1945 general election

1945 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthMichael James MacDonald3,86054.34%1.01%
LiberalRonald McIsaac2,72638.37%7.41%
Liberal–ConservativeFrank Doucette5187.29%-8.43%
Total 7,104
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1949 general election

1949 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthMichael James MacDonald3,33941.01%-13.33%
LiberalRonald McIsaac3,27140.17%1.80%
Liberal–ConservativeJoseph A. MacDonald1,53218.82%11.52%
Total 8,142
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953 general election

1953 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthMichael James MacDonald4,45148.53%7.52%
LiberalMartin MacPherson2,81630.70%-9.47%
Progressive ConservativeCharles P. Miller1,90520.77%
Total 9,172
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956 general election

1956 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthMichael James MacDonald2,94843.31%-5.21%
LiberalJames P. McNeil2,56937.75%7.04%
Progressive ConservativeCharles P. Miller1,28918.94%-1.83%
Total 6,806
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960 general election

1960 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthMichael James MacDonald3,37146.68%3.36%
Progressive ConservativeLowell Murray1,96427.19%8.26%
LiberalJames P. McNeil1,88726.13%-11.62%
Total 7,222
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963 general election

1963 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMike Laffin3,69954.12%26.92%
New DemocraticMichael James MacDonald2,19732.14%
LiberalJoseph Flaudio Rizzetto93913.74%-12.39%
Total 6,835
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967 general election

1967 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMike Laffin3,56555.85%1.73%
New DemocraticTom O'Leary1,50523.58%-8.57%
LiberalWilliam J. Boudreau1,31320.57%6.83%
Total 6,383
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970 general election

1970 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMike Laffin3,68050.54%-5.32%
LiberalStewart Marsh1,90226.12%5.55%
New DemocraticAlex MacDonald1,70023.35%-0.23%
Total 7,282
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974 general election

1974 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuddy MacEachern3,38043.19%19.84%
Progressive ConservativeMike Laffin2,74335.05%-15.49%
LiberalAlbert J. Boudreau1,70321.76%-4.36%
Total 7,826
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1978 general election

1978 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuddy MacEachern3,59444.39%1.20%
LiberalFraser MacLean2,99336.96%15.20%
Progressive ConservativePeter MacKinnon1,51018.65%-16.40%
Total 8,097
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1981 general election

1981 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMike Laffin3,27639.49%20.84%
New DemocraticBuddy MacEachern2,81233.90%-10.49%
LiberalArt MacDonald2,20826.62%-10.35%
Total 8,296
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1984 general election

1984 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMike Laffin4,58658.83%19.34%
LiberalA. Beaver Parsons1,26416.22%-10.40%
LabourDan MacKinnon1,20215.42%
New DemocraticAngus Grant7439.53%-24.36%
Total 7,795
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1988 general election

1988 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWayne Connors3,68145.80%29.59%
Progressive ConservativeHarold MacDonald2,21027.50%-31.33%
New DemocraticJohn Wilson2,14626.70%17.17%
Total 8,037
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1993 general election

1993 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRussell MacNeil5,64461.28%15.48%
New DemocraticVictor Tomiczek2,55427.73%1.03%
Progressive ConservativeJulien Frison1,01210.99%-16.51%
Total 9,210
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1998 general election

1998 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrank Corbett5,49964.62%36.89%
LiberalSteve Drake2,43528.61%-32.67%
Progressive ConservativeJulien Frison5766.77%-4.22%
Total 8,510
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999 general election

1999 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrank Corbett4,04254.09%-10.53%
LiberalSusan Deruelle Marsh2,98539.94%11.33%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Morrissey4465.97%-0.80%
Total 7,473
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003 general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrank Corbett3,92950.64%-3.44%
LiberalBasil McGillivray3,45644.55%4.60%
Progressive ConservativeRita Tighe-MacLeod3734.81%-1.16%
Total 7,758
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006 general election

2006 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrank Corbett3,49043.65%-6.99%
Progressive ConservativeDarren Bruckschwaiger2,27428.44%23.63%
LiberalLaura MacDonald2,15226.92%-17.63%
GreenFrances Oommen790.99%
Total valid votes 7,99599.64
Total rejected ballots 290.36-0.02
Turnout 8,02468.08+0.47
Electors on the lists 11,786
New Democratic hold Swing -15.31
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009 general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrank Corbett5,09680.14%36.49%
LiberalJoe MacPherson68510.77%-16.14%
Progressive ConservativeChris Ryan4797.53%-20.91%
GreenChris Alders991.56%0.57%
Total valid votes 6,35999.48
Total rejected ballots 330.52+0.15
Turnout 6,39251.90-16.19
Electors on the lists 12,317
New Democratic hold Swing +26.32
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.


2013 general election

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  New Democratic Party Frank Corbett 3,440 45.29 -33.25
  Liberal David Wilton 3,282 43.21 +30.71
  Progressive Conservative Edna Lee 873 11.49 +4.14
Total valid votes 7,59599.42
Total rejected ballots 440.58
Turnout 7,63958.48
Electors on the lists 13,062
New Democratic hold Swing -31.98
2009 Nova Scotia general election redistributed results
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic Party5,73878.54
  Liberal91312.50
  Progressive Conservative5377.35
  Green1181.62

2015 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015
On the resignation of Frank Corbett
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDavid Wilton3,12049.51+6.30
New DemocraticTammy Martin2,53840.27-5.02
Progressive ConservativeEdna Lee64410.22-1.28
Total valid votes 6,30299.38
Total rejected ballots 390.62+0.04
Turnout 6,34147.67-10.81
Electors on the lists 13,302
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +5.66

2017 general election

2017 Nova Scotia general election: Cape Breton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticTammy Martin3,41943.77+3.49
LiberalDavid Wilton2,62333.58-15.93
Progressive ConservativeLouie Piovesan1,77022.66+12.44
Total valid votes 7,81299.33
Total rejected ballots 530.67+0.06
Turnout 7,86559.68+12.01
Eligible voters 13,178
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +9.71

2020 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, March 10, 2020
Upon the resignation of Tammy Martin
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticKendra Coombes2,73142.91-0.86
LiberalDavid Wilton1,99131.28-2.30
Progressive ConservativeLouie Piovesan1,56724.26+1.96
GreenAdrianna MacKinnon761.19
Total valid votes 6,36599.76
Total rejected ballots 150.24-0.44
Turnout 6,38051.56-9.12
Eligible voters 12,373
New Democratic hold Swing +0.72

2021 general election

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticKendra Coombes3,30942.15-0.76
LiberalMichelle Wilson3,18840.61+9.33
Progressive ConservativeBryden Mombourquette1,28116.32-7.94
GreenRobert Hussey720.92-0.27
Total valid votes 7,85099.49
Total rejected ballots 400.51
Turnout 7,89053.66
Eligible voters 14,705
New Democratic hold Swing -5.05
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

References

  1. Sydney-Whitney Pier - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
  2. "Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  3. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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