Glace Bay (electoral district)
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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 Glace Bay in relation to other Cape Breton electoral districts | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 1925 | ||
| First contested | 1928 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 15,487 | ||
| Electors (2012) | 12,236 | ||
| Area (km²) | 23 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 673.3 | ||
| Census divisions | Cape Breton County | ||
| Census subdivisions | Cape Breton RM | ||
Glace Bay (formerly Cape Breton East) 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 2010 is Geoff MacLellan of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62nd | 2013–Present | Geoff MacLellan | Liberal | |
| 61st | 2010-2013 | |||
| 2009–2010 | Dave Wilson | Liberal | ||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 58th | 2000–2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Reeves Matheson | Independent | |
| 1998 | New Democratic | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | John MacEachern | Liberal | |
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Donnie MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1980–1981 | |||
| 1978–1980 | Jeremy Akerman | New Democratic | ||
| 51st | 1974–1978 | |||
| 50th | 1970–1974 | |||
| 49th | 1967–1970 | Layton Fergusson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 48th | 1953–1967 | |||
| 47th | 1960–1963 | |||
| 46th | 1956–1960 | |||
| 45th | 1953–1956 | Russell Cunningham | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |
| 44th | 1949–1953 | |||
| 43rd | 1945–1949 | |||
| 42nd | 1941–1945 | Douglas Neil Brodie | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |
| 41st | 1937–1941 | Lauchlin Currie | Liberal | |
| 40th | 1933–1937 | |||
Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Geoff MacLellan | 5,547 | 80.36 | ||
| NDP | Mary Beth MacDonald | 1,001 | 14.5 | ||
| PC | Thomas Bethell | 355 | 5.14 | ||
| Byelection June 22, 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Geoff MacLellan | 3901 | 53.91 | ||
| NDP | Myrtle Campbell | 2281 | 31.52 | ||
| PC | Michelle Wheelhouse | 759 | 10.48 | ||
| Independent | Edna Lee | 195 | 2.69 | ||
| Atlantica | Dan Wilson | 56 | 0.77 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Dave Wilson | 3380 | 47.60 | ||
| NDP | Myrtle Campbell | 2829 | 39.84 | ||
| PC | Tom MacPherson | 810 | 11.41 | ||
| Green | Todd Pettigrew | 82 | 1.15 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Dave Wilson | 3,327 | 43.08 | ||
| NDP | Myrtle Turnbull Campbell | 2,234 | 28.93 | ||
| PC | Mark Bettens | 2,074 | 26.85 | ||
| Green | Todd Pettigrew | 88 | 1.14 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Dave Wilson | 4,420 | 54.48 | ||
| NDP | Vince Hall | 2,342 | 28.87 | ||
| PC | Mark Bettens | 1,351 | 16.65 | ||
| By-election, April 4, 2000: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Dave Wilson | 4,017 | 43.33 | ||
| NDP | Cecil Saccary | 3,609 | 38.93 | ||
| PC | Brad Kerr | 1,644 | 17.74 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Dave Wilson | 3,704 | 40.12 | ||
| NDP | Cecil Saccary | 3,699 | 40.06 | ||
| PC | Brad Kerr | 1,043 | 11.30 | ||
| Independent | Gerard Burke | 787 | 8.52 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1998: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Reeves Matheson | 5,002 | |||
| Liberal | Clarence Routledge | 2,859 | |||
| PC | Henry Boutilier | 1,651 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1993: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | John MacEachern | 7,566 | |||
| NDP | Terry McVarish | 1,659 | |||
| PC | Greg Hicks | 1,069 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1988: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | John MacEachern | 5,739 | |||
| PC | Bruce Clark | 4,014 | |||
| NDP | Terry McVarish | 1,590 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1984: Cape Breton East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donnie MacLeod | 4,787 | ||||||
| Liberal | Cha Keliher | 3,579 | ||||||
| Cape Breton Labour | Michael Blais Matheson | 1,724 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jim Jobe | 1,351 | ||||||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1981: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PC | Donnie MacLeod | 4,699 | |||
| Liberal | Shelly McNeil | 3,053 | |||
| NDP | Joe Kanary | 1,849 | |||
| Independent | Blair Matheson | 716 | |||
| By-election, December 2, 1980: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PC | Donnie MacLeod | 4,505 | |||
| NDP | Reeves Matheson | 2,996 | |||
| Liberal | Vincent Kachafanas | 2,904 | |||
| Independent | Ignatius V. Kennedy | 101 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1978: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Jeremy Akerman | 5,135 | |||
| PC | Frank Edwards | 3,182 | |||
| Liberal | Vincent Kachafanas | 3,109 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1974: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Jeremy Akerman | 5,929 | |||
| Liberal | Vincent Kachafanas | 3,443 | |||
| PC | Fred Adshade | 1,611 | |||
| Independent | Archie MacDonald | 183 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1970: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Jeremy Akerman | 5,334 | |||
| PC | N. Layton Fergusson | 3,807 | |||
| Liberal | Robert MacKay | 2,037 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1967: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PC | N. Layton Fergusson | 5,094 | |||
| NDP | James Aitchison | 3,048 | |||
| Liberal | William O'Leary | 1,417 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1963: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PC | N. Layton Fergusson | 5,870 | |||
| NDP | John L. MacKinnon | 2,881 | |||
| Liberal | Bernard Currie | 1,359 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1960: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PC | N. Layton Fergusson | 4,862 | |||
| CCF | James Aitchison | 4,243 | |||
| Liberal | William O'Leary | 1,567 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1956: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PC | N. Layton Fergusson | 4,324 | |||
| Liberal | C. Roy MacDonald | 3,058 | |||
| CCF | Russell Cunningham | 2,864 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1953: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Russell Cunningham | 5,096 | |||
| Liberal | Joseph McIntyre | 3,934 | |||
| PC | William Wilton | 1,356 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1949: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Russell Cunningham | 4,543 | |||
| Liberal | Chas. Roy MacDonald | 3,829 | |||
| PC | Thomas H. Dickson | 2,093 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1945: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Russell Cunningham | 5,332 | |||
| Liberal | Gus McGillivary | 2,719 | |||
| PC | Kenneth Daniel Beaton | 1,002 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1941: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CCF | Douglas Neil Brodie | 6,222 | |||
| Liberal | Lauchlin D. Currie | 4,052 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1937: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Lauchlin D. Currie | 4,172 | |||
| Labour | William T. Mercer | 3,396 | |||
| Conservative | Roderick Kerr | 2,832 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1933: Cape Breton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Lauchlin D. Currie | 3,655 | |||
| Conservative | Daniel R. Cameron | 3,632 | |||
| United Farmers | James B. McLachlan | 1,737 | |||
| CCF | William T. Mercer | 297 | |||
External links
- riding profile
- June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results
- June 9, 2009 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results
Coordinates: 46°12′00″N 59°58′01″W / 46.200°N 59.967°W
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