Central Nova
 Nova Scotia electoral district |
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Peter MacKay Conservative |
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| District created | 1966 | |
| First contested | 1968 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 72,966 | |
| Electors (2006) | 61,137 | |
| Area (km²) | 8,439 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 8.6 | |
| Census divisions | Antigonish Guysborough Halifax Pictou |
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| Census subdivisions | Halifax, New Glasgow, Stellarton, Antigonish, Pictou, Westville, Trenton, St. Mary's | |
Central Nova (French: Nova-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997 and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 73,722.
The best-known person to represent this riding is Brian Mulroney, the former prime minister.
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- Ethnic groups: 96.8% White, 1.6% Native Canadian, 1.0% Black
- Languages: 96.0% English, 1.7% French, 2.0% Other
- Religions: 47.1% Protestant, 42.3% Catholic, 9.2% No affiliation
- Average income: $52,911
The district covers all or part of the following counties:
Specifically, it includes the following municipal corporations:
- Municipality of the County of Pictou
- Municipality of the County of Antigonish
- Municipality of the District of St. Mary's
- Halifax Regional Municipality (east of Jeddore Oyster Pond and Marinette).
Communities include:
- Pictou County
- Antigonish County
- Guysborough County
- Halifax County
The electoral district has an area is 8,439 sq. km.
The district was created in 1966 from Antigonish—Guysborough, Colchester—Hants, and Pictou. In 1966, it consisted of Pictou County, southern Colchester County, eastern Halifax County, and western Guysborough County. In 1976, it gained some territory in Halifax County (eastern central portion), and it lost its territory in Colchester County. In 1987, it lost most of Guysborough County except for the most extreme western point, and gained all of central and central western Halifax County. In 1996, it was merged into Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, and Sackville-Eastern Shore.
The electoral district was re-created in 2003: 93.3% of the riding came from Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough riding, and 6.7% came from Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore. In the 2004 election, Conservative Party candidate Peter MacKay, who had represented Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, was returned to the House of Commons from Central Nova. He was re-elected in the 2006 election.
Green Party leader Elizabeth May contested the seat in the 2008 federal election. In a move that startled political observers, Liberal leader Stéphane Dion announced on April 13, 2007, that his party would not contest the seat in order to give May a better chance of winning, a move that marked the first time in decades that the Liberals did not field a full slate of candidates in a general election. In return, the Greens (who also fielded a full slate in the last election) did not contest Dion's Montreal riding.
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| see Antigonish—Guysborough, Colchester—Hants and Pictou prior to 1968 | ||||
| 28th | 1968-1971 | Russell MacEwan | Progressive Conservative | |
| 1971-1972 | Elmer MacKay 1st term |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| 29th | 1972-1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974-1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979-1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980-1983 | |||
| 1983-1984 | Brian Mulroney | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 33rd | 1984-1988 | Elmer MacKay 2nd term |
Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988-1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993-1997 | Roseanne Skoke | Liberal | |
| see Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough and Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore for 1997-2004 | ||||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Peter MacKay | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006-2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008- | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Conservative | Peter MacKay | 18,240 | 46.60 | +5.94 | ||
| Green | Elizabeth May | 12,620 | 32.24 | +30.65 | ||
| New Democrat | Louise Lorifice | 7,659 | 19.56 | -13.33 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Michael Harris MacKay | 427 | 1.09 | Ø | ||
| Canadian Action | Paul Kemp | 196 | 0.50 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 39,142 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 304 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,446 | % | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -12 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Conservative | Peter MacKay | 17,134 | 40.66 | -2.61 | ||
| New Democrat | Alexis MacDonald | 13,861 | 32.89 | +5.23 | ||
| Liberal | Dan Walsh | 10,349 | 24.56 | -1.83 | ||
| Green | David Orton | 671 | 1.59 | -1.09 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Allan H. Bezanson | 124 | 0.29 | Ø | ||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Conservative | Peter MacKay | 16,376 | 43.27 | -12.1 | ||
| New Democrat | Alexis MacDonald | 10,470 | 27.66 | +14.9 | ||
| Liberal | Susan Green | 9986 | 26.39 | -3.9 | ||
| Green | Rebecca Mosher | 1015 | 2.68 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 37,847 | |||||
Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Roseanne Skoke | 16,399 | 43.61 | +5.22 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Streatch | 11,916 | 31.69 | -16.89 | ||
| Reform | Howard Mackinnon | 6,068 | 16.14 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | Hugh Mackenzie | 2,446 | 6.50 | -6.52 | ||
| National | Gerard W. Horgan | 511 | 1.36 | Ø | ||
| Natural Law | Pulkesh Lakhanpal | 266 | 0.71 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 37,606 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Elmer MacKay | 19,065 | 48.58 | -12.42 | ||
| Liberal | Marion Anderson | 15,066 | 38.39 | +12.39 | ||
| New Democrat | Gloria Murphy | 5,110 | 13.02 | +0.02 | ||
| Total valid votes | 39,241 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Elmer MacKay | 21,462 | 61.00 | +0.81 | ||
| Liberal | Al Lomas | 9,148 | 26.00 | +0.95 | ||
| New Democrat | Gloria E. Murphy | 4,572 | 13.00 | -0.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 35,182 | |||||
| By-election on 29 August 1983
Due to the resignation Elmer MacKay on 15 June 1983 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | 18,882 | 60.19 | +12.16 | ||
| Liberal | Alvin Sinclair | 7,858 | 25.05 | -9.21 | ||
| New Democrat | Roy G. Demarsh | 4,202 | 13.39 | -4.32 | ||
| Independent | Anne McBride | 287 | 0.91 | Ø | ||
| Independent | Bob Robert Kirk | 97 | 0.31 | Ø | ||
| Independent | John C. Turmel | 46 | 0.15 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 31,372 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Elmer MacKay | 15,576 | 48.03 | -8.55 | ||
| Liberal | Alvin Sinclair | 11,111 | 34.26 | +4.37 | ||
| New Democrat | Gary A. Chambers | 5,743 | 17.71 | +4.18 | ||
| Total valid votes | 32,430 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Elmer MacKay | 18,907 | 56.58 | +2.65 | ||
| Liberal | Lloyd P. Mackay | 9,988 | 29.89 | -6.41 | ||
| New Democrat | Gary A. Chambers | 4,521 | 13.53 | +4.67 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,416 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Elmer MacKay | 17,459 | 53.93 | -3.02 | ||
| Liberal | Fern Dunn | 11,753 | 36.30 | +7.33 | ||
| New Democrat | John Rod Brown | 2,869 | 8.86 | -3.98 | ||
| Social Credit | John J. Henderson | 292 | 0.90 | -0.34 | ||
| Total valid votes | 32,373 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Elmer MacKay | 18,259 | 56.95 | +4.37 | ||
| Liberal | D. Laurence Mawhinney | 9,288 | 28.97 | -9.37 | ||
| New Democrat | John Rod Brown | 4,117 | 12.84 | +6.20 | ||
| Social Credit | John J. Henderson | 397 | 1.24 | -1.20 | ||
| Total valid votes | 32,061 | |||||
| By-election on 31 May 1971
Due to the resignation of Russell MacEwan on 14 January 1971 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Progressive Conservative | Elmer MacKay | 15,359 | 52.58 | -5.99 | ||
| Liberal | Clarrie Mackinnon | 11,200 | 38.34 | +5.07 | ||
| New Democrat | Allan M. Marchbank | 1,940 | 6.64 | -1.52 | ||
| Social Credit | John J. Henderson | 714 | 2.44 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 29,213 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell MacEwan | 16,720 | 58.57 | Ø | ||
| Liberal | Donald F. Stewart | 9,499 | 33.27 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | Leo F. McKay | 2,330 | 8.16 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 28,549 | |||||
- Riding history for Central Nova (1966–1996) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Central Nova (2003– ) from the Library of Parliament
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