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West Nova
Federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
West Nova (French: Nova-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Quick Facts Nova Scotia electoral district, Coordinates: ...
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
West Nova in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts | |||
| Coordinates: | 44°27′N 65°35′W | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 1966 | ||
| First contested | 1968 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 83,571 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 70,479 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 8,885 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 9.4 | ||
| Census division(s) | Annapolis, Digby, Kings, Yarmouth | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Annapolis Royal, Berwick, Bridgetown, Digby, Middleton, Yarmouth | ||
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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.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Acadie—Annapolis at the first election held after approximately April 2024. It will lose some territory (Berwick area) in Kings County to Kings—Hants.[2]
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.[3]
The electoral district was created in 1966 from Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare 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 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.
More information Year, Pop. ...
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 88,257 | — |
| 2006 | 86,393 | −2.1% |
| 2011 | 83,654 | −3.2% |
| 2016 | 82,026 | −1.9% |
| 2021 | 83,571 | +1.9% |
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From the 2021 census [4]
Ethnic groups:
Mother tongue language:
Religions:
- No religious affiliation: 40.2%
- Catholic: 24.1%
- Baptist: 14.0%
- Anglican: 4.6%
- United: 3.7%
- Other Christian: 12.2%
- Other religions: 1.2%
Education:
- No certificate, diploma or degree: 24.1%
- High school certificate: 27.6%
- Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 9.9%
- Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 23.1%
- University certificate or diploma: 13.6%
Income:
- Median household income: $60,800
- Median family income: $77,500
- Average house value: $222,000
Median age:
- 51.6
Unemployment:
- 12.5%
It reaches from Berwick in Kings County (it only includes the western part of Kings County) down through Annapolis County, Digby County and Yarmouth County, ending at the Yarmouth-Shelburne border.
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
More information Parliament, Years ...
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| South Western Nova Riding created from Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare |
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| 28th | 1968–1972 | Louis-Roland Comeau | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Charles Haliburton | ||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Coline Campbell | Liberal | |
| South West Nova | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Charles Haliburton | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Coline Campbell | Liberal | |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Gerald Comeau | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Coline Campbell | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Harry Verran | ||
| West Nova | ||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Mark Muise | Progressive Conservative | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Robert Thibault | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Greg Kerr | Conservative | |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Colin Fraser | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Chris d'Entremont | Conservative | |
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
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Graph of election results in South Western Nova, South West Nova, and West Nova (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
West Nova
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Graph of election results in West Nova (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021
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| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 22,104 | 50.38 | +11.08 | $84,677.20 | |||
| Liberal | Alxys Chamberlain | 13,732 | 31.30 | -5.06 | $58,947.58 | |||
| New Democratic | Cheryl Burbidge | 5,645 | 12.87 | +2.17 | $2,097.31 | |||
| People's | Scott Spidle | 2,390 | 5.45 | – | $977.39 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,871 | – | – | $111,398.28 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 284 | |||||||
| Turnout | 44,155 | 62.65 | -4.80 | |||||
| Registered voters | 70,479 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.03 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5] | ||||||||
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More information 2021 federal election redistributed results, Party ...
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 20,634 | 51.31 | |
| Liberal | 12,342 | 30.69 | |
| New Democratic | 5,104 | 12.69 | |
| People's | 2,133 | 5.30 | |
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2019
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| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 18,390 | 39.30 | +13.21 | $72,015.22 | |||
| Liberal | Jason Deveau | 17,025 | 36.38 | −26.61 | $53,630.92 | |||
| Green | Judy N. Green | 5,939 | 12.69 | +8.52 | $12,854.70 | |||
| New Democratic | Matthew Dubois | 5,010 | 10.71 | +3.96 | $6,668.83 | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Gloria Jane Cook | 434 | 0.93 | New | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,798 | 98.92 | $105,785.41 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 512 | 1.08 | +0.49 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,310 | 67.45 | −1.34 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 70,143 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.91 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
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2015
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| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Colin Fraser | 28,775 | 62.99 | +26.60 | $87,337.64 | |||
| Conservative | Arnold LeBlanc | 11,916 | 26.09 | –20.95 | $41,005.69 | |||
| New Democratic | Greg Foster | 3,084 | 6.75 | –6.36 | $25,617.41 | |||
| Green | Clark Walton | 1,904 | 4.17 | +0.71 | $2,291.24 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,679 | 100.00 | $210,111.37 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 271 | 0.59 | ||||||
| Turnout | 45,950 | 68.79 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 66,796 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
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2011
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| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Greg Kerr | 20,204 | 47.04 | +7.10 | $82,563.21 | |||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 15,632 | 36.39 | +0.24 | $62,177.30 | |||
| New Democratic | George Barron | 5,631 | 13.11 | -3.78 | $12,244.90 | |||
| Green | Ross Johnson | 1,487 | 3.46 | -1.55 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,954 | 100.0 | $86,810.95 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 356 | 0.82 | +0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,310 | 63.75 | +1.27 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 67,938 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.43 | ||||||
| Sources:[10][11] | ||||||||
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2008
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| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Greg Kerr | 16,779 | 39.94 | +1.83 | $69,467.56 | |||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 15,185 | 36.15 | -3.09 | $57,096.02 | |||
| New Democratic | George Barron | 7,097 | 16.89 | -1.95 | $12,741.38 | |||
| Green | Ronald Mills | 2,106 | 5.01 | +2.71 | $123.04 | |||
| Independent | Cindy M. Nesbitt | 844 | 2.01 | – | $10,570.22 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,011 | 100.0 | $83,932 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 304 | 0.72 | +0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,315 | 62.48 | -1.20 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 67,722 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.46 | ||||||
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2006
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| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 17,734 | 39.24 | -3.42 | $53,606.19 | |||
| Conservative | Greg Kerr | 17,222 | 38.11 | +5.06 | $54,945.96 | |||
| New Democratic | Arthur Bull | 8,512 | 18.84 | -2.29 | $25,148.83 | |||
| Green | Matthew Granger | 1,040 | 2.30 | -0.92 | $74.10 | |||
| Independent | Ken Griffiths | 681 | 1.51 | – | $2,576.48 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,190 | 100.0 | $79,451 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 274 | 0.60 | -0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,464 | 63.68 | -2.26 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,393 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.24 | ||||||
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2004
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| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 18,343 | 42.66 | +8.06 | $48,703.53 | |||
| Conservative | Jon Charles Carey | 14,209 | 33.05 | -20.44 | $70,393.83 | |||
| New Democratic | Arthur Bull | 9,086 | 21.13 | +9.67 | $24,310.23 | |||
| Green | Matthew Granger | 1,385 | 3.22 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,996 | 100.0 | $76,207 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 352 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Turnout | 43,348 | 65.94 | +1.04 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 65,736 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +14.25 | ||||||
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance. | ||||||||
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More information 2000 federal election redistributed results, Party ...
| 2000 federal election redistributed results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | 15,154 | 35.52 | |
| Liberal | 14,760 | 34.60 | |
| Alliance | 7,667 | 17.97 | |
| New Democratic | 4,887 | 11.46 | |
| Others | 193 | 0.45 | |
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2000
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 12,783 | 36.09 | +10.39 | $57,653 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Muise | 12,080 | 34.11 | -0.20 | $34,692 | |||
| Alliance | Mike Donaldson | 6,581 | 18.58 | -0.23 | $32,417 | |||
| New Democratic | Phil Roberts | 3,976 | 11.23 | -9.23 | $14,118 | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,420 | 100.00 | ||||||
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Results for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.
1997
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Muise | 13,187 | 34.31 | +11.64 | $37,592 | |||
| Liberal | Harry Verran | 9,877 | 25.70 | -29.19 | $47,082 | |||
| New Democratic | Brian Noble | 7,862 | 20.46 | +14.87 | $4,426 | |||
| Reform | Betty Cox | 7,229 | 18.81 | +3.66 | $25,210 | |||
| Natural Law | Neeraj Lakhanpal | 275 | 0.72 | -0.98 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,430 | 100.00 | ||||||
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South West Nova
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Graph of election results in South West Nova (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1993
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| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Harry Verran | 20,530 | 54.89 | +4.88 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Joseph Thibault | 8,478 | 22.67 | -18.84 | ||||
| Reform | Louis Mason | 5,667 | 15.15 | |||||
| New Democratic | Peter Zavitz | 2,090 | 5.59 | -0.10 | ||||
| Natural Law | Gregg Murphy | 636 | 1.70 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 37,401 | 100.00 | ||||||
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1988
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| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 21,062 | 50.01 | +8.16 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Comeau | 17,482 | 41.51 | -9.08 | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Zavitz | 2,396 | 5.69 | -1.86 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Angus M. McLean | 1,172 | 2.78 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 42,112 | 100.00 | ||||||
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1984
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| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Comeau | 20,604 | 50.59 | +13.78 | ||||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 17,044 | 41.85 | -7.97 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Ritchie | 3,076 | 7.55 | -5.25 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,724 | 100.00 | ||||||
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1980
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| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 19,151 | 49.82 | +5.65 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Haliburton | 14,151 | 36.81 | -7.66 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Lee | 4,922 | 12.80 | +1.44 | ||||
| Independent | Anne Trudell | 216 | 0.56 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 38,440 | 100.00 | ||||||
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1979
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| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Haliburton | 16,512 | 44.47 | -0.64 | ||||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 16,398 | 44.17 | -4.93 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ian MacPherson | 4,217 | 11.36 | +6.11 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,127 | 100.00 | ||||||
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South Western Nova
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Graph of election results in South Western Nova (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1974
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| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Coline Campbell | 15,066 | 49.10 | 7.49 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Haliburton | 13,841 | 45.11 | -5.07 | ||||
| New Democratic | Yvonne Coe | 1,610 | 5.25 | -1.77 | ||||
| Social Credit | Cecilia Zwicker | 164 | 0.53 | -0.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 30,681 | 100.00 | ||||||
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1972
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| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Haliburton | 15,039 | 50.18 | -2.15 | ||||
| Liberal | Fulton Logan | 12,471 | 41.61 | -2.61 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lawrence Meuse | 2,104 | 7.02 | +4.66 | ||||
| Social Credit | Charles Paddock | 359 | 1.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 29,973 | 100.00 | ||||||
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1968
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| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louis-Roland Comeau | 14,543 | 52.33 | |||||
| Liberal | John Stewart | 12,290 | 44.22 | |||||
| New Democratic | Rae Gilman | 655 | 2.36 | |||||
| Independent PC | N. Evan Atkinson | 293 | 1.05 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 27,791 | 100.00 | ||||||
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- Statistics Canada: 2012
- "New Federal Electoral Map for Nova Scotia". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022. April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- West Nova's census profile Statistics Canada
- "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- "October 19, 2015 Election Results — West Nova (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "West Nova (Code 12011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- Riding history for South West Nova (1976–1996) from the[permanent dead link] Library of Parliament
- Riding history for West Nova (1996–1998) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for West Nova (1998–2003) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for West Nova (2003– ) from the Library of Parliament
- results