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Central Nova in relation to the other Nova Scotia ridings

Central Nova is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 73,722. Image File history File links free clipart image of ballot box and ballot File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... The contents of this page have been moved to http://en. ... Image File history File links Central_Nova. ... Image File history File links Central_Nova. ... An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 3. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...

Demographics

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: $23,769

Geography

The district includes the counties of Pictou, and Antigonish, the District Municipality of St. Mary's and the extreme eastern part of the Regional Municipality of Halifax. Communities include Halifax (part), New Glasgow, Stellarton, Antigonish, Westville, Pictou, St. Mary's and Trenton. The Area is 8,439 sq. km. Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Antigonish County, Nova Scotia is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... New Glasgow (2001 population 9,432; area population 36,735) is the largest town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Stellerton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Canada at a latitude of 45°34 North and longitude of 62°40 West. ... Area 5. ... The town of Westville is one of five towns comprising the major population centres of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada; the other four being the towns of Pictou, New Glasgow, Trenton and Stellarton. ... Pictou is a small town on the northern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in Pictou County. ... Trenton, Nova Scotia is one of the five towns of Pictou County, the others being Pictou, New Glasgow, Stellerton, and Westville. ...

History

The electoral district was 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 re-elected with 16,376 votes. The New Democratic Party candidate Alexis MacDonald received 10,470 while the Liberal Party candidate, Susan Green, earned 9,986. The only other candidate was Rebecca Steeves-Mosher who got 1,015 votes. This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ... Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Sackville—Eastern Shore is the name of a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Canadian federal election, 2004 (more formally, the 38th general election), was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Peter Mackay, 2004 Peter Gordon MacKay MP, B.A., LL.B., (born September 27, 1965) is the current deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of social democracy and democratic socialism. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) currently forms the federal government under Prime Minister Paul Martin. ... Susan Green is a politician of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...

The district also existed from 1966 to 1996. It was created 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 but was recreated in 2003. Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968. ... Colchester—Hants was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968. ... Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Sackville—Eastern Shore is the name of a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. ...

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

1968 - Present

1. Russell MacEwan, Progressive Conservative (1968-1971)
2. Elmer M. MacKay, Progressive Conservative (1971-1983)
3. Brian Mulroney, Progressive Conservative (1983-1984)
4. Elmer M. MacKay, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
5. Roseanne Skoke, Liberal (1993-1997)
6. Peter MacKay, Conservative (1997-Present)

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Election results

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

2004 - present

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1968 - 1997

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See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

This is a list of Canadas 308 electoral districts (also known as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2003 Representation Order, which came into effect on May 23, 2004. ... This is a list of past arrangements of Canadas electoral districts. ...

External links

• Riding history for Central Nova (1966–1996) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for Central Nova (2003– ) from the Library of Parliament