Cape Breton East

For the former district of Cape Breton East (1933–2001), see Glace Bay-Dominion.
Cape Breton East
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Brian Comer
Progressive Conservative
District created1933
First contested1933
Last contested2024
Demographics
Electors15,098
Area (km²)1,093
Census division(s)Cape Breton County
Census subdivision(s)Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Cape Breton East (formerly Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg) is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is represented by Brian Comer of the Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

In 1925, the County of Cape Breton and neighbouring Richmond County were divided into three distinct electoral districts, one of which was named Richmond-West Cape Breton. In 1933, on the recommendations of the 1932 Electoral Boundaries Commission, Richmond-West Cape Breton was dissolved and two new districts were created, one of which was Cape Breton West, which also took in parts of Cape Breton Centre and Cape Breton East.[2][3] In 2003, this district had minor adjustments to its boundaries with Cape Breton South, Cape Breton Centre, and Glace Bay. It gained the area on the north side of East Bay along highway 216 to include Eskasoni First Nation. In 2013, following the recommendations of the 2012 Electoral Boundaries Commission, the district was renamed Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg. It gained the Mira Road, Sydney River, Prime Brook, and Coxheath areas from Cape Breton South, as well as a section of Grand Lake Road from Cape Breton Nova. It lost the area northwest of East Bay to Victoria-The Lakes and the area southwest of Portage and Sandfield and west of the Mira River to Cape Breton-Richmond.[4]

The riding was renamed Cape Breton East for the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
Cape Breton West
Riding created from Cape Breton Centre, Cape Breton East and Richmond and Cape Breton West
40th 1933–1937     Weldon W. Patton Conservative
41st 1937–1941     Malcolm A. Patterson Liberal
42nd 1941–1945
43rd 1945–1949
44th 1949–1953
45th 1953–1956
46th 1956–1960     Edward Manson Progressive Conservative
47th 1960–1963
48th 1963–1967
49th 1967–1970
50th 1970–1974     Allan Sullivan Liberal
51st 1974–1976
1976–1978 Ossie Fraser
52nd 1978–1981 David Muise
53rd 1981–1984     Donnie MacLeod Progressive Conservative
54th 1984–1988
55th 1988–1993     Russell MacKinnon Liberal
56th 1993–1995
1995–1998     Alfie MacLeod Progressive Conservative
57th 1998–1999     Russell MacKinnon Liberal
58th 1999–2003
59th 2003–2005
2005–2006     Independent
60th 2006–2009     Alfie MacLeod Progressive Conservative
61st 2009–2013
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg
62nd 2013–2017     Alfie MacLeod Progressive Conservative
63rd 2017–2019
2019–2021 Brian Comer
Cape Breton East
64th 2021–2024     Brian Comer Progressive Conservative
65th 2024–present

Election results

Cape Breton East

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brian Comer 4,250 61.0%
Liberal Joe Ward 1,775 25.5%
New Democratic Isabelle Lalonde 942 13.5%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 6,967
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Brian Comer 3,897 46.27 +2.54 $55,547.93
Liberal Heather Peters 3,094 36.73 +5.36 $65,200.97
New Democratic Barbara Beaton 1,432 17.00 +9.32 $24,642.72
Total valid votes/expense limit 8,423 99.37 -0.29 $81,087.67
Total rejected ballots 53 0.63 +0.29
Turnout 8,476 61.42 +12.56
Eligible voters 13,801
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.41
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7]

Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg

2019 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, September 3, 2019[8]
Resignation of Alfie MacLeod
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Brian Comer 3,215 43.73 -24.00 $34,626.70
Liberal Marc Botte 2,306 31.37 +7.75 $49,500.53
Independent Russ Green 979 13.32 $3,211.14
New Democratic Mary Beth MacDonald 565 7.68 -0.97 $2,024.87
Green Bill Matheson 287 3.90 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,352 99.66 +0.26 $90,230.82
Total rejected ballots 25 0.34 -0.26
Turnout 7,377 48.86 -11.90
Eligible voters 15,098
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.88

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election: Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod 6,370 67.73 +23.98
Liberal Katherine MacDonald 2,221 23.62 -16.16
New Democratic Bill Matheson 814 8.65 -7.82
Total valid votes 9,405 99.40 –
Total rejected ballots 57 0.60 -0.17
Turnout 9,462 60.76 -2.59
Eligible voters 15,572
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +20.07
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod 4,178 43.75 +0.28
Liberal Josephine Kennedy 3,798 39.78 +15.51
New Democratic Delton MacDonald 1,573 16.47 -14.22
Total valid votes 9,549 99.23 –
Total rejected ballots 74 0.77 –
Turnout 9,623 63.35 +1.76
Eligible voters 15,190
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing +7.90
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]

Cape Breton West

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod 3,962 43.47 -10.29
New Democratic Delton MacDonald 2,797 30.69 +15.41
Liberal Josephine Kennedy 2,212 24.27 -4.01
Green Mike Parsons 143 1.57 -1.11
Total valid votes 9,114 99.70 –
Total rejected ballots 27 0.30 –
Turnout 9,141 61.59 -0.54
Eligible voters 14,843
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.85
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod 4,729 53.76 +28.33
Liberal Dave LeBlanc 2,488 28.28 -24.56
New Democratic Terry Crawley 1,344 15.28 -6.45
Green Michael P. Milburn 236 2.68 +2.68
Total valid votes 8,797 99.61 –
Total rejected ballots 34 0.39 –
Turnout 8,831 62.13 -5.36
Eligible voters 14,215
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +26.45
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell MacKinnon 4,616 52.84 +1.01
Progressive Conservative Ivan Doncaster 2,221 25.43 +11.44
New Democratic Douglas MacKinlay 1,898 21.73 -12.45
Total valid votes 8,735 99.50 –
Total rejected ballots 44 0.50 –
Turnout 8,779 67.49 -11.46
Eligible voters 13,007
Liberal hold Swing +6.23
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell MacKinnon 5,094 51.83 +7.78
New Democratic Brian Slaney 3,359 34.18 +5.65
Progressive Conservative Joe Boudreau 1,375 13.99 -13.43
Total valid votes 9,828 99.34 –
Total rejected ballots 65 0.66 –
Turnout 9,893 78.95 -0.92
Eligible voters 12,531
Liberal hold Swing +6.72
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell MacKinnon 4,528 44.05 +10.71
New Democratic Brian Slaney 2,933 28.53 -1.95
Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod 2,818 27.42 -8.76
Total valid votes 10,279 99.58 –
Total rejected ballots 43 0.42 –
Turnout 10,322 79.87 +15.34
Eligible voters 12,924
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.33
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, October 10, 1995
upon the resignation of Russell MacKinnon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alfie MacLeod 2,824 36.18 +16.62
Liberal Gerry Delaney 2,603 33.34 -36.67
New Democratic Brian Slaney 2,379 30.48 +23.08
Total valid votes 7,806 99.33 –
Total rejected ballots 53 0.67 –
Turnout 7,859 64.53 -17.96
Eligible voters 12,179
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +26.65
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[10]
1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell MacKinnon 7,355 70.01 +15.70
Progressive Conservative Victor Hanham 2,055 19.56 -16.31
New Democratic Daniel O'Connor 777 7.40 -2.42
Independent Wendy MacKenzie 318 3.03 +3.03
Total valid votes 10,505 99.51 –
Total rejected ballots 52 0.49 –
Turnout 10,557 82.49 -0.16
Eligible voters 12,798
Liberal hold Swing +16.01
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell MacKinnon 6,133 54.31 +14.27
Progressive Conservative Donald Archie MacLeod 4,050 35.87 -15.49
New Democratic Con Mills 1,109 9.82 +3.88
Total valid votes 11,292 99.41 –
Total rejected ballots 67 0.59 –
Turnout 11,359 82.65 +9.37
Eligible voters 13,743
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.88
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald Archie MacLeod 5,035 51.36 +8.77
Liberal Russell MacKinnon 3,925 40.04 +1.48
New Democratic Terry Crawley 582 5.94 -12.91
Cape Breton Labour Linda Martin 261 2.66 +2.66
Total valid votes 9,803 99.50 –
Total rejected ballots 49 0.50 –
Turnout 9,852 73.28 -4.00
Eligible voters 13,444
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.13
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Donald Archie MacLeod 4,125 42.59 +11.64
Liberal David Muise 3,735 38.56 +1.76
New Democratic Elizabeth Cusack Walsh 1,826 18.85 -12.10
Total valid votes 9,686 99.11 –
Total rejected ballots 87 0.89 –
Turnout 9,773 77.28 -6.30
Eligible voters 12,647
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.70
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Muise 3,664 36.80 +1.06
New Democratic Frank Boone 3,211 32.25 -1.00
Progressive Conservative Donald Archie MacLeod 3,081 30.95 -0.06
Total valid votes 9,956 99.36 –
Total rejected ballots 64 0.64 –
Turnout 10,020 83.58 +5.43
Eligible voters 11,988
Liberal hold Swing +1.03
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, September 7, 1976
upon the resignation of Allan Sullivan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Osborne Fraser 4,236 35.74 -17.72
New Democratic Frank Boone 3,940 33.25 +13.94
Progressive Conservative James MacDonald 3,675 31.01 +3.78
Total valid votes 11,851 98.68 –
Total rejected ballots 158 1.32 –
Turnout 12,009 78.15 -3.59
Eligible voters 15,366
Liberal hold Swing -15.83
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[11]
1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Sullivan 6,281 53.46 +2.54
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Andrews 3,199 27.23 -21.85
New Democratic Frank Boone 2,269 19.31 +19.31
Total valid votes 11,749 99.03 –
Total rejected ballots 115 0.97 –
Turnout 11,864 81.74 +3.55
Eligible voters 14,515
Liberal hold Swing +12.20
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Sullivan 5,024 50.92 +8.27
Progressive Conservative Kenneth Andrews 4,843 49.08 +5.13
Total valid votes 9,867 98.84 –
Total rejected ballots 116 1.16 –
Turnout 9,983 78.19 -1.58
Eligible voters 12,768
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.70
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Edward Manson 3,862 43.95 -12.35
Liberal Allan Sullivan 3,748 42.65 -1.05
New Democratic Jeremy Akerman 1,178 13.40 +13.40
Total valid votes 8,788 99.39 –
Total rejected ballots 54 0.61 –
Turnout 8,842 79.77 -0.32
Eligible voters 11,084
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.70
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Edward Manson 4,941 56.30 +10.93
Liberal Allan Sullivan 3,835 43.70 +4.17
Total valid votes 8,776 99.31 –
Total rejected ballots 61 0.69 –
Turnout 8,837 80.09 -8.71
Eligible voters 11,034
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.55
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Edward Manson 4,192 45.37 -6.60
Liberal Herbert Shannon 3,652 39.53 -8.50
Co-operative Commonwealth John R. Lynk 1,395 15.10 +15.10
Total valid votes 9,239 99.48 –
Total rejected ballots 48 0.52 –
Turnout 9,287 88.80 +1.53
Eligible voters 10,458
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.55
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Edward Manson 4,440 51.97 +18.41
Liberal Malcolm Alexander Patterson 4,104 48.03 -0.83
Total valid votes 8,544 99.26 –
Total rejected ballots 64 0.74 –
Turnout 8,608 87.27 +2.07
Eligible voters 9,864
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.62
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Alexander Patterson 3,730 48.86 -2.27
Progressive Conservative Edward Manson 2,562 33.56 +2.08
Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Munroe 1,342 17.58 +0.19
Total valid votes 7,634 99.76 –
Total rejected ballots 18 0.24 –
Turnout 7,652 85.20 +3.85
Eligible voters 8,981
Liberal hold Swing -2.18
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Alexander Patterson 3,444 51.13 +1.31
Progressive Conservative David R. MacLeod 2,120 31.48 +13.81
Co-operative Commonwealth Arthur Briggs 1,171 17.39 -15.12
Total valid votes 6,735 99.23 –
Total rejected ballots 53 0.77 –
Turnout 6,787 81.35 +9.99
Eligible voters 8,343
Liberal hold Swing +7.56
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Alexander Patterson 2,826 49.82 +8.72
Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Joseph Orr 1,844 32.51 +5.10
Progressive Conservative Horace L. Ferguson 1,002 17.67 -13.32
Total valid votes 5,672 99.60 –
Total rejected ballots 23 0.40 –
Turnout 5,695 71.36 -3.59
Eligible voters 7,981
Liberal hold Swing +6.91
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Alexander Patterson 2,306 41.10 -9.70
Progressive Conservative Joseph Alexander MacDonald 1,767 31.49 -17.71
Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Joseph Orr 1,538 27.41 +27.41
Total valid votes 5,611 99.24 –
Total rejected ballots 43 0.76 –
Turnout 5,654 74.95 -4.07
Eligible voters 7,544
Liberal hold Swing -13.71
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Alexander Patterson 2,883 50.80 +4.29
Progressive Conservative Evan Forbes 2,792 49.20 -4.29
Total valid votes 5,675 99.40 –
Total rejected ballots 34 0.60 –
Turnout 5,709 79.02 -0.13
Eligible voters 7,225
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +4.29
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]
1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Weldon W. Patton 3,036 53.49 –
Liberal Alonzo Archibald Martell 2,640 46.51 –
Total valid votes 5,676 99.63 –
Total rejected ballots 21 0.37 –
Turnout 5,697 79.15 –
Eligible voters 7,198
Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing –
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]

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