Sydney—Victoria Nova Scotia electoral district Sydney–Victoria in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP Jaime Battiste Liberal District created 1996 First contested 1997 Last contested 2015 District webpage profile , map Demographics Population (2016 )[1] 72,148 Electors (2019)60,042 Area (km²)[1] 4,313 Pop. density (per km²) 16.7 Census divisions Cape Breton , Inverness , Victoria Census subdivisions Cape Breton , Eskasoni 3 , Inverness Subd. A , Membertou 28B , Victoria, Subd. A , Victoria, Subd. B , Wagmatcook 1
Sydney—Victoria is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
It was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton—The Sydneys , Cape Breton—East Richmond and Cape Breton Highlands—Canso ridings.
Cape Breton—Canso is the only adjacent riding.
Demographics [ edit ]
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 2001 79,294 — 2006 76,801 −3.1% 2011 73,328 −4.5% 2016 72,148 −1.6%
According to the Canada 2011 Census ; 2013 representation[2] [3]
Ethnic groups: 88.5 White, 8.9% Aboriginal, 1.1% Black
Languages: 92.9% English, 4.6% Mi'kmaq, 1.2% French
Religions: 90.7% Christian (62.8% Catholic, 8.3% United Church, 7.5% Anglican, 4.0% Presbyterian, 1.9% Baptist, 6.2% Other), 8.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $23,704
Average income (2010): $30,202
According to the Canada 2016 Census
Languages: (2016) 93.3% English, 4.1% Mi’kmaq, 0.9% French, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Scottish Gaelic[4]
Geography [ edit ]
It consists of:
The County of Victoria ;
the northern part of the County of Inverness , i.e., the part lying north of the southern boundary of Cape Breton Highlands National Park ; and
the northwestern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality , i.e., the part lying northwest of a line drawn northeast from Bras d'Or Lake to the northeast extremity of East Bay , due north to Portage Brook, northeast along Portage Brook, Blacketts Lake , the Sydney River , Highway 125 , Trunk 4 (Grand Lake Road), Northwest Brook, the western shoreline of Grand Lake , the DEVCO Railway , and its northern branch (running towards the Community of Dominion ) to its second intersection with Northwest Brook (north of Grand Lake), and then north and northeast along that brook, Lingan Bay and Indian Bay to the Atlantic Ocean .
This riding will maintain its boundaries as per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution .
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ edit ]
2019 general election [ edit ]
2015 general election [ edit ]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Mark Eyking
29,995
73.20
+33.29
–
New Democratic
Monika Dutt
5,351
13.06
–5.97
$32,027.50
Conservative
John Douglas Chiasson
4,360
10.64
–27.21
$41,720.11
Green
Matthew Cavanaugh
1,026
2.50
–0.71
–
Libertarian
Wayne James Hiscock
242
0.59
–
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
40,974
100.00
$195,473.50
Total rejected ballots
236
0.57
Turnout
41,210
68.96
Eligible voters
59,761
Liberal hold
Swing
+19.63
Source: Elections Canada [6] [7]
2011 general election [ edit ]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Mark Eyking
14,788
39.91
-9.49
$67,454.53
Conservative
Cecil Clarke
14,023
37.85
+17.23
$77,334.98
New Democratic
Kathy MacLeod
7,049
19.02
-5.42
$17,238.77
Green
Chris Milburn
1,191
3.21
-2.33
$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit
37,051
100.0
$80,666.28
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
279
0.75
+0.03
Turnout
37,330
61.48
+4.07
Eligible voters
60,719
Liberal hold
Swing
-13.36
Sources:[8] [9]
2008 general election [ edit ]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Mark Eyking
17,303
49.40
-0.48
$60,561.52
New Democratic
Wayne McKay
8,559
24.44
-4.06
$15,485.05
Conservative
Kristen Rudderham
7,223
20.62
+2.28
$60,092.18
Green
Collin Harker
1,941
5.54
+2.25
$1,966.54
Total valid votes/Expense limit
35,026
100.0
$78,337
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
254
0.72
+0.16
Turnout
35,280
57.41
-5.89
Eligible voters
61,448
Liberal hold
Swing
+1.79
2006 general election [ edit ]
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Mark Eyking
20,277
49.88
-2.25
$47,473.95
New Democratic
John Hugh Edwards
11,587
28.50
+0.79
$28,987.58
Conservative
Howie MacDonald
7,455
18.34
+2.47
$26,033.71
Green
Chris Milburn
1,336
3.29
+0.99
$537.60
Total valid votes/Expense limit
40,655
100.0
$73,953
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
227
0.56
-0.23
Turnout
40,882
63.30
+2.72
Eligible voters
64,589
Liberal hold
Swing
-1.52
2004 general election [ edit ]
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Expenditures
Liberal
Mark Eyking
19,372
52.13
+2.14
$51,343.95
New Democratic
John Hugh Edwards
10,298
27.71
-8.50
$24,957.69
Conservative
Howie MacDonald
5,897
15.87
+2.08
$48,515.46
Green
Chris Milburn
855
2.30
–
$580.41
Marijuana
Cathy Thériault
474
1.28
–
none listed
Independent
B. Chris Gallant
264
0.71
–
$165.54
Total valid votes/Expense limit
37,160
100.0
$71,187
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
297
0.79
Turnout
37,457
60.58
Eligible voters
61,826
Liberal notional hold
Swing
+5.32
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
2000 general election [ edit ]
1997 general election [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]