# Cape Breton Nova

Cape Breton Nova is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1956 and 2013. It elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the district included the northern parts of Sydney including Whitney Pier, as well as a small area of Cape Breton County, all within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
The district was created in 1956. In 1993, it gained the Ashby area between Welton Street and Ashby Road from Cape Breton South and the Grand Lake Road area from Cape Breton West. It lost the Scotchtown and River Ryan/Lingan areas to Cape Breton Centre. In 2003, it lost the New Victoria area and gained part of northern Sydney. In 2013, Cape Breton Nova was absorbed by Cape Breton Centre, Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg, and Sydney-Whitney Pier.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Gordie Gosse | New Democratic |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | Gordie Gosse | New Democratic |
| 59th | 2003-2006 | Gordie Gosse | New Democratic |
| 58th | 1999-2003 | Paul MacEwan | Liberal |
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Paul MacEwan | Liberal |
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Paul MacEwan | Liberal |
| 55th | 1990-1993 | Paul MacEwan | Liberal |
| 55th | 1988-1990 | Paul MacEwan | Independent |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Paul MacEwan | Independent |
| 54th | 1984 | Paul MacEwan | Cape Breton Labour |
| 53rd | 1982-1984 | Paul MacEwan | Cape Breton Labour |
| 53rd | 1981-1982 | Paul MacEwan | Independent |
| 52nd | 1980-1981 | Paul MacEwan | Independent |
| 52nd | 1978-1980 | Paul MacEwan | New Democratic |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | Paul MacEwan | New Democratic |
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Paul MacEwan | New Democratic |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | Percy Gaum | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Percy Gaum | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Percy Gaum | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | Percy Gaum | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results
### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,582 | 39.41% | – |
| | Liberal | Gus Brown | 1,682 | 25.68% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | John A. Chisholm | 1,475 | 22.52% | – |
| | Independent | Charles O'Connell | 812 | 12.40% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,551 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,525 | 36.93% | -2.48% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Albert Ollie Wilson | 2,218 | 32.44% | 9.93% |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Gillis | 2,094 | 30.63% | 4.95% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,837 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 3,344 | 53.37% | 16.44% |
| | New Democratic | Albert Ollie Wilson | 1,709 | 27.27% | – |
| | Liberal | Charles Richard Sigut | 1,213 | 19.36% | -11.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,266 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,873 | 47.13% | -6.24% |
| | Liberal | Tom Miller | 1,829 | 30.00% | 10.64% |
| | New Democratic | Paul MacEwan | 1,394 | 22.87% | -4.41% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,096 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Paul MacEwan | 2,927 | 43.35% | 20.48% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,866 | 42.45% | -4.68% |
| | Liberal | Ronald F. Di Penta | 959 | 14.20% | -15.80% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,752 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Paul MacEwan | 3,809 | 51.35% | 8.00% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 2,334 | 31.46% | -10.98% |
| | Liberal | Ronald DiPenta | 1,275 | 17.19% | 2.98% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,418 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Paul MacEwan | 3,918 | 47.28% | -4.07% |
| | Liberal | Earle O. Tubrett | 2,867 | 34.60% | 17.41% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Percy Gaum | 1,502 | 18.12% | -13.34% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,287 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul MacEwan | 3,691 | 48.20% | – |
| | Liberal | Earle O. Tubrett | 2,307 | 30.13% | -4.47% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Russell Brake | 1,487 | 19.42% | 1.29% |
| | New Democratic | Tony Gale | 173 | 2.26% | -45.02% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,658 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul MacEwan | 3,832 | 52.36% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Neville | 1,747 | 23.87% | 4.45% |
| | Liberal | John Ryan | 1,066 | 14.56% | -15.56% |
| | New Democratic | Alex MacIsaac | 674 | 9.21% | 6.95% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,319 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul MacEwan | 3,194 | 42.34% | – |
| | Liberal | Dan MacRury | 2,603 | 34.51% | 19.94% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joe Burke | 1,060 | 14.05% | -9.82% |
| | New Democratic | Terry Crawley | 686 | 9.09% | -0.11% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,543 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul MacEwan | 6,816 | 82.22% | 47.71% |
| | New Democratic | Blair Riley | 1,031 | 12.44% | 3.34% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joe Currie | 443 | 5.34% | -8.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,290 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul MacEwan | 3,944 | 53.98% | -28.24% |
| | New Democratic | Lou Surette | 3,050 | 41.75% | 29.31% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Walter Hagen | 312 | 4.27% | -1.07% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,306 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul MacEwan | 4,004 | 53.44% | -0.54% |
| | New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 3,253 | 43.42% | 1.67% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harold Dorrington | 235 | 3.14% | -1.13% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,492 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 3,168 | 45.61% | 2.19% |
| | Liberal | Mel Crowe | 3,094 | 44.54% | -8.90% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Todd Marsman | 684 | 9.85% | 6.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,946 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 4,315 | 60.92% | 15.31% |
| | Liberal | Mel Crowe | 1,794 | 25.33% | -19.22% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Todd Marsman | 855 | 12.07% | 2.22% |
| | Green | Chris Milburn | 119 | 1.68% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,083 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 4,735 | 71.07% | 10.15% |
| | Liberal | Donnie Morrison | 1,549 | 23.25% | -2.08% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cory Hann | 276 | 4.14% | -7.93% |
| | Green | Michael P. Milburn | 102 | 1.53% | -0.15% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,662 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||