# Sydney-Membertou

Sydney-Membertou is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 2012 as Sydney-Whtiney Pier from 79% of Cape Breton Nova and 59% of Cape Breton South. Following the 2019 redistribution, the riding lost Whitney Pier to Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, while gaining some territory from Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg, and was re-named Sydney-Membertou.
The district contains the communities of Sydney, Grand Lake Road, Mira Road, Sydney River, Prime Brook and the Membertou 28B Indian Reserve.
The riding is represented by Derek Mombourquette of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He won the seat in a byelection on July 14, 2015, following the resignation of MLA Gordie Gosse.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Sydney-Membertou :
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Cape Breton Nova and Cape Breton South |||||
| 62nd | 2013–2015 | Gordie Gosse | New Democratic |
| 62nd | 2015–2017 | Derek Mombourquette | Liberal |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Derek Mombourquette | Liberal |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Derek Mombourquette | Liberal |
| 65th | 2024–present | Derek Mombourquette | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Derek Mombourquette | 3,687 | 45.02 | -9.22 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian MacArthur | 2,903 | 35.45 | +18.00 |
| | New Democratic | Alison Aho | 1,515 | 18.50 | -9.78 |
| | Green | Steven McGrath | 85 | 1.04 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,190 | 99.36 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 53 | 0.64 | +0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,243 | 53.26 | +0.90 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,477 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -13.50 |
vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Derek Mombourquette | 4,561 | 54.27 | +16.85 | $56,323.12 |
| | New Democratic | Madonna Doucette | 2,377 | 28.28 | -4.07 | $46,873.89 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pauline Singer | 1,467 | 17.45 | -12.78 | $39,112.21 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,405 | 99.44 | – | $92,135.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,452 | 52.36 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 16,142 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +10.46 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||
2017 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 3,257 | 37.42 |
| New Democratic | 2,816 | 32.35 |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,632 | 30.24 |
vte2017 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Derek Mombourquette | 3,656 | 38.72 | -10.33 |
| | New Democratic | Madonna Doucette | 3,496 | 37.03 | +6.88 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Laurie MacIntosh | 2,290 | 24.25 | +3.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,442 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 62 | 0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,504 | 52.80 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 18,001 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -8.61 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||
vteNova Scotia provincial by-election, July 14, 2015: Sydney-Whitney Pier On the resignation of Gordie Gosse :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Derek Mombourquette | 3,794 | 49.05 | +5.02 |
| | New Democratic | Madonna Doucette | 2,332 | 30.15 | -19.22 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian E. MacArthur | 1,609 | 20.80 | +14.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,735 | 99.55 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,770 | 42.60 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 18,238 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +12.12 |
vte2013 Nova Scotia general election: Sydney-Whitney Pier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Gordie Gosse | 5,084 | 49.37 | −5.25 |
| | Liberal | Derek Mombourquette | 4,534 | 44.03 | +8.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leslie MacPhee | 680 | 6.60 | −1.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,298 | 99.40 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 62 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,360 | 57.86 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 17,906 | – |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −7.03 |
| Source(s) "Voters in two Cape Breton ridings head to polls Tuesday". Cape Breton Post. July 13, 2015. |||||||
2009 Nova Scotia general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic Party | 5,774 | 54.62 |
| Liberal | 3,724 | 35.23 |
| Progressive Conservative | 887 | 8.39 |
| Green | 186 | 1.76 |