# Glace Bay-Dominion

Glace Bay-Dominion is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2021 is John White of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
It was created in 1933 when the district of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was named Cape Breton East. In 2001, the district name was changed to Glace Bay. In 2003, the district lost a small area at its southern tip to Cape Breton West. Following the 2019 redistribution, it gained the Dominion area from Cape Breton Centre and was re-named Glace Bay-Dominion.

## Geography

The land area of Glace Bay-Dominion is 29 km$^2$ (11 sq mi).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Cape Breton East Riding created from Cape Breton |||||
| 40th | 1933–1937 | Lauchlin Currie | Liberal |
| 41st | 1937–1941 | Lauchlin Currie | Liberal |
| 40th | 1941–1945 | Douglas Neil Brodie | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 50th | 1945–1949 | Russell Cunningham | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 44th | 1949–1953 | Russell Cunningham | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 45th | 1953–1956 | Russell Cunningham | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 46th | 1956–1960 | Layton Fergusson | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 1960–1963 | Layton Fergusson | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1963–1967 | Layton Fergusson | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1967–1970 | Layton Fergusson | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Jeremy Akerman | New Democratic |
| 51st | 1974–1978 | Jeremy Akerman | New Democratic |
| 52nd | 1978–1980 | Jeremy Akerman | New Democratic |
| 52nd | 1980–1981 | Donnie MacLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Donnie MacLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Donnie MacLeod | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 1988–1993 | John MacEachern | Liberal |
| 56th | 1993–1998 | John MacEachern | Liberal |
| 57th | 1998–1998 | Reeves Matheson | New Democratic |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Reeves Matheson | Independent |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | Dave Wilson | Liberal |
| Glace Bay |||||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Dave Wilson | Liberal |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Dave Wilson | Liberal |
| 61st | 2009–2010 | Dave Wilson | Liberal |
| 61st | 2010–2013 | Geoff MacLellan | Liberal |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Geoff MacLellan | Liberal |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Geoff MacLellan | Liberal |
| Glace Bay-Dominion |||||
| 64th | 2021–2024 | John White | Progressive Conservative |
| 65th | 2024–present | John White | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results
### 2024

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John White | 3,954 | 71.7% |
| | Liberal | David Alexander MacLeod | 980 | 17.8% |
| | New Democratic | Kathy Chapman | 581 | 10.5% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,515 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2021

vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | John White | 2,754 | 34.61 | -4.52 | $37,763.63 |
| | New Democratic | John Morgan | 2,725 | 34.24 | +19.63 | $55,096.40 |
| | Liberal | John John McCarthy | 2,479 | 31.15 | -13.44 | $39,681.23 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,958 | 99.45 | – | $79,292.15 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,002 | 58.98 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,567 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +4.46 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 3,641 | 44.59 |
| Progressive Conservative | 3,195 | 39.13 |
| New Democratic | 1,193 | 14.61 |
| Atlantica | 137 | 1.68 |
vte2017 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoff MacLellan | 3,316 | 46.66 | -33.7 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John White | 2,938 | 41.35 | +36.21 |
| | New Democratic | Lois MacDougall | 715 | 10.06 | -4.44 |
| | Atlantica | Steven MacNeil | 137 | 1.92 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,110 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 73 | 1.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,183 | 57.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,510 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -34.96 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Geoff MacLellan | 5,547 | 80.36 |
| NDP | Mary Beth MacDonald | 1,001 | 14.50 |
| PC | Thomas Bethell | 355 | 5.14 |

### 2010 by-election

Byelection June 22, 2010 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Geoff MacLellan | 3,901 | 53.91 |
| NDP | Myrtle Campbell | 2,281 | 31.52 |
| PC | Michelle Wheelhouse | 759 | 10.48 |
| Independent | Edna Lee | 195 | 2.69 |
| Atlantica | Dan Wilson | 56 | 0.77 |

### 2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dave Wilson | 3,380 | 47.60% | 4.52% |
| | New Democratic | Myrtle Campbell | 2,829 | 39.84% | 10.91% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom MacPherson | 810 | 11.41% | -15.45% |
| | Green | Todd Pettigrew | 82 | 1.15% | 0.02% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,101 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dave Wilson | 3,327 | 43.08% | -11.40% |
| | New Democratic | Myrtle Campbell | 2,234 | 28.93% | 0.06% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark Bettens | 2,074 | 26.85% | 10.20% |
| | Green | Todd Pettigrew | 88 | 1.14% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,723 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dave Wilson | 4,420 | 54.48% | 14.36% |
| | New Democratic | Vince Hall | 2,342 | 28.87% | -11.20% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark Bettens | 1,351 | 16.65% | 5.36% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,113 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2000 by-election

By-election, April 4, 2000: Cape Breton East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Dave Wilson | 4,017 | 43.33 |
| NDP | Cecil Saccary | 3,609 | 38.93 |
| PC | Brad Kerr | 1,644 | 17.74 |

### 1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dave Wilson | 3,704 | 40.12% | 10.06% |
| | New Democratic | Cecil Saccary | 3,699 | 40.06% | -12.52% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brad Kerr | 1,043 | 11.30% | -6.06% |
| | Independent | Gerard Burke | 787 | 8.52% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,233 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Reeves Matheson | 5,002 | 52.59% | 36.47% |
| | Liberal | Clarence Routledge | 2,859 | 30.06% | -43.44% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Henry Boutillier | 1,651 | 17.36% | 6.97% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,512 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John MacEachern | 7,566 | 73.50% | 22.90% |
| | New Democratic | Terry McVarish | 1,659 | 16.12% | 2.10% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Greg Hicks | 1,069 | 10.38% | -25.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,294 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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. |||||||

### 1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John MacEachern | 5,739 | 50.60% | 16.97% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bruce Clark | 4,014 | 35.39% | -9.58% |
| | New Democratic | Terry McVarish | 1,590 | 14.02% | 8.80% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,343 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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. |||||||

### 1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donnie MacLeod | 4,787 | 44.97% | -0.58% |
| | Liberal | Cha Keliher | 3,579 | 33.62% | 4.03% |
| | Labour | Blair Matheson | 1,724 | 16.20% | – |
| | New Democratic | Jim Jobe | 555 | 5.21% | -12.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,645 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donnie MacLeod | 4,699 | 45.55% | 17.70% |
| | Liberal | Shelly McNeil | 3,053 | 29.59% | 2.38% |
| | New Democratic | Joe Kanary | 1,849 | 17.92% | -27.02% |
| | Independent | Blair Matheson | 716 | 6.94% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,317 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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. |||||||

### 1980 by-election

By-election, December 2, 1980: Cape Breton East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PC | Donnie MacLeod | 4,505 | 42.88% | 15.03% |
| NDP | Reeves Matheson | 2,996 | 28.51% | -16.43% |
| Liberal | Vincent Kachafanas | 2,904 | 27.64% | 0.43% |
| Independent | Ignatius V. Kennedy | 101 | 0.96% | – |

### 1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jeremy Akerman | 5,135 | 44.94% | -8.16% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Edwards | 3,182 | 27.85% | 13.42% |
| | Liberal | Vincent Kachafanas | 3,109 | 27.21% | -3.62% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,426 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jeremy Akerman | 5,929 | 53.10% | 5.38% |
| | Liberal | Vince Kachafanas | 3,443 | 30.83% | 12.61% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fred Adshade | 1,611 | 14.43% | -19.63% |
| | Independent | Archie MacDonald | 183 | 1.64% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,166 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (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. |||||||

### 1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jeremy Akerman | 5,334 | 47.72% | 15.83% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Layton Fergusson | 3,807 | 34.06% | -19.23% |
| | Liberal | Robert MacKay | 2,037 | 18.22% | 3.40% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,178 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Layton Fergusson | 5,094 | 53.29% | -4.77% |
| | New Democratic | James H. Aitchison | 3,048 | 31.89% | 3.39% |
| | Liberal | William O'Leary | 1,417 | 14.82% | 1.38% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,559 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Layton Fergusson | 5,870 | 58.06% | 12.50% |
| | New Democratic | John L. MacKinnon | 2,881 | 28.50% | – |
| | Liberal | Bernard Currie | 1,359 | 13.44% | -1.24% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,110 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Layton Fergusson | 4,862 | 45.56% | 3.36% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | John L. MacKinnon | 4,243 | 39.76% | 11.81% |
| | Liberal | Joe A. Wadden | 1,567 | 14.68% | -15.16% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,672 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Layton Fergusson | 4,324 | 42.20% | 29.15% |
| | Liberal | Charles Roy MacDonald | 3,058 | 29.85% | -8.03% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Russell Cunningham | 2,864 | 27.95% | -21.11% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,246 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Russell Cunningham | 5,096 | 49.07% | 5.65% |
| | Liberal | Joseph McIntyre | 3,934 | 37.88% | 1.29% |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Wilton | 1,356 | 13.06% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,386 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Russell Cunningham | 4,543 | 43.41% | -15.49% |
| | Liberal | Charles Roy MacDonald | 3,829 | 36.59% | 6.55% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas Horace Dickson | 2,093 | 20.00% | 8.93% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,465 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Russell Cunningham | 5,332 | 58.90% | -1.66% |
| | Liberal | Gus McGillivray | 2,719 | 30.03% | -9.41% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Kenneth Daniel Beaton | 1,002 | 11.07% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,053 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas Neil Brodie | 6,222 | 60.56% | – |
| | Liberal | Lauchlin Daniel Currie | 4,052 | 39.44% | -0.68% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,274 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lauchlin Daniel Currie | 4,172 | 40.12% | 0.90% |
| | Labour | William T. Mercer | 3,396 | 32.65% | – |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Roderick Kerr | 2,832 | 27.23% | -11.74% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,400 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Lauchlin Daniel Currie | 3,655 | 39.21% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Daniel R. Cameron | 3,632 | 38.97% |
| | United Front | James B. McLachlan | 1,737 | 18.64% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald O. Fraser | 297 | 3.19% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,321 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert Hamilton Butts | 5,568 | 22.08% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Daniel R. Cameron | 5,541 | 21.98% |
| | Liberal | Lauchlin Daniel Currie | 4,724 | 18.73% |
| | Liberal | Dan C. McDonald | 4,520 | 17.93% |
| | Labour | James B. McLachlan | 2,589 | 10.27% |
| | Labour | Forman Waye | 2,273 | 9.01% |
| Total | Total | Total | 25,215 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 7,276 | 29.77% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alexander O'Handley | 7,071 | 28.93% |
| | Labour | D. W. Morrison | 4,185 | 17.12% |
| | Labour | Forman Waye | 4,051 | 16.57% |
| | Liberal | Daniel C. McDonald | 933 | 3.82% |
| | Liberal | James L. McKinnon | 928 | 3.80% |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,444 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||