# Cape Breton South (provincial electoral district)

Cape Breton South is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed from 1933 to 2013. It elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the district included Sydney and its western suburbs until the North West Arm and south along the Sydney River until Blacketts Lake.
In 1933, the County of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was named Cape Breton South. In 2003, it lost part of the Ashby area to Cape Breton Nova and gained Balls Creek and the Coxheath area. Following the 2012 electoral boundary review, the district was dissolved into Northside-Westmount, Sydney-Whitney Pier and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg.

## 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 | Manning MacDonald | Liberal |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | Manning MacDonald | Liberal |
| 59th | 2003-2006 | Manning MacDonald | Liberal |
| 58th | 1999-2003 | Manning MacDonald | Liberal |
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Manning MacDonald | Liberal |
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Manning MacDonald | Liberal |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Vince MacLean | Liberal |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Vince MacLean | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | Vince MacLean | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | Vince MacLean | Liberal |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | Vince MacLean | Liberal |
| 50th | 1970-1974 | John Burke | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | Donald C. MacNeil | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Donald C. MacNeil | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Donald C. MacNeil | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | Donald C. MacNeil | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 1953-1956 | John Smith MacIvor | Liberal |
| 44th | 1949-1953 | John Smith MacIvor | Liberal |
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | John Smith MacIvor | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | Donald MacDonald | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| 41st | 1937-1941 | George MacKay Morrison | Liberal |
| 40th | 1933-1937 | Gordon S. Harrington | Conservative |

## Election results
### 1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Gordon Sidney Harrington | 4,757 | 43.81% |
| | Liberal | Malcolm A. Patterson | 4,650 | 42.83% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Lauchlin D. McKay | 1,451 | 13.36% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,858 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George M. Morrison | 5,879 | 52.00% | 9.17% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Gordon Sidney Harrington | 5,427 | 48.00% | 4.19% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,306 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald MacDonald | 4,008 | 36.53% | – |
| | Liberal | George M. Morrison | 3,946 | 35.96% | -16.04% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Donald John MacLean | 3,019 | 27.51% | -20.49% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,973 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Smith MacIvor | 4,778 | 43.10% | 7.13% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald MacDonald | 4,448 | 40.12% | 3.59% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Malcolm Cameron | 1,861 | 16.79% | -10.73% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,087 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Smith MacIvor | 6,742 | 47.20% | 4.10% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Ross Anderson MacKimmie | 3,802 | 26.62% | 9.83% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Vincent Allan Morrison | 3,740 | 26.18% | -13.94% |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,284 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Smith MacIvor | 6,467 | 44.67% | -2.53% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Vincent Allan Morrison | 4,625 | 31.95% | 5.77% |
| | Progressive Conservative | A. O. Gunn | 3,384 | 23.38% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,476 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald C. MacNeil | 5,101 | 47.76% | 24.38% |
| | Liberal | John Smith MacIvor | 4,450 | 41.66% | -3.01% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Albert Martin | 1,130 | 10.58% | -21.37% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,681 | – |
| 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 | Donald C. MacNeil | 5,153 | 46.23% | -1.53% |
| | Liberal | Ritchie MacCoy | 3,718 | 33.36% | -8.31% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Bernard O'Neil | 2,275 | 20.41% | 9.83% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,146 | – |
| 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 | Donald C. MacNeil | 5,283 | 49.21% | 2.98% |
| | Liberal | John F. MacIntosh | 3,579 | 33.34% | -0.02% |
| | New Democratic | Edward Johnston | 1,873 | 17.45% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,735 | – |
| 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 | Donald C. MacNeil | 4,843 | 47.18% | -2.03% |
| | Liberal | Charles O'Connell | 3,944 | 38.42% | 5.08% |
| | New Democratic | Charles Palmer | 1,309 | 12.75% | -4.70% |
| | Independent | Angus Currie | 169 | 1.65% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,265 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Francis Burke | 5,234 | 44.36% | -2.82% |
| | Liberal | Vince MacLean | 5,034 | 42.66% | 4.24% |
| | New Democratic | Donald MacPherson | 1,531 | 12.98% | 0.22% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,799 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vince MacLean | 6,487 | 50.87% | 8.21% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Francis Burke | 3,721 | 29.18% | -15.18% |
| | New Democratic | Earl Johnston | 2,441 | 19.14% | 6.17% |
| | Independent | Angus Currie | 102 | 0.80% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,751 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vince MacLean | 7,041 | 59.84% | 8.96% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald C. MacNeil | 2,761 | 23.46% | -5.72% |
| | New Democratic | Sandy MacNeil | 1,965 | 16.70% | -2.44% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,767 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vince MacLean | 6,633 | 55.78% | -4.06% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murray Hannem | 3,824 | 32.16% | 8.69% |
| | New Democratic | Linda Gallant | 1,435 | 12.07% | -4.63% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,892 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vince MacLean | 5,961 | 49.63% | -6.14% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murdock Smith | 5,049 | 42.04% | 9.88% |
| | New Democratic | John Chisholm | 633 | 5.27% | -6.80% |
| | Labour | Kim MacEwan | 367 | 3.06% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,010 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vince MacLean | 7,820 | 62.76% | 13.13% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murdock Smith | 3,461 | 27.78% | -14.26% |
| | New Democratic | Ed MacLeod | 1,179 | 9.46% | 4.19% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,460 | – |
| 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 | Manning MacDonald | 5,629 | 57.52% | -5.25% |
| | New Democratic | Peter Mancini | 2,143 | 21.90% | 12.43% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norm Ferguson | 2,015 | 20.59% | -7.19% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,787 | – |
| 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 | Manning MacDonald | 5,118 | 60.30% | 2.79% |
| | New Democratic | Ed Murphy | 2,508 | 29.55% | 7.65% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Anna Steele | 861 | 10.14% | -10.44% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,487 | – |
| 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 | Manning MacDonald | 5,356 | 62.90% | 2.60% |
| | New Democratic | Elizabeth Cusack | 2,451 | 28.78% | -0.77% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leland Lewis | 708 | 8.31% | -1.83% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,515 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Manning MacDonald | 5,275 | 54.32% | -8.58% |
| | New Democratic | Mike MacSween | 2,759 | 28.41% | -0.37% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Morrison | 1,677 | 17.27% | 8.95% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,711 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Manning MacDonald | 4,383 | 43.50% | -10.82% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Scott Boyd | 3,261 | 32.36% | 15.09% |
| | New Democratic | Jamie Crane | 2,160 | 21.43% | -6.98% |
| | Green | Stephen Doucet | 273 | 2.71% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,077 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Manning MacDonald | 4,278 | 46.65% | 3.15% |
| | New Democratic | Wayne McKay | 3,332 | 36.33% | 14.90% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steve Tobin | 1,387 | 15.12% | -17.24% |
| | Green | Cathy Theriault | 174 | 1.90% | -0.81% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,171 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||