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{{Infobox Canada electoral district
|prov-status         = defunct
|province            = Nova Scotia
|image               =  
|demo-census-date    = 2011
|demo-pop            = 12820
|prov-rep            = 
|prov-rep-party      = 
|prov-election-last  = 2009
|demo-electors       = 10748
|prov-created        = 1956
|prov-abolished      = 2013
|demo-cd             = [[Cape Breton Regional Municipality]]
|demo-csd            = [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
}}

'''Cape Breton Nova''' is a former provincial [[electoral district (Canada)|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, Nova Scotia|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 (provincial electoral district)|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]].<ref>[http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/sydney-whitney%20pier.pdf Sydney-Whitney Pier - Constituency History] Nova Scotia Legislature</ref>

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
The electoral district was represented by the following [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|members of the Legislative Assembly]]:

{| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
! Legislature
! Years
! colspan="2" | Member
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia|61st]]
| 2009–2013
| rowspan="3" {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}}|
| rowspan="3" |[[Gordie Gosse]]
| rowspan="3" |[[New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia|New Democratic]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|60th]]
| 2006-2009
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|59th]]
| 2003-2006 
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|58th]]
| 1999-2003
| rowspan="4" {{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="13" |[[Paul MacEwan]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Liberal Party of Nova Scotia|Liberal]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|57th]]
| 1998-1999 
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|56th]]
| 1993-1998
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|55th]]
| 1990-1993 
|-
| 1988-1990
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|54th]]
| 1984-1988
|-
| 1984
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|NS|Cape Breton Labour|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Cape Breton Labour Party|Cape Breton Labour]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia|53rd]]
| 1982-1984
|-
| 1981-1982
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia|52nd]]
| 1980-1981
|-
| 1978-1980
| rowspan="3" {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="3" | [[New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia|New Democratic]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia|51st]]
| 1974-1978
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|50th]]
| 1970-1974
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|49th]]
| 1967-1970
| rowspan="4" {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}}|
| rowspan="4" |[[Percy Gaum]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[48th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|48th]]
| 1963-1967
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|47th]]
| 1960-1963
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[46th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|46th]]
| 1956-1960
|}

==Election results==
=== 1956 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1956|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Percy Gaum]]|2,582|39.41%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Gus Brown|1,682|25.68%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|CCF|John A. Chisholm|1,475|22.52%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|Independent|Charles O'Connell|812|12.40%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|6,551|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201956.pdf|date=1956|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1960 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1960|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Percy Gaum]]|2,525|36.93%|-2.48%}}
{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Albert Ollie Wilson|2,218|32.44%|9.93%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Wilfred Gillis|2,094|30.63%|4.95%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|6,837|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201960.pdf|date=1960|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1963 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1963|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Percy Gaum]]|3,344|53.37%|16.44%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Albert Ollie Wilson|1,709|27.27%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Charles Richard Sigut|1,213|19.36%|-11.27%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|6,266|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201963.pdf|date=1963|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1967 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1967|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Percy Gaum]]|2,873|47.13%|-6.24%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Tom Miller|1,829|30.00%|10.64%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Paul MacEwan]]|1,394|22.87%|-4.41%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|6,096|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201967.pdf|date=1967|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1970 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1970|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Paul MacEwan]]|2,927|43.35%|20.48%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Percy Gaum]]|2,866|42.45%|-4.68%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Ronald F. Di Penta|959|14.20%|-15.80%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|6,752|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201970.pdf|date=1970|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1974 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1974|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Paul MacEwan]]|3,809|51.35%|8.00%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Percy Gaum]]|2,334|31.46%|-10.98%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Ronald DiPenta|1,275|17.19%|2.98%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,418|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201974.pdf|date=1974|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1978 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1978|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Paul MacEwan]]|3,918|47.28%|-4.07%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Earle O. Tubrett|2,867|34.60%|17.41%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Percy Gaum]]|1,502|18.12%|-13.34%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,287|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf|date=1978|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1981 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1981|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Independent|[[Paul MacEwan]]|3,691|48.20%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Earle O. Tubrett|2,307|30.13%|-4.47%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Russell Brake|1,487|19.42%|1.29%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Tony Gale|173|2.26%|-45.02%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,658|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf|date=1981|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1984 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1984|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Labour|[[Paul MacEwan]]|3,832|52.36%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Jim Neville|1,747|23.87%|4.45%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|John Ryan|1,066|14.56%|-15.56%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Alex MacIsaac|674|9.21%|6.95%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,319|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf|date=1984|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1988 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1988|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Independent|[[Paul MacEwan]]|3,194|42.34%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Dan MacRury|2,603|34.51%|19.94%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Joe Burke|1,060|14.05%|-9.82%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Terry Crawley|686|9.09%|-0.11%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,543|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf|date=1988|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1993 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1993|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Paul MacEwan]]|6,816|82.22%|47.71%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Blair Riley|1,031|12.44%|3.34%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Joe Currie|443|5.34%|-8.71%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,290|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf|date=1993|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1998 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1998|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Paul MacEwan]]|3,944|53.98%|-28.24%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Lou Surette|3,050|41.75%|29.31%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Walter Hagen|312|4.27%|-1.07%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,306|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1999 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1999|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Paul MacEwan]]|4,004|53.44%|-0.54%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Gordie Gosse]]|3,253|43.42%|1.67%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Harold Dorrington|235|3.14%|-1.13%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,492|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 2003 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2003|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Gordie Gosse]]|3,168|45.61%|2.19%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Mel Crowe|3,094|44.54%|-8.90%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Todd Marsman|684|9.85%|6.71%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|6,946|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 2006 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2006|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Gordie Gosse]]|4,315|60.92%|15.31%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Mel Crowe|1,794|25.33%|-19.22%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Todd Marsman|855|12.07%|2.22%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Chris Milburn|119|1.68%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,083|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 2009 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2009|Cape Breton Nova|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Gordie Gosse]]|4,735|71.07%|10.15%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Donnie Morrison|1,549|23.25%|-2.08%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Cory Hann|276|4.14%|-7.93%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Michael P. Milburn|102|1.53%|-0.15%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|6,662|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Nova|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2003/riding/007/ riding profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235652/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/06results/dist07.pdf June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results]

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