Results, Ridings and Candidates
Cape Breton - Canso
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 207/207 polls | |||
| LIB | Rodger Cuzner | 17,444 | 48.06 |
Elected |
| CON | Allan Murphy | 8,549 | 23.55 |
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| NDP | Mark MacNeill | 7,659 | 21.10 |
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| GRN | Dwayne MacEachern | 2,642 | 7.28 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Allan Murphy
- Dwayne MacEachern
- Rodger Cuzner (Incumbent)
- Mark MacNeill
Allan Murphy
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Age: 43
Birthplace: Antigonish, N.S.
Education: BA from Saint Francis Xavier University.
Profession: Businessman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Helen
Children: Three - Elizabeth, Katharine and Logan
Career Background: In 1994 launched the community newspaper the Guysborough Journal, which grew from a monthly to a weekly newspaper. President and publisher of Addington Publications Ltd.; Atlantic vice-president of the Ottawa-based polling company SES Research; research and legislative assistant on Parliament Hill; consultant to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Community Activities: Has been involved with the parish council and choir at St. Joseph's parish. Has served as a minor softball coach.
Mailing address:
15049, Hwy 4
Johnstown, N.S.
B0E 3B0
Contact information:
Dwayne MacEachern
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Joint Advanced Major in Development Studies and Anthropology, St. Francis Xavier University; Certificate in Community-Driven Development, Coady International Institute
Profession: Community development
Career Background: Worked with a community recreation centre in Botswana and with Oxfam Canada in Ethiopia before returning home to take up similar work in Cape Breton-Canso.
Community Activities: Has served as vice-president of the Judique & Area Development Association, chairperson of the Judique Community Centre and past vice-president of the Tartan Gardens of Judique Society.
Contact information:
Telephone: 902-787-2571
dwaynemaceachern@greenparty.ca
Rodger Cuzner
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: Nov. 4, 1955
Age: 52
Birthplace: Glace Bay, N.S.
Education: Physical education, St. Francis Xavier University
Profession: Businessman and sports coach
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Lynn
Children: Three - Mitch, Scott and Brad
Career Background: Currently the owner of Rodger Cuzner Hockey Projects. He has been an owner and co-owner of two hockey schools running summer camp programs. From 1990 to 1995, he was co-owner and president of Big Top Rental, which served many major events in the area. He was a sports columnist with Fort McMurray Today and has been a colour commentator for CJOK Radio Station and for the Oil Barons home games. He has coached teams at all levels and was head coach of Team Nova Scotia at the Canada Games. He has been head instructor for numerous hockey schools and has been actively involved with the Canadian Hockey Association's Program of Excellence. Before his election, he worked as the special event coordinator for the Cape Breton Department of Recreation, Culture and Facilities. In this role, he was responsible for organizing such major events as the Millennium Countdown 2000, which attracted 10,000 people and was broadcast on CBC, the Boardwalk Busker Festival, the ceremonies for the National Little League Championships in Glace Bay and the Action Week Kick-Off Concert.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Bras d'Or-Cape Breton in 2000. Elected in Cape Breton-Canso in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Member of the committees on Veterans Affairs, and on Fisheries and Oceans. Associate member of the committees on Canadian Heritage, and on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
Caucus: Member of the Liberal caucus.
Mark MacNeill
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Education: BA in political science from St. Francis Xavier University; BBA from Cape Breton University; MBA from St. Mary’s University; MA from Carleton University's school of public affairs; LLB from the University of Edinburgh (U.K.); LLM from the University of Miami.
Profession: Government and business policy adviser
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Tanya Marie
Children: Two, Donovan and Skye
Career Background: Has taught at Dalhousie University, St. Mary’s University, Cape Breton University, Champlain College (Vermont) and New York Institute of Technology. Is president of C.M. MacNeill & Family Ltd. Past president of MVJ Management Group. Former investment adviser with BMO Nesbitt Burns & Scotia Discount Brokerage (Halifax). Served in Ottawa as a consultant with National Advisory Board on Science & Technology, with the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Solicitor General’s Aboriginal Policing Secretariat. Served as legal intern in Colorado with the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Served as an accountant with KPMG (Sydney, N.S.), as administrator with CBU’s Centre for Community Economic Development and as general manager of the Cape Breton Labourers Development Corporation and Sea-Cape Music Ltd., overseeing the production of the Cape Breton & the Nova Scotia Song Collections.
Community Activities: Active parent in minor hockey and baseball. Active in the Gaelic community. Past director with the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation, past member of the Nova Scotia Voluntary Planning Board’s fiscal policy committee, past director of Shean Co-op (Inverness, N.S.), past member of Cape Breton Board of Trade, Kiwanis Club of Sydney and Canadian Ski Patrol Association. Also a past director of New Dawn Enterprises and Cape Breton Resi-Care.
Contact information:
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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