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Cape Breton - Canso
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
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| 203/203 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| LIB | Rodger Cuzner | 16,478 | 46.41 |
Elected |
| CON | Derrick Clarence Kennedy | 10,875 | 30.63 |
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| NDP | Marney Jeanne Simmons | 7,036 | 19.82 |
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| GRN | Glen Carabin | 1,114 | 3.14 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding in eastern Nova Scotia lies between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean and spreads northwest to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The riding includes Richmond County and parts of Inverness and Guysborough counties and Cape Breton. Bras d'Or Lake is in the central part of the riding and Scatarie Island is in the northeast. Major centres include Glace Bay, Inverness, Guysborough and Port Hawkesbury. The Whycocomagh and Chapel Island reserves are also in the riding.
In 2004, the riding became Cape Breton-Canso. It comprises 96 per cent of Bras D'Or-Cape Breton and nine per cent of Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough in the south as well as a small area from Sydney-Victoria. The riding of Bras D'Or-Cape Breton was created in the 1996 redistribution from 78 per cent of Cape Breton-East Richmond and 46 per cent of Cape Breton-Highlands-Canso.
Population: 71,968 (2006 census; a decrease of 4.3% since 2001)
Political History
Liberal Rodger Cuzner is serving his fourth term in the riding after defeating Conservative Allan Murphy in 2008 by 8,895 votes. In 2006, Cuzner defeated Conservative Kenzie MacNeil by an even bigger margin, 11,684 votes.
In 2004, Cuzner defeated his nearest competitor, New Democrat Shirley Hartery, by more than 10,000 votes. In 1997, New Democrat Michelle Dockrill had defeated Liberal David Dingwall, but in 2000, she was third.
In Cape Breton-East Richmond, PC Donald MacInnis won four terms beginning in 1957. The riding voted NDP in 1962, then re-elected MacInnis in 1968 and 1972. New Democrat Andy Hogan won in 1974 and 1979. Liberal David Dingwall won in 1980 and served four terms. He was appointed minister of public works and government services and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency in 1993. He was appointed minister of health in 1996.
The former riding of Inverness-Richmond voted Liberal from 1935 to the 1958 election. Liberal Allan MacEachen won in 1953 and 1957, but was defeated in 1958 by 16 votes. He was re-elected in 1962 and held the riding until his Senate appointment in 1984. He was first appointed to cabinet in 1963 and served in several cabinet posts, including as external affairs minister, finance minister and deputy prime minister. PC Lawrence O'Neil won in 1984 and Liberal Francis LeBlanc in 1988 and 1993.
- 1997 - NDP
- 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 62.17% (44,295) |
| French | 25.67% (18,290) |
| Aboriginal | 3.88% (2,765) |
| American | 0.22% (155) |
| Canadian | 40.89% (29,135) |
| Caribbean | 0.22% (155) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.06% (40) |
| Western European | 6.38% (4,545) |
| Northern European | 0.74% (530) |
| Eastern European | 3.35% (2,385) |
| S European | 2.69% (1,915) |
| Other European | 0.15% (110) |
| Scandinavian | 0.72% (515) |
| Baltic | 0.14% (100) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.18% (130) |
| African | 0.35% (250) |
| Arab | 0.60% (425) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.02% (15) |
| South Asia | 0.10% (70) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.35% (250) |
| Oceania | 0.02% (15) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 71,245 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 90% (63,465) |
| French | 8% (5,315) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (10) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (65) |
| Portuguese | 0% (10) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (35) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (250) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (295) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (10) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (95) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (65) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (10) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (15) |
| Greek | 0% (75) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (30) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (15) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (10) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (0) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (25) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (0) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (15) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (135) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (15) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (10) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 70,720 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 11.82 |
| Mining | 0.36 |
| Utilities | 0.23 |
| Construction | 6.15 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.70 |
| Retail | 12.64 |
| Transport | 3.54 |
| Info Culture | 1.28 |
| Finance Insurance | 1.77 |
| Real Estate | 1.05 |
| ProSciTech | 2.19 |
| Management | 0.02 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.60 |
| Education | 6.85 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 11.26 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.33 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.71 |
| Public Admin | 9.03 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 42,100 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 15.8%
9.1% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 18.04%
15.13%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 32.72%
29.68%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $60,211
$67,672 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 2%
5% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 30.66%
33.65% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
CON – Derrick Clarence Kennedy
Derrick Clarence Kennedy | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: Website902-849-8679 1840 Kings Rd Sydney River, N.S. |
| Birthplace: | Little Lorraine |
| Marital Status: | Married to Lisa |
| Children: | Two - Cody and Dylan |
| Profession: | Manager |
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