Central Nova is the name of a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. Its population is 73,722. (2001)

Demographics

Ethnic Groups: 96.8% White, 1.6% Native Canadian, 1.0% Black
Languages: 96.0% English, 1.7% French, 2.0% Other
Religions: 47.1% Protestant, 42.3% Catholic, 9.2% No Affiliation
Average Income: $23,769

Geography

The district includes the counties of Pictou, and Antigonish, the District Municipality of St. Mary's and the extreme eastern part of the Regional Municipality of Halifax. Communities include Halifax (part), New Glasgow, Stellarton, Antigonish, Westville, Pictou, St. Mary's and Trenton . The Area is 8,439 sq. km.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003. 93.3% from Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough and 6.7% from Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore . In the 2004 Canadian election Peter MacKay, who had represented Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough, was reelected with 16,376 votes. The NDP candidate Alexis MacDonald received 10,470 while the Liberal one, Susan Green, earned 9,986. The only other candidate was Rebecca Steeves-Mosher who got 1,015 votes.

The district also existed from 1966 to 1996. It was created from Antigonish—Guysborough , Colchester—Hants , and Pictou. In 1966 it consisted of Pictou County, southern Colchester County, eastern Halifax County, and western Guysborough County. In 1976 it gained some territory in Halifax County (eastern central portion), and it lost its territory in Colchester County. In 1987 is lost most of Guysborough County except for the most extreme western point, and gained all of central and central western Halifax County. In 1996 it was abolished into Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough, and Sackville-Eastern Shore. It was recreated in 2003, however.

Members

1. Russell MacEwan , Prog. Cons. (1968-1971)
2. Elmer M. MacKay , Prog. Cons. (1971-1983)
3. Brian Mulroney, Prog. Cons. (1983-1984)
4. Elmer M. MacKay, Prog. Cons. (1984-1993)
5. Roseanne Skoke , Liberal (1993-1997)
6. Peter MacKay, Prog. Cons. (1997-2003)
7. Peter MacKay, Conservative (2003-)