Sydney—Victoria
Sydney—Victoria is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
It was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton—The Sydneys, Cape Breton—East Richmond and Cape Breton Highlands—Canso ridings.
Cape Breton—Canso is the only adjacent riding.Demographics
Ethnic groups: 88.5 White, 8.9% Aboriginal, 1.1% Black
Languages: 92.9% English, 4.6% Mi'kmaq, 1.2% French
Religions: 90.7% Christian, 8.0% No religion
Median income : $23,704
Average income : $30,202
- Languages: 93.3% English, 4.1% Mi’kmaq, 0.9% French, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Scottish Gaelic
Geography
It consists of:
- The County of Victoria;
- the northern part of the County of Inverness, i.e., the part lying north of the southern boundary of Cape Breton Highlands National Park; and
- the northwestern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, i.e., the part lying northwest of a line drawn northeast from Bras d'Or Lake to the northeast extremity of East Bay, due north to Portage Brook, northeast along Portage Brook, Blacketts Lake, the Sydney River, Highway 125, Trunk 4, Northwest Brook, the western shoreline of Grand Lake, the DEVCO Railway, and its northern branch to its second intersection with Northwest Brook, and then north and northeast along that brook, Lingan Bay and Indian Bay to the Atlantic Ocean.
This riding will maintain its boundaries as per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:Election results
2015 general election
2011 general election
2008 general election
2006 general election
2004 general election
2000 general election
1997 general election
