 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Central Nova in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1966 | ||
| First contested | 1968 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 71,962 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 60,073 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 9,308 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 7.7 | ||
| Census division(s) | Antigonish Guysborough Halifax Pictou | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Halifax, New Glasgow, Stellarton, Antigonish, Pictou, Westville, Trenton, St. Mary's | ||
Central Nova (French: Nova-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 until 1996. In 1996, Antigonish County and part of Guysborough County were placed with Pictou County in a new electoral boundaries configuration to form the electoral district of Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough. A new version of Central Nova was established in 2003[2] and — in conjunction with the Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough iteration — represented a significant electoral boundaries change with specific reference to Antigonish County. Between 1867 and 1997, Antigonish County was not in a riding that included Pictou County; rather, it comprised either its own electoral district (Antigonish), or part of other districts shared with Eastern Nova Scotia (Antigonish-Guysborough)[3] and Cape Breton Island communities (Cape Breton Highlands Canso, 1968–1997).[4] In 2013, part of Antigonish County was "placed back" with communities in the electoral district of Cape Breton Canso,[5] a riding which had emerged in part from the former Cape Breton Highlands Canso riding in 1996.[5] The current version of Central Nova includes Pictou County, parts of Antigonish and Guysborough Counties (including the Town of Antigonish and the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's) and extends into Halifax Regional Municipality.[6]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Canada, Library of Parliament. "Central Nova, Nova Scotia (2004-05-23 - )". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved June 21, 2022.