Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
# Cape Breton Highlands—Canso

Cape Breton Highlands—Canso was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.

## History

This riding was created in 1966 from Antigonish—Guysborough, Inverness—Richmond and North Cape Breton and Victoria ridings.

It consisted initially of:

* the counties of Antigonish and Inverness, and
* parts of the counties of Guysborough, Victoria and Richmond.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

* the County of Antigonish, and
* parts of the Counties of Inverness, Victoria, Richmond and Guysborough lying to the east of the meridian of Longitude 62(30'00" West.

It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Bras d'Or, Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough and Sydney—Victoria ridings.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cape Breton Highlands—Canso Riding created from Antigonish—Guysborough, Inverness—Richmond and North Cape Breton and Victoria |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Allan MacEachen | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Allan MacEachen | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Allan MacEachen | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Allan MacEachen | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Allan MacEachen | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Lawrence O'Neil | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Francis LeBlanc | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Francis LeBlanc | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Bras d'Or, Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough and Sydney—Victoria |||||

## Election results

1968 Canadian federal election :

| Candidate | Votes |
| - | - |
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 13,725 |
| Progressive Conservative | D. Hugh Gillis | 13,195 |
| New Democratic | Ieva Jessens | 445 |

1972 Canadian federal election :

| Candidate | Votes |
| - | - |
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 16,929 |
| Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIsaac | 14,463 |
| New Democratic | Robert Schwaab | 1,929 |

1974 Canadian federal election :

| Candidate | Votes |
| - | - |
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 17,977 |
| Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIsaac | 12,401 |
| New Democratic | Alick Mackenzie Slater | 1,819 |

1979 Canadian federal election :

| Candidate | Votes |
| - | - |
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 17,047 |
| Progressive Conservative | F.B. William Bill Kelly | 13,736 |
| New Democratic | William J. Woodfine | 4,657 |

1980 Canadian federal election :

| Candidate | Votes |
| - | - |
| Liberal | Allan J. MacEachen | 18,262 |
| Progressive Conservative | F.B. William Bill Kelly | 12,799 |
| New Democratic | William J. Woodfine | 4,902 |
| Independent | Elizabeth May | 272 |

1984 Canadian federal election :

| Candidate | Votes |
| - | - |
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence O'Neil | 19,371 |
| Liberal | Kenzie MacKinnon | 15,026 |
| New Democratic | Daniel W. MacInnes | 4,308 |

1988 Canadian federal election :

| Candidate | Votes |
| - | - |
| Liberal | Francis LeBlanc | 20,318 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lawrence O'Neil | 17,557 |
| New Democratic | Wilf Cude | 2,036 |

1993 Canadian federal election :

| Candidate | Votes |
| - | - |
| Liberal | Francis LeBlanc | 22,713 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lewis MacKinnon | 7,916 |
| Reform | Henry Van Berkel | 2,972 |
| New Democratic | Junior Bernard | 1,375 |
| Natural Law | Earl Lafford | 337 |
