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Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier

{{Infobox Canada electoral district

|prov-status = active

|province = Nova Scotia

|image = Cape Breton Centre provincial electoral district.svg

|prov-rep-party = NDP

|prov-rep = Kendra Coombes

|demo-census-date = 2011

|demo-pop = 14038

|prov-election-last = 2024

|demo-electors = 12632

|demo-area = 135.00

|prov-created = 1925

|demo-cd = Cape Breton

|demo-csd = Cape Breton

}}

Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kendra Coombes. The district consists of the area around New Waterford, including Dominion, Grand Lake Road, Reserve Mines, Gardiner Mines, Lingan Road, Lingan, River Ryan, Scotchtown, New Victoria, Victoria Mines, South Bar.

It was created in 1925 when the counties of Cape Breton and Richmond were divided into three electoral districts. In 2003, it expanded west to include New Victoria. In 2013, it gained South Bar, Lingan Road, and part of Grand Lake Road from Cape Breton Nova.[http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/sydney-whitney%20pier.pdf Sydney-Whitney Pier - Constituency History] Nova Scotia Legislature{{cite web|url=http://nselectoralboundaries.ca/pubs/Electoral-Boundaries-Report-en.pdf |title=Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |date=September 12, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123154721/http://nselectoralboundaries.ca/pubs/Electoral-Boundaries-Report-en.pdf |archive-date=January 23, 2013 }}

It was re-named Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier for the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

=Single-member district (1933-present)=

{{NS-MLA|}}

{{NS-MLA nodata|Cape Breton Centre
Riding returned 2 seats before 1933}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1933

| ToYr = 1937

| Assembly# = 40

| NSParty = Liberal

| RepName = Guy Murray Logan

| PartyTerms# = 2

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1937

| ToYr = 1939

| Assembly# = 41

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1939

| ToYr = 1941

| RepName = Douglas MacDonald

| NSParty = CCF

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 7

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1941

| ToYr = 1945

| Assembly# = 42

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1945

| ToYr = 1949

| Assembly# = 43

| RepName = Michael James MacDonald

| RepTerms# = 6

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1949

| ToYr = 1953

| Assembly# = 44

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1953

| ToYr = 1956

| Assembly# = 45

|

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1956

| ToYr = 1960

| Assembly# = 46

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1960

| ToYr = 1961

| Assembly# = 47

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1961

| ToYr = 1963

| NSParty = NDP

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1963

| ToYr = 1967

| Assembly# = 48

| RepName = Mike Laffin

| NSParty = PC

| RepTerms# = 3

| PartyTerms# = 3

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1967

| ToYr = 1970

| Assembly# = 49

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1970

| ToYr = 1974

| Assembly# = 50

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1974

| ToYr = 1978

| Assembly# = 51

| RepName = James 'Buddy' MacEachern

| NSParty = NDP

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1978

| ToYr = 1981

| Assembly# = 52

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1981

| ToYr = 1984

| Assembly# = 53

| RepName = Mike Laffin

| NSParty = PC

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1984

| ToYr = 1988

| Assembly# = 54

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1988

| ToYr = 1989

| Assembly# = 55

| #ByElections = 1

| RepName = Wayne Connors

| NSParty = Liberal

| PartyTerms# = 3

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1989

| ToYr = 1993

| RepName = Russell MacNeil

| RepTerms# = 2

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1993

| ToYr = 1998

| Assembly# = 56

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1998

| ToYr = 1999

| Assembly# = 57

| RepName = Frank Corbett

| NSParty = NDP

| RepTerms# = 6

| PartyTerms# = 6

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 1999

| ToYr = 2003

| Assembly# = 58

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2003

| ToYr = 2006

| Assembly# = 59

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2006

| ToYr = 2009

| Assembly# = 60

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2009

| ToYr = 2013

| Assembly# = 61

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2013

| ToYr = 2015

| Assembly# = 62

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2015

| ToYr = 2017

| RepName = David Wilton

| NSParty = Liberal

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2017

| ToYr = 2020

| Assembly# = 63

| RepName = Tammy Martin

| NSParty = NDP

| PartyTerms# = 2

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2020

| ToYr = 2021

| RepName = Kendra Coombes

}}

{{NS-MLA nodata|Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier}}

{{NS-MLA row

| FromYr = 2021

| Assembly# = 64

| RepName = Kendra Coombes

| NSParty = NDP

}}

{{NS-MLA end}}

=Dual-member district (1925-1933)=

border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
bgcolor="CCCCCC"

! Legislature

! Years

! colspan="2" | Member

! Party

! colspan="2" | Member

! Party

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 39th

| 1928-1933

| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} |    

| rowspan="2" |Gordon Sidney Harrington

| rowspan="2" |Liberal-Conservative

| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} |    

| rowspan="2" |Joseph Macdonald

| rowspan="2" |Liberal-Conservative

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 38th

| 1925-1928

colspan=8 align=center | Cape Breton Centre returned two members before 1933

Election results

= 1925 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1925|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|Gordon Sidney Harrington|7,621|34.13%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|Joseph Macdonald|7,611|34.09%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Daniel McDonald|3,277|14.68%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|James McConnell|3,210|14.38%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Labour|Joseph Steele|313|1.40%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Labour|Emerson Campbell|295|1.32%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|22,327|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1928 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1928|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|Gordon Sidney Harrington|5,949|29.22%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|Joseph Macdonald|5,762|28.31%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Malcolm A. Patterson|4,384|21.54%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Luke Daye|4,261|20.93%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|20,356|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1933 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1933|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Michael Dwyer|3,263|47.84%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|Neil R. McArthur|2,969|43.53%}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Thomas Ling|588|8.62%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|6,820|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201933.pdf|date=1933|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1937 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1937|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Michael Dwyer|4,148|59.56%|11.72%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|Robert Simpson MacLellan|2,816|40.44%|-3.10%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|6,964|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201937.pdf|date=1937|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1941 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1941|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Douglas MacDonald|3,918|53.32%|–}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Gus Brown|2,275|30.96%|-28.60%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|John Clifford Gregor|1,155|15.72%|-24.72%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|7,348|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201941.pdf|date=1941|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1945 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1945|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Michael James MacDonald|3,860|54.34%|1.01%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Ronald McIsaac|2,726|38.37%|7.41%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|Frank Doucette|518|7.29%|-8.43%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|7,104|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201945.pdf|date=1945|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1949 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1949|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Michael James MacDonald|3,339|41.01%|-13.33%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Ronald McIsaac|3,271|40.17%|1.80%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|Joseph A. MacDonald|1,532|18.82%|11.52%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,142|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf|date=1949|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1953 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1953|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Michael James MacDonald|4,451|48.53%|7.52%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Martin MacPherson|2,816|30.70%|-9.47%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Charles P. Miller|1,905|20.77%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|9,172|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201953.pdf|date=1953|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1956 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1956|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Michael James MacDonald|2,948|43.31%|-5.21%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|James P. McNeil|2,569|37.75%|7.04%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Charles P. Miller|1,289|18.94%|-1.83%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|6,806|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201956.pdf|date=1956|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1960 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1960|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Michael James MacDonald|3,371|46.68%|3.36%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Lowell Murray|1,964|27.19%|8.26%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|James P. McNeil|1,887|26.13%|-11.62%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|7,222|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201960.pdf|date=1960|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1963 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1963|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Mike Laffin|3,699|54.12%|26.92%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Michael James MacDonald|2,197|32.14%|–}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Joseph Flaudio Rizzetto|939|13.74%|-12.39%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|6,835|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201963.pdf|date=1963|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1967 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1967|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Mike Laffin|3,565|55.85%|1.73%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Tom O'Leary|1,505|23.58%|-8.57%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|William J. Boudreau|1,313|20.57%|6.83%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|6,383|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201967.pdf|date=1967|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1970 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1970|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Mike Laffin|3,680|50.54%|-5.32%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Stewart Marsh|1,902|26.12%|5.55%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Alex MacDonald|1,700|23.35%|-0.23%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|7,282|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201970.pdf|date=1970|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1974 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1974|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Buddy MacEachern|3,380|43.19%|19.84%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Mike Laffin|2,743|35.05%|-15.49%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Albert J. Boudreau|1,703|21.76%|-4.36%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|7,826|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201974.pdf|date=1974|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1978 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1978|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Buddy MacEachern|3,594|44.39%|1.20%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Fraser MacLean|2,993|36.96%|15.20%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Peter MacKinnon|1,510|18.65%|-16.40%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,097|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf|date=1978|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1981 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1981|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Mike Laffin|3,276|39.49%|20.84%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Buddy MacEachern|2,812|33.90%|-10.49%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Art MacDonald|2,208|26.62%|-10.35%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,296|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf|date=1981|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1984 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1984|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Mike Laffin|4,586|58.83%|19.34%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|A. Beaver Parsons|1,264|16.22%|-10.40%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Labour|Dan MacKinnon|1,202|15.42%|–}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Angus Grant|743|9.53%|-24.36%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|7,795|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf|date=1984|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1988 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1988|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Wayne Connors|3,681|45.80%|29.59%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Harold MacDonald|2,210|27.50%|-31.33%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|John Wilson|2,146|26.70%|17.17%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,037|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf|date=1988|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1993 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1993|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Russell MacNeil|5,644|61.28%|15.48%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Victor Tomiczek|2,554|27.73%|1.03%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Julien Frison|1,012|10.99%|-16.51%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|9,210|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf|date=1993|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}

{{end}}

= 1998 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1998|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Frank Corbett|5,499|64.62%|36.89%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Steve Drake|2,435|28.61%|-32.67%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Julien Frison|576|6.77%|-4.22%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,510|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1999 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1999|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Frank Corbett|4,042|54.09%|-10.53%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Susan Deruelle Marsh|2,985|39.94%|11.33%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|John Morrissey|446|5.97%|-0.80%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|7,473|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 2003 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|2003|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Frank Corbett|3,929|50.64%|-3.44%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Basil McGillivray|3,456|44.55%|4.60%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Rita Tighe-MacLeod|373|4.81%|-1.16%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|7,758|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 2006 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|2006|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Frank Corbett|3,490|43.65%|-6.99%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Darren Bruckschwaiger|2,274|28.44%|23.63%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Laura MacDonald|2,152|26.92%|-17.63%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Green|Frances Oommen|79|0.99%|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|7,995|99.64}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|29|0.36|-0.02}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|8,024|68.08|+0.47 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|11,786|–|}}

{{CANelec/hold|NS|NDP|-15.31}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 2009 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|2009|Cape Breton Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Frank Corbett|5,096|80.14%|36.49%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Joe MacPherson|685|10.77%|-16.14%}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Chris Ryan|479|7.53%|-20.91%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Green|Chris Alders|99|1.56%|0.57%}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,359|99.48}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|33|0.52|+0.15}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|6,392|51.90|-16.19 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|12,317|–|}}

{{CANelec/hold|NS|NDP|+26.32}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape_Breton_Centre-Whitney_Pier_0.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cape Breton Centre|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 2013 =

{{Canadian election result/top|NS|2013|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}

|New Democratic Party

|Frank Corbett

|align="right"|3,440

|align="right"|45.29

|align="right"|-33.25

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|David Wilton

|align="right"|3,282

|align="right"|43.21

|align="right"|+30.71

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edna Lee

|align="right"|873

|align="right"|11.49

|align="right"|+4.14

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|7,595|99.42}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|44|0.58}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,639|58.48| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|13,062|–|}}

{{CANelec/hold|NS|NDP|-31.98}}

|}

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 2009 Nova Scotia general election redistributed results
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="230px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} |  

| New Democratic Party

5,73878.54
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} |  

| Liberal

91312.50
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} |  

| Progressive Conservative

5377.35
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Green|background}} |  

| Green

1181.62

= 2015 by-election =

{{CANelec/top|NS|July 14, 2015
On the resignation of Frank Corbett|percent=yes|change=yes|by=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal |David Wilton|3,120|49.51|+6.30}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Tammy Martin |2,538|40.27|-5.02}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Edna Lee |644|10.22|-1.28}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,302|99.38}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|39|0.62|+0.04}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|6,341|47.67|-10.81 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|13,302|–|}}

{{CANelec/gain|NS|Liberal|NDP|+5.66}}

{{end}}

= 2017 =

{{Nova Scotia provincial election, 2017/Cape Breton Centre}}

= 2020 by-election =

{{CANelec/top|NS|March 10, 2020|by=yes|reason=Resignation of Tammy Martin|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Kendra Coombes|2,731|42.91|-0.86|$37,311.64}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|David Wilton|1,991|31.28|-2.30|$56,248.79}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Louie Piovesan|1,567|24.26|+1.96|$22,651.09}}

{{CANelec|NS|Green|Adrianna MacKinnon|76|1.19||$0.00}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|6,365|99.76|+0.44|$73,449.93}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|15|0.24|-0.44}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,380|51.56|-9.12}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|12,373}}

{{CANelec/hold|NS|NDP|+0.72}}

{{end}}

= 2021 =

{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier}}

= 2024 =

{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier}}

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External links

  • [http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/cape%20breton%20centre.pdf Electoral history for Cape Breton Centre]
  • [http://www.cbc.ca/elections/nsvotes2013/ridings/view/nsvotes-riding-005 2013 riding profile]

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