West Nova

West Nova

Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Nova Scotia


caption = West Nova in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 12011
fed-created = 1996
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1997
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Robert Thibault
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Liberal
fed-rep-party-link = Liberal Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 86393
demo-electors = 71393
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 9965
demo-cd = Annapolis, Digby, Kings, Yarmouth
demo-csd = Yarmouth, Clare, Argyle, Digby, Berwick

West Nova ( _fr. Nova-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 88,257.

It was created in 1996 from parts of South Shore and South West Nova ridings.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: 94.8% White, 2.9% First Nations, 1.7% Black
Languages: 82.4% English, 15.6% French, 1.2% Other
Religions: 48.4% Protestant, 35.1% Catholic, 1.2% Other Christian, 14.5% no affiliation
Average income: $21,769

Geography

It reaches from Berwick in Kings County (it only includes the western part of Kings County) down through Annapolis County, Digby County and Yarmouth County, ending at the Yarmouth-Shelburne border.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from South Shore and South West Nova ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

Results for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1085 Riding history for West Nova (1996–1998) from the] Library of Parliament
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1274 Riding history for West Nova (1998–2003) from the] Library of Parliament
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1317 Riding history for West Nova (2003– ) from the] Library of Parliament
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/fedrep/searchengine/results3.asp?edid=12011&prov=12&tab=2&bhcd2=1082562770 results]


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