Sydney—Victoria is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Sydney–Victoria in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries) | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 72,148 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 59,757 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 4,313 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 16.7 | ||
| Census division(s) | Cape Breton, Inverness, Victoria | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Cape Breton, Eskasoni 3, Inverness Subd. A, Membertou 28B, Victoria, Subd. A, Victoria, Subd. B, Wagmatcook 1 | ||
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79,294 | — |
| 2006 | 76,801 | −3.1% |
| 2011 | 73,328 | −4.5% |
| 2016 | 72,148 | −1.6% |
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 (62.8% Catholic, 8.3% United Church, 7.5% Anglican, 4.0% Presbyterian, 1.9% Baptist, 6.2% Other), 8.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $23,704
Average income (2010): $30,202
It consists of:
This riding will maintain its boundaries as per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Sydney—Victoria Riding created from Cape Breton—The Sydneys, Cape Breton—East Richmond and Cape Breton Highlands—Canso |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | Peter Mancini | New Democratic | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Mark Eyking | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | |||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Jaime Battiste | ||
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jaime Battiste | 14,250 | 39.2 | +8.3 | ||||
| Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 13,166 | 36.3 | +8.6 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jeff Ward | 7,217 | 19.9 | -0.2 | ||||
| People's | Ronald Angus Barron | 1,176 | 3.2 | N/A | ||||
| Green | Mark Embrett | 376 | 1.0 | -4.5 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Nikki Boisvert | 127 | 0.3 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,312 | 98.7 | ±0.0 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 472 | 1.3 | ±0.0 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,784 | 61.6 | -6.5 | |||||
| Registered voters | 59,757 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.2 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jaime Battiste | 12,536 | 30.90 | −42.30 | $63,429.21 | |||
| Conservative | Eddie Orrell | 11,227 | 27.68 | +17.04 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Jodi McDavid | 8,146 | 20.08 | +7.02 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Archie MacKinnon | 5,679 | 14.00 | New | none listed | |||
| Green | Lois Foster | 2,249 | 5.54 | +3.04 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Kenzie MacNeil | 480 | 1.18 | New | none listed | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Randy Joy | 248 | 0.61 | New | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,565 | 98.72 | $99,536.07 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 528 | 1.28 | +0.71 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,093 | 68.12 | −0.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 60,322 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −29.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mark Eyking | 29,995 | 73.20 | +33.29 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Monika Dutt | 5,351 | 13.06 | –5.97 | $32,027.50 | |||
| Conservative | John Douglas Chiasson | 4,360 | 10.64 | –27.21 | $41,720.11 | |||
| Green | Matthew Cavanaugh | 1,026 | 2.50 | –0.71 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Wayne James Hiscock | 242 | 0.59 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,974 | 100.00 | $195,473.50 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 236 | 0.57 | ||||||
| Turnout | 41,210 | 68.96 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 59,761 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +19.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mark Eyking | 14,788 | 39.91 | -9.49 | $67,454.53 | |||
| Conservative | Cecil Clarke | 14,023 | 37.85 | +17.23 | $77,334.98 | |||
| New Democratic | Kathy MacLeod | 7,049 | 19.02 | -5.42 | $17,238.77 | |||
| Green | Chris Milburn | 1,191 | 3.21 | -2.33 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,051 | 100.0 | $80,666.28 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 279 | 0.75 | +0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,330 | 61.48 | +4.07 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 60,719 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -13.36 | ||||||
| Sources:[10][11] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mark Eyking | 17,303 | 49.40 | -0.48 | $60,561.52 | |||
| New Democratic | Wayne McKay | 8,559 | 24.44 | -4.06 | $15,485.05 | |||
| Conservative | Kristen Rudderham | 7,223 | 20.62 | +2.28 | $60,092.18 | |||
| Green | Collin Harker | 1,941 | 5.54 | +2.25 | $1,966.54 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,026 | 100.0 | $78,337 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 254 | 0.72 | +0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,280 | 57.41 | -5.89 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 61,448 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.79 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mark Eyking | 20,277 | 49.88 | -2.25 | $47,473.95 | |||
| New Democratic | John Hugh Edwards | 11,587 | 28.50 | +0.79 | $28,987.58 | |||
| Conservative | Howie MacDonald | 7,455 | 18.34 | +2.47 | $26,033.71 | |||
| Green | Chris Milburn | 1,336 | 3.29 | +0.99 | $537.60 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,655 | 100.0 | $73,953 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 227 | 0.56 | -0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,882 | 63.30 | +2.72 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 64,589 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.52 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mark Eyking | 19,372 | 52.13 | +2.14 | $51,343.95 | |||
| New Democratic | John Hugh Edwards | 10,298 | 27.71 | -8.50 | $24,957.69 | |||
| Conservative | Howie MacDonald | 5,897 | 15.87 | +2.08 | $48,515.46 | |||
| Green | Chris Milburn | 855 | 2.30 | – | $580.41 | |||
| Marijuana | Cathy Thériault | 474 | 1.28 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | B. Chris Gallant | 264 | 0.71 | – | $165.54 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 37,160 | 100.0 | $71,187 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 297 | 0.79 | ||||||
| Turnout | 37,457 | 60.58 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 61,826 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +5.32 | ||||||
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals. | ||||||||
| 2000 federal election redistributed results | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 19,698 | 49.99 | |
| New Democratic | 14,267 | 36.21 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 3,934 | 9.98 | |
| Alliance | 1,501 | 3.81 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mark Eyking | 19,388 | 49.8 | +23.5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Mancini | 14,216 | 36.5 | -14.6 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Anna Curtis-Steele | 3,779 | 9.7 | -12.9 | ||||
| Alliance | Rod A.M. Farrell | 1,528 | 3.9 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 38,911 | 100.0 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Peter Mancini | 22,455 | 51.1 | |||||
| Liberal | Vince MacLean | 11,569 | 26.3 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil Clarke | 9,920 | 22.6 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 43,944 | 100.0 | ||||||
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