Cape Breton—Canso
Cape Breton—Canso is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2011 was 75,247. It is the successor to Bras d'Or (later known as Bras d'Or—Cape Breton), which was represented in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.
| Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Cape Breton—Canso in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 71,380 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 60,559 | ||
| Area (km²) | 9,308 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 7.7 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Cape Breton, Guysborough, Port Hawkesbury | ||
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain the remainder of Antigonish County from Central Nova, and exchange territory with Sydney—Victoria, gaining Victoria, the remainder of Inverness and the rural western part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, and losing the urban part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality from Sydney Forks to Morien, including the Glace Bay area.