Inverness (provincial electoral district)

Inverness is a provincial electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

on Cape Breton Island

Cape Breton Island

Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, Canada

Canada

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, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

.

Initially created with the name "Juste-au-Corps", the electoral district of Inverness has existed in various forms since 1836. The name was changed to Inverness after lobbying by William Young

William Young

-Bills:* Bill Young , United States Representative from Florida's 10th congressional district* Bill Young , American football player* Bill Young , Australian rules footballer...

led to the change. It existed continuously as Inverness County until 1981 when it was essentially divided into Inverness North

Inverness North

Inverness North was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1981 to 1993....

and Inverness South

Inverness South

Inverness South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1981 to 1993....

. It was re-formed in 1993.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Inverness have elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

Legislature	Years		Party
61st 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the current assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election.The first session of the General Assembly last between 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010...	2009–present	Allan MacMaster Allan MacMaster Allan MacMaster is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on October 20, 2009. He represents the electoral district of Inverness as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.He is the son of Marie and Buddy MacMaster, and grew...	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada....
	2009	Rodney MacDonald Rodney MacDonald Rodney Joseph MacDonald is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th Premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009....
60th 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009. Its membership was determined in the 2006 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia led by Rodney MacDonald formed a minority government....	2006–2009
59th 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2003 to 2006, its membership being set in the 2003 Nova Scotia election. No party held a majority of the seats, but the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most and thus formed a minority...	2003–2006
58th 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 1999 to 2003, its membership being set in the 1999 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most seats and thus formed the government.-Division of seats:-List of...	1999–2003
57th 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between March 24, 1998 and June 18, 1999, its membership being set in the 1998 Nova Scotia general election...	1998–1999	Charles MacDonald	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
56th 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between May 25, 1993 and February 12, 1998, its membership being set in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election. The Liberals led by John Savage formed the government...	1993–1998	Charles MacArthur
Inverness North Inverness North Inverness North was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1981 to 1993.... and Inverness South Inverness South Inverness South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1981 to 1993.... 1981-1993

Inverness returned two members from 1945-1981.

Legislature	Years		Party		Party
52nd 52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between October 6, 1981 and November 6, 1984, its membership being set in the 1981 Nova Scotia general election. John M...	1978–1981	William (Bill) MacEachern William MacEachern MacEachern, William M. was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada.In 1974, MacEachern was elected to represent the electoral district of Inverness County as a Liberal in the Nova Scotia Legislature, where he served until his defeat in the 1981 election...	Liberal	John Archie MacKenzie	Liberal
51st 51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1974 and August 12, 1978.-Division of seats:There were 46 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1974 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1974–1978		Liberal
50th 50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1970 and February 23, 1974.-Division of seats:There were 46 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1970 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1970–1974	Norman J. MacLean	Progressive Conservative
49th 49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1967 and September 5, 1970.-Division of seats:There were 46 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1967 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1967–1970			William N. MacLean
48th 48th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 48th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1963 and April 20, 1967.-Division of seats:There were 43 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1963 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1963–1967			William N. MacLean
47th 47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1960 and August 29, 1963.-Division of seats:There were 43 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1960 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1960–1963	Joseph Clyde Nunn Joseph Clyde Nunn Joseph Clyde Nunn was a noted broadcaster and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1954 to 1963 as a Liberal member, and served as Minister of Labour and Welfare in the Henry Hicks government.He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia,...	Liberal	Roderick MacLean Roderick Maclean Roderick McLean attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria of The United Kingdom on March 2, 1882 at Windsor with a pistol. This was the last of eight attempts over a period of forty years to kill or assault Victoria...
46th 46th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 46th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 27, 1957 and April 16, 1960.-Division of seats:There were 43 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1956 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1956–1960
45th 45th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 45th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 24, 1954 and September 10, 1956.-Division of seats:There were 37 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1953 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1953–1956	Alexander H. McKinnon Alexander H. McKinnon Alexander Hugh McKinnon was a lawyer, judge and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1940 to 1953 as a Liberal member....
44th 44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between March 21, 1950 and April 14, 1953.-Division of seats:There were 37 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1949 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1949–1953
43rd 43rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 43rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between March 14, 1946 and April 27, 1949.-Division of seats:There were 30 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1945 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1945–1949
42nd 42nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 42nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 19, 1942 and September 12, 1945.-Division of seats:There were 30 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1941 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1941–1945
41st 41st General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 41st General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between March 1, 1938 and September 19, 1941.-Division of seats:There were 30 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1937 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1937–1941	Moses Elijah McGarry Moses Elijah McGarry Moses Elijah McGarry was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1940 and Inverness—Richmond in the Canadian House of Commons from 1940 to 1949 as a Liberal member.He was born in Harvard Lakes, Nova Scotia,...		John Alexander McDonald	Liberal
40th	1933–1937
39th 39th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 40th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between August 22, 1933 to June 20, 1937.-Division of seats:There were 30 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1933 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1928–1933		Liberal-Conservative	James A. Proudfoot	Liberal-Conservative
38th	1925–1928	Hubert Meen Aucoin Hubert Meen Aucoin Hubert Meen Aucoin was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative	Malcolm McKay Malcolm McKay Malcolm McKay was born in Epping, London on the 12th of July, 1947. He studied at St Joseph's Convent primary, King Edward V1 Grammar, Chelmsford and Canley College of Education, Coventry...	Conservative
37th 37th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 38th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between June 25, 1925 through September 5, 1928. The first session of this assembly was convened on February 9, 1926...	1920–1925	Donald MacLennan Donald MacLennan Donald MacLennan was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1925 and then Inverness—Richmond in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1940 as a Liberal member...	Liberal	John C. Bourinot John C. Bourinot John C. Bourinot was a dry goods merchant, newspaper owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1916 to 1925 as a Liberal member....	Liberal
36th 36th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 36th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1916 and 1920.The Liberal Party led by George Henry Murray formed the government....	1916–1920
35th 35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1911 and 1916.The Liberal Party led by George Henry Murray formed the government.James F. Ellis was named speaker in 1912.The assembly was dissolved on May 22, 1916....	1911–1916			James MacDonald
34th 34th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 34th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1906 and 1911.The Liberal Party led by George Henry Murray formed the government.Edward Matthew Farrell was named speaker.The assembly was dissolved on May 15, 1911....	1906–1911	C.E.MacMillan	Liberal-Conservative
33rd 33rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 33rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1901 and 1906.The Liberal Party led by George Henry Murray formed the government....	1901–1906	Moses J. Doucet Moses J. Doucet Moses J. Doucet was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1897 to 1906 as a Liberal member. His surname also appears as Doucette in some sources.He was of Acadian origin, the son of Magloire Doucet and...	Liberal
32nd 32nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 32nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1897 and 1901.The Liberal Party led by George Henry Murray formed the government.Frederick A. Lawrence was chosen as speaker for the house....	1897–1901		Liberal
31st 31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1894 and 1897.The Liberal Party led by William Stevens Fielding formed the government. George Henry Murray replaced Fielding as party leader and premier when Fielding entered federal politics in 1896.Frederick A...	1894–1897	Alex Campbell	Liberal-Conservative	J.H.Jameison	Liberal-Conservative
30th 30th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 30th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1890 and 1894.The Liberal Party led by William Stevens Fielding formed the government.Michael J. Power was chosen as speaker for the house....	1890–1894	John McKinnon John McKinnon (politician) John McKinnon was a farmer, trader and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1878 and from 1886 to 1894 as a Liberal member....	Liberal	Daniel McNeil Daniel McNeil Daniel McNeil was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1886 to 1894 as a Liberal member....	Liberal
29th 29th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 29th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1886 and 1890.The Liberal Party led by William Stevens Fielding formed the government.Michael J. Power was chosen as speaker for the house....	1886–1890				Liberal
28th	1882–1886	Duncan J. Campbell Duncan J. Campbell Duncan J. Campbell was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1872 to 1883 as a Conservative member....		Alex Campbell	Conservative
27th 27th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 28th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1882 and 1886.Angus McGillivray was chosen as speaker for the house.The assembly was dissolved on May 20, 1886.- List of Members :Notes:...	1878–1882			Alex Campbell
26th 26th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 27th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1878 and 1882.E.T. Moseley was chosen as speaker for the house.The assembly was dissolved on May 23, 1882.- List of Members :Notes:...	1874–1878	John McKinnon John McKinnon (politician) John McKinnon was a farmer, trader and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1878 and from 1886 to 1894 as a Liberal member....		Duncan J. Campbell Duncan J. Campbell Duncan J. Campbell was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1872 to 1883 as a Conservative member....
25th 25th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 26th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1874 and 1878.John B. Dickie was chosen as speaker for the house in 1875. Mather Byles DesBrisay served as speaker from May 1875 to 1876, when he was named county judge. Isaac N. Mack became speaker in 1877.The assembly was...	1871–1874	Hiram Blanchard Hiram Blanchard Hiram Blanchard was a Nova Scotia lawyer, politician, and the first Premier of the province of Nova Scotia. Blanchard won election to the Nova Scotia legislative assembly in Inverness in 1859 as a Liberal....	Conservative	Samuel McDonnell Samuel McDonnell Samuel McDonnell was a Canadian politician.Born in St. Andrews, County of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, the son of Donald McDonnell and Mary Macdonald, McDonnell studied law in Antigonish with William Alexander Henry. After being admitted to the Bar in 1862, he practiced law in Port Hood, Nova Scotia...
24th 24th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 25th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1871 and 1874.Jared C. Troop was chosen as speaker for the house.The assembly was dissolved on November 23, 1874.- List of Members :Notes:...	1867–1871		Conservative	Alexander Campbell Alexander Campbell (Nova Scotia politician) Alexander Campbell was a Scottish-born notary public and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 and from 1878 to 1886 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born on the Isle of Skye, the son of Archibald...	Liberal

2009 by-election

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada....

|Allan MacMaster

Allan MacMaster

Allan MacMaster is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on October 20, 2009. He represents the electoral district of Inverness as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.He is the son of Marie and Buddy MacMaster, and grew...

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing...

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Nathalie Arsenault
|align="right"|223
|align="right"|2.53
|align="right"|-1.00
|}

2009 general election

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

|Rodney MacDonald

Rodney MacDonald

Rodney Joseph MacDonald is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th Premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009....

|align="right"|5412
|align="right"|56.05
|align="right"|-14.42

|New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Nathalie Arsenault
|align="right"|339
|align="right"|3.53
|align="right"|+2.14
|}

2006 general election

|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

|Rodney MacDonald
|align="right"|7404
|align="right"|70.47
|align="right"|+19.28
|-

|Liberal
|Mary MacLennan
|align="right"|1627
|align="right"|15.49
|align="right"|-21.22
|-

|New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Tim Murphy
|align="right"|1342
|align="right"|12.77
|align="right"|+0.66
|-

|Green Party

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|John G. Gibson
|align="right"|133
|align="right"|1.27
|align="right"|+1.27
|}

2003 general election

|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

|Rodney MacDonald
|align="right"|5398
|align="right"|51.19
|align="right"|+8.3
|-

|Liberal
|Debbie Gillis
|align="right"|3871
|align="right"|36.71
|align="right"|-2.56
|-

|New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Tim Murphy
|align="right"|1277
|align="right"|12.11
|align="right"|-5.73
|}
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

|Rodney MacDonald
|align="right"|3876
|align="right"|42.89
|align="right"|+21.69
|-

|Liberal
|Charles MacDonald
|align="right"|3527
|align="right"|39.27
|align="right"|-8.53
|-

|New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Roy Yipp
|align="right"|1612
|align="right"|17.84
|align="right"|-6.86
|}
|-

|Liberal
|Charles MacDonald
|align="right"|4396
|align="right"|47.8
|align="right"|
|-

|New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

|Randy MacDonald
|align="right"|1951
|align="right"|21.2
|align="right"|
|-
|
|Independent
|Ed MacDonald
|align="right"|569
|align="right"|6.2
|align="right"|
|}
|-

|Liberal
|Charles MacArthur
|align="right"|5804
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Mary T. Godwin
|align="right"|902
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}

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