West Nova Explained

Province:Nova Scotia
Coordinates:44.45°N -100°W
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:12011
Fed-Created:1966
Fed-Election-First:1968
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Chris d'Entremont
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Conservative
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:83571
Demo-Electors:70479
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Area:8885
Demo-Cd:Annapolis, Digby, Kings, Yarmouth
Demo-Csd:Annapolis Royal, Berwick, Bridgetown, Digby, Middleton, Yarmouth

West Nova (French: '''Nova-Ouest''') is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

South Western Nova and South West Nova were ridings that covered roughly the same geographic area and were represented in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and 1979 to 1997, respectively.

The district is rural with a few small towns and communities located along the coast. The riding has been called a microcosm of rural Canada because it includes fishing, farming, tourism, small business and an English-French mix.[2]

History

The electoral district was created in 1966 from Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare ridings. In 1996, Seal Island was added and the name was changed from South West Nova to West Nova. In 2004, 20 percent of Kings—Hants was added to the district. The boundaries remained unchanged as per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution. From 1968 until 2004, the Riding was notable for never having elected a single person to a second consecutive term until Robert Thibault won in 2004.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Acadie—Annapolis. It will lose some territory (Berwick area) in Kings County to Kings—Hants.[3]

Demographics

From the 2021 census [4]

Ethnic groups:

96.5%

1.8%

Mother tongue language:

84.4%

11.6%

Religions:

24.1%

14.0%

4.6%

3.7%

Education:

Income:

Median age:

Unemployment:

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.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Acadie—Annapolis

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 20,634 51.31
 12,342 30.69
 5,104 12.69
 2,133 5.30

West Nova

2004

2000 federal election redistributed results
PartyVote%
 15,154 35.52
 14,760 34.60
 7,667 17.97
 4,887 11.46
 Others 193 0.45

1997

South West Nova

1979

South Western Nova

1968

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. [#2021fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/riding/022/ CBC riding profile
  3. Web site: April 26, 2023 . New Federal Electoral Map for Nova Scotia. Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022 . April 27, 2023 .
  4. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=west%20nova&DGUIDlist=2013A000412011&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 West Nova's census profile
  5. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.