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Sydney—Victoria
Nova Scotia electoral district
Sydney–Victoria in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Jaime Battiste
Liberal
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]72,361
Electors (2021)59,757
Area (km²)[1]4,313
Pop. density (per km²)16.8
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

Sydney—Victoria is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

It was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton—The Sydneys, Cape Breton—East Richmond and Cape Breton Highlands—Canso ridings.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
200179,294—    
200676,801−3.1%
201173,328−4.5%
201672,148−1.6%
According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Ethnic groups: 83.9% European, 10.5% Indigenous, 2.4% South Asian, 1.3% Black
Religion: 74.2% Christian (50.5% Catholic, 6.7% United Church, 5.7% Anglican, 3% Presbyterian), 22.5% No religion stated.
Median income (2020): $33,600
Average income (2020): $40,920

According to the 2016 Canadian census
  • Languages: (2016) 93.3% English, 4.1% Mi’kmaq, 0.9% French, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tagalog, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Scottish Gaelic[3]

Geography

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It consists of:

History

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The riding maintained its boundaries as per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will largely be replaced by Sydney—Glace Bay. It will exchange territory with Cape Breton—Canso, losing Victoria, the remainder of Inverness and rural western part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, and gain the urban part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality from Sydney Forks to Morien, including the Glace Bay area).[4]

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Sydney—Victoria
Riding created from Cape Breton—The Sydneys,
Cape Breton—East Richmond and Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
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

Election results

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Graph of election results in Sydney—Victoria (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Sydney—Glace Bay

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2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 17,539 41.93
  Conservative 14,294 34.17
  New Democratic 8,265 19.76
  People's 1,367 3.27
  Green 267 0.64
  Others 95 0.23

Sydney—Victoria

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2021

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jaime Battiste 14,250 39.2 +8.3 $68,768.55
Conservative Eddie Orrell 13,166 36.3 +8.6 none listed
New Democratic Jeff Ward 7,217 19.9 -0.2 $11,605.07
People's Ronald Angus Barron 1,176 3.2 N/A $1,145.74
Green Mark Embrett 376 1.0 -4.5 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Nikki Boisvert 127 0.3 N/A $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 36,312 98.7 ±0.0 $102,433.21
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[6][7]

2019

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2019 Canadian federal election
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[8]

2015

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2015 Canadian federal election
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[9][10]

2011

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2011 Canadian federal election
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:[11][12]

2008

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2008 Canadian federal election
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

2006

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2006 Canadian federal election
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

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2004 Canadian federal election
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
Party Vote %
  Liberal 19,698 49.99
  New Democratic 14,267 36.21
  Progressive Conservative 3,934 9.98
  Alliance 1,501 3.81

2000

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2000 Canadian federal election
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

1997

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1997 Canadian federal election
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

See also

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References

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  • "Sydney—Victoria (Code 12010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sydney--Victoria [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Nova Scotia". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data". August 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Nova Scotia". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022. April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Sydney—Victoria". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Sydney—Victoria (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "OVR / ROS". www.elections.ca.
  12. ^ Canada, Elections. "Search for Returns". www.elections.ca.
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