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Sydney—Victoria
Nova Scotia electoral district
Map
Sydney—Victoria from the 2015 federal election to 2025
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2025
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]72,361
Electors (2021)59,757
Area (km²)[1]4,313
Census division(s)Cape Breton
Census subdivision(s)Cape Breton

Sydney—Victoria was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2025. It was created in 1996 from parts of Cape Breton—The Sydneys, Cape Breton—East Richmond and Cape Breton Highlands—Canso electoral districts. Its first Member of Parliament (MP) was Peter Mancini and its final MP was Jaime Battiste.

After the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this district was replaced largely by Sydney—Glace Bay. The new urban district represents most of the former Industrial Cape Breton area. Sydney—Glace Bay ceded most of Cape Breton—Victoria's rural areas to the new Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish district. Sydney—Victoria was abolished when the writ dropped for the 2025 Canadian general election on 23 March 2025.

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): $40,92
Languages: (2021) 68,055 (93.3%) English; 2,375 (4.1%) Mi’kmaq; 590 (0.9%) French; 290 (0.3%) Mandarin; 505 (0.8%) Punjabi; 160 (0.2%) Tagalog; 65 (0.1%) Arabic; 40 (0.1%) Urdu; 75 (0.1%) German; 55 (0.1%) Dutch, 25 (0.1%) Cantonese, 25 (0.1%) Italian; 25 Ukrainian (0.1%); 15 (0.1%) Scottish Gaelic.

Geography

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It consisted of:

History

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The electoral district 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 Port Morien, including the Glace Bay area).[3]

Members of Parliament

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This electoral district has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Sydney—Victoria
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  2021–2025

Election results

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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[4][5]

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[6]

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[7][8]

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:[9][10]

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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  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sydney--Victoria [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Nova Scotia". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. ^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Nova Scotia". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Confirmed candidates — Sydney—Victoria". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Sydney—Victoria (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Elections Canada On-line - Élection Canada en-ligne". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  9. ^ "OVR / ROS". www.elections.ca.
  10. ^ Canada, Elections. "Search for Returns". www.elections.ca.
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