Northside-Westmount is a provincial

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, that elects one member of the

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. In 1933, the County of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was Cape Breton North, which was carved out of parts of

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and Cape Breton East. In 2003, the district gained upper North Sydney as far as Balls Creek and Point Aconi. In 2013, the district was renamed Northside-Westmount and it lost the area west of Little Bras d'Or to

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and gained the area north of Highway 125 from Cape Breton South.Northside-Westmount - Constituency History
Nova Scotia Legislature In the 2021 election, Northside-Westmount was the only riding to flip to the Liberals as the province went from a Liberal majority to a Progressive Conservative majority.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

Northside–Westmount

Cape Breton North

References

External links

2013 riding profile
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