Glace Bay-Dominion

Glace Bay-Dominion is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Glace Bay-Dominion

Nova Scotia electoral district
Glace Bay in relation to other Cape Breton electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	John White Progressive Conservative
District created	1925
First contested	1928
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Population (2011)	15,487
Electors (2012)	12,236
Area (km²)	29
Pop. density (per km²)	534
Census division(s)	Cape Breton County
Census subdivision(s)	Cape Breton RM

The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2021 is John White of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

It was created in 1933 when the district of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was named Cape Breton East. In 2001, the district name was changed to Glace Bay. In 2003, the district lost a small area at its southern tip to Cape Breton West.^[1] Following the 2019 redistribution, it gained the Dominion area from Cape Breton Centre and was re-named Glace Bay-Dominion.

Geography

The land area of Glace Bay-Dominion is 29 km² (11 sq mi).^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
Cape Breton East Riding created from Cape Breton
40th	1933–1937		Lauchlin Currie	Liberal
41st	1937–1941
40th	1941–1945		Douglas Neil Brodie	Co-operative Commonwealth
50th	1945–1949		Russell Cunningham
44th	1949–1953
45th	1953–1956
46th	1956–1960		Layton Fergusson	Progressive Conservative
47th	1960–1963
48th	1963–1967
49th	1967–1970
50th	1970–1974		Jeremy Akerman	New Democratic
51st	1974–1978
52nd	1978–1980
	1980–1981		Donnie MacLeod	Progressive Conservative
53rd	1981–1984
54th	1984–1988
55th	1988–1993		John MacEachern	Liberal
56th	1993–1998
57th	1998–1998		Reeves Matheson	New Democratic
	1998–1999			Independent
58th	1999–2003		Dave Wilson	Liberal
Glace Bay
59th	2003–2006		Dave Wilson	Liberal
60th	2006–2009
61st	2009–2010
	2010–2013		Geoff MacLellan
62nd	2013–2017
63rd	2017–2021
Glace Bay-Dominion
64th	2021–2024		John White	Progressive Conservative
65th	2024–present

Election results

2024

v t e 2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John White	3,954	71.7%
	Liberal	David Alexander MacLeod	980	17.8%
	New Democratic	Kathy Chapman	581	10.5%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			5,515
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

2021

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	John White	2,754	34.61	-4.52	$37,763.63
	New Democratic	John Morgan	2,725	34.24	+19.63	$55,096.40
	Liberal	John John McCarthy	2,479	31.15	-13.44	$39,681.23
Total valid votes/expense limit			7,958	99.45	–	$79,292.15
Total rejected ballots			44	0.55
Turnout			8,002	58.98
Eligible voters			13,567
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+4.46
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4]

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results[5]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	3,641	44.59
	Progressive Conservative	3,195	39.13
	New Democratic	1,193	14.61
	Atlantica	137	1.68

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff MacLellan	3,316	46.66	-33.7
	Progressive Conservative	John White	2,938	41.35	+36.21
	New Democratic	Lois MacDougall	715	10.06	-4.44
	Atlantica	Steven MacNeil	137	1.92
Total valid votes			7,110	100
Total rejected ballots			73	1.03
Turnout			7,183	57.4
Eligible voters			12,510
	Liberal hold		Swing		-34.96
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff MacLellan	5,547	80.36
	NDP	Mary Beth MacDonald	1,001	14.50
	PC	Thomas Bethell	355	5.14

2010 by-election

Byelection June 22, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff MacLellan	3,901	53.91
	NDP	Myrtle Campbell	2,281	31.52
	PC	Michelle Wheelhouse	759	10.48
	Independent	Edna Lee	195	2.69
	Atlantica	Dan Wilson	56	0.77

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dave Wilson	3,380	47.60%	4.52%
	New Democratic	Myrtle Campbell	2,829	39.84%	10.91%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom MacPherson	810	11.41%	-15.45%
	Green	Todd Pettigrew	82	1.15%	0.02%
Total			7,101	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dave Wilson	3,327	43.08%	-11.40%
	New Democratic	Myrtle Campbell	2,234	28.93%	0.06%
	Progressive Conservative	Mark Bettens	2,074	26.85%	10.20%
	Green	Todd Pettigrew	88	1.14%	–
Total			7,723	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dave Wilson	4,420	54.48%	14.36%
	New Democratic	Vince Hall	2,342	28.87%	-11.20%
	Progressive Conservative	Mark Bettens	1,351	16.65%	5.36%
Total			8,113	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2000 by-election

By-election, April 4, 2000: Cape Breton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dave Wilson	4,017	43.33
	NDP	Cecil Saccary	3,609	38.93
	PC	Brad Kerr	1,644	17.74

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dave Wilson	3,704	40.12%	10.06%
	New Democratic	Cecil Saccary	3,699	40.06%	-12.52%
	Progressive Conservative	Brad Kerr	1,043	11.30%	-6.06%
	Independent	Gerard Burke	787	8.52%	–
Total			9,233	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Reeves Matheson	5,002	52.59%	36.47%
	Liberal	Clarence Routledge	2,859	30.06%	-43.44%
	Progressive Conservative	Henry Boutillier	1,651	17.36%	6.97%
Total			9,512	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John MacEachern	7,566	73.50%	22.90%
	New Democratic	Terry McVarish	1,659	16.12%	2.10%
	Progressive Conservative	Greg Hicks	1,069	10.38%	-25.00%
Total			10,294	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John MacEachern	5,739	50.60%	16.97%
	Progressive Conservative	Bruce Clark	4,014	35.39%	-9.58%
	New Democratic	Terry McVarish	1,590	14.02%	8.80%
Total			11,343	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Donnie MacLeod	4,787	44.97%	-0.58%
	Liberal	Cha Keliher	3,579	33.62%	4.03%
	Labour	Blair Matheson	1,724	16.20%	–
	New Democratic	Jim Jobe	555	5.21%	-12.71%
Total			10,645	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Donnie MacLeod	4,699	45.55%	17.70%
	Liberal	Shelly McNeil	3,053	29.59%	2.38%
	New Democratic	Joe Kanary	1,849	17.92%	-27.02%
	Independent	Blair Matheson	716	6.94%	–
Total			10,317	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1980 by-election

By-election, December 2, 1980: Cape Breton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PC	Donnie MacLeod	4,505	42.88%	15.03%
	NDP	Reeves Matheson	2,996	28.51%	-16.43%
	Liberal	Vincent Kachafanas	2,904	27.64%	0.43%
	Independent	Ignatius V. Kennedy	101	0.96%	–

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Jeremy Akerman	5,135	44.94%	-8.16%
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Edwards	3,182	27.85%	13.42%
	Liberal	Vincent Kachafanas	3,109	27.21%	-3.62%
Total			11,426	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Jeremy Akerman	5,929	53.10%	5.38%
	Liberal	Vince Kachafanas	3,443	30.83%	12.61%
	Progressive Conservative	Fred Adshade	1,611	14.43%	-19.63%
	Independent	Archie MacDonald	183	1.64%	–
Total			11,166	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Jeremy Akerman	5,334	47.72%	15.83%
	Progressive Conservative	Layton Fergusson	3,807	34.06%	-19.23%
	Liberal	Robert MacKay	2,037	18.22%	3.40%
Total			11,178	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Layton Fergusson	5,094	53.29%	-4.77%
	New Democratic	James H. Aitchison	3,048	31.89%	3.39%
	Liberal	William O'Leary	1,417	14.82%	1.38%
Total			9,559	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Layton Fergusson	5,870	58.06%	12.50%
	New Democratic	John L. MacKinnon	2,881	28.50%	–
	Liberal	Bernard Currie	1,359	13.44%	-1.24%
Total			10,110	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Layton Fergusson	4,862	45.56%	3.36%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	John L. MacKinnon	4,243	39.76%	11.81%
	Liberal	Joe A. Wadden	1,567	14.68%	-15.16%
Total			10,672	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Layton Fergusson	4,324	42.20%	29.15%
	Liberal	Charles Roy MacDonald	3,058	29.85%	-8.03%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Russell Cunningham	2,864	27.95%	-21.11%
Total			10,246	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Russell Cunningham	5,096	49.07%	5.65%
	Liberal	Joseph McIntyre	3,934	37.88%	1.29%
	Progressive Conservative	William Wilton	1,356	13.06%	–
Total			10,386	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Russell Cunningham	4,543	43.41%	-15.49%
	Liberal	Charles Roy MacDonald	3,829	36.59%	6.55%
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas Horace Dickson	2,093	20.00%	8.93%
Total			10,465	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Russell Cunningham	5,332	58.90%	-1.66%
	Liberal	Gus McGillivray	2,719	30.03%	-9.41%
	Liberal–Conservative	Kenneth Daniel Beaton	1,002	11.07%	–
Total			9,053	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Douglas Neil Brodie	6,222	60.56%	–
	Liberal	Lauchlin Daniel Currie	4,052	39.44%	-0.68%
Total			10,274	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lauchlin Daniel Currie	4,172	40.12%	0.90%
	Labour	William T. Mercer	3,396	32.65%	–
	Liberal–Conservative	Roderick Kerr	2,832	27.23%	-11.74%
Total			10,400	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Lauchlin Daniel Currie	3,655	39.21%
	Liberal–Conservative	Daniel R. Cameron	3,632	38.97%
	United Front	James B. McLachlan	1,737	18.64%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Donald O. Fraser	297	3.19%
Total			9,321	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal–Conservative	Robert Hamilton Butts	5,568	22.08%
	Liberal–Conservative	Daniel R. Cameron	5,541	21.98%
	Liberal	Lauchlin Daniel Currie	4,724	18.73%
	Liberal	Dan C. McDonald	4,520	17.93%
	Labour	James B. McLachlan	2,589	10.27%
	Labour	Forman Waye	2,273	9.01%
Total			25,215	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal–Conservative	John Carey Douglas	7,276	29.77%
	Liberal–Conservative	Alexander O'Handley	7,071	28.93%
	Labour	D. W. Morrison	4,185	17.12%
	Labour	Forman Waye	4,051	16.57%
	Liberal	Daniel C. McDonald	933	3.82%
	Liberal	James L. McKinnon	928	3.80%
Total			24,444	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cape Breton East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.