Sydney—Victoria

Federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada

Sydney—Victoria Nova Scotia electoral district

Sydney—Victoria from the 2015 federal election to 2025

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1996
District abolished| 2025
First contested| 1997
Last contested| 2021
District webpage| profile, 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 populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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2001| 79,294| —
2006| 76,801| −3.1%
2011| 73,328| −4.5%
2016| 72,148| −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:

* The County of Victoria;
* the northern part of the County of Inverness, i.e., the part lying north of the southern boundary of Cape Breton Highlands National Park; and
* the northwestern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, i.e., the part lying northwest of a line drawn northeast from Bras d'Or Lake to the northeast extremity of East Bay, due north to Portage Brook, northeast along Portage Brook, Blacketts Lake, the Sydney River, Highway 125, Trunk 4 (Grand Lake Road), Northwest Brook, the western shoreline of Grand Lake, the DEVCO Railway, and its northern branch (running towards the Community of Dominion) to its second intersection with Northwest Brook (north of Grand Lake), and then north and northeast along that brook,  Lingan Bay and Indian Bay to the Atlantic Ocean.

## 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

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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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* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## 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.

## External links

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* Riding history for Sydney–Victoria (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament

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Federal ridings in Nova Scotia

Liberal|

* Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
* Central Nova
* Cumberland—Colchester
* Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
* Halifax
* Halifax West
* Kings—Hants
* Sackville—Bedford—Preston
* South Shore—St. Margarets
* Sydney—Glace Bay

Conservative|

* Acadie—Annapolis

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Historical federal ridings in Nova Scotia

* Annapolis
* Annapolis—Kings
* Annapolis Valley
* Annapolis Valley—Hants
* Antigonish
* Antigonish—Guysborough
* Bras d'Or
* Bras d'Or—Cape Breton
* Cape Breton
* Cape Breton—Canso
* Cape Breton—East Richmond
* Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
* Cape Breton North and Victoria
* Cape Breton North—Victoria
* Cape Breton South
* Cape Breton South and Richmond
* Cape Breton—The Sydneys
* Colchester
* Colchester—Hants
* Cumberland
* Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley
* Cumberland—Colchester North
* Dartmouth
* Dartmouth—Halifax East
* Digby
* Digby and Annapolis
* Digby—Annapolis
* Digby—Annapolis—Kings
* Digby—Yarmouth
* Guysborough
* Halifax—East Hants
* Hants
* Hants—Kings
* Inverness
* Inverness—Richmond
* Kings
* Lunenburg
* North Cape Breton and Victoria
* North Nova
* Pictou
* Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough
* Queens
* Queens—Lunenburg
* Queens—Shelburne
* Richmond
* Richmond—West Cape Breton
* Sackville—Eastern Shore
* Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore
* Shelburne
* Shelburne and Queen's
* Shelburne—Yarmouth
* Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
* South Shore
* South Shore—St. Margaret's
* Sydney—Victoria
* South Western Nova
* South West Nova
* Victoria
* Yarmouth
* Yarmouth and Clare

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Federal ridings in Atlantic Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador|

* Avalon
* Cape Spear
* Central Newfoundland
* Labrador
* Long Range Mountains
* St. John's East
* Terra Nova—The Peninsulas

Nova Scotia|

* Acadie—Annapolis
* Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
* Central Nova
* Cumberland—Colchester
* Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
* Halifax
* Halifax West
* Kings—Hants
* Sackville—Bedford—Preston
* South Shore—St. Margarets
* Sydney—Glace Bay

Prince Edward Island|

* Cardigan
* Charlottetown
* Egmont
* Malpeque

New Brunswick|

* Acadie—Bathurst
* Beauséjour
* Fredericton—Oromocto
* Fundy Royal
* Madawaska—Restigouche
* Miramichi—Grand Lake
* Moncton—Dieppe
* Saint John—Kennebecasis
* Saint John—St. Croix
* Tobique—Mactaquac

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