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Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay

MLA: Claude Bourgeois · Progressive Conservative

Projected winner

If an election were held today. Projection as of Oct 11, 2026; the next election may be years away.

Liberal75% chance of winning

  • Liberal · 38.2% projected vote75%
  • Progressive Conservative · 34.1% projected vote25%
  • NS NDP · 23.3% projected vote<1%

2026 by-election

Shown for the record. A by-election is a small, unusual vote, so the projection starts from the 2024 general election instead.

  • Claude Bourgeois · Progressive Conservativeelected1,31548.8%
  • Denis Cormier · Liberal1,08040.0%
  • Trevor Poirier · NS NDP2589.6%
  • Nik Boisvert · Green441.6%

2024 result

Estimated. This district's boundaries date from 2026, when the old Inverness was split in two, so its 2024 figures are the old district's polls that fall within it, with advance and mail votes shared in proportion. An estimate, not a count.

  • Kyle MacQuarrie · Progressive Conservativeahead1,05051.9%
  • Jaime Beaton · Liberal71435.3%
  • Joanna Clark · NS NDP26012.8%
Margin
16.6%
Tier
Lean
Turnout
51.3%
Registered
3,944

2021 result

Estimated. This district's boundaries date from 2026, when the old Inverness was split in two, so its 2021 figures are the old district's polls that fall within it, with advance and mail votes shared in proportion. An estimate, not a count.

  • Damian MacInnis · Liberalahead1,43249.7%
  • Allan Gerard MacMaster · Progressive Conservative1,22242.4%
  • Joanna Clark · NS NDP2277.9%

District at a glance

2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada publishes no profile on Nova Scotia's provincial districts, so these are built from the dissemination areas inside each one: counts are exact sums, medians are estimates. Ranks are against all 56 districts.

Median household income
$64,46239 of 56
Average rent
$65753 of 56
Renters
15.8%43 of 56
Bachelor's or higher
14.8%39 of 56
Median age
56.32 of 56
Over 65
33.4%1 of 56
Speak French
50.5%3 of 56
Immigrants
3.5%39 of 56
Indigenous identity
8.5%9 of 56
Unemployment
20.3%4 of 56

Closest races in Cape Breton

The seats most likely to move with this one.

Results and boundaries: Elections Nova Scotia. Census: Statistics Canada.