Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainCape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, which takes in Inverness County, Subdivision C, is held by Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada)
Across Nova Scotia, 11 of the 11 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. For local government, Inverness County, Subdivision C is a subdivision of county municipality. Mayors and councillors in Nova Scotia aren’t on any open list, so Inverness County, Subdivision C’s council goes unnamed here. Inverness County, Subdivision C’s riding for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found.
Three governments, and who does what
Inverness County, Subdivision C, a subdivision of county municipality in Nova Scotia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
The census places Inverness County, Subdivision C in Inverness, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Inverness County, Subdivision C, from the most recent elections.
- 1Inverness County, Subdivision C councilSubdivision of county municipality
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsCape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Inverness County, Subdivision C votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision C council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. The council elected on 19 October 2024 serves until 21 October 2028, when Inverness County, Subdivision C council is chosen again. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets the third Saturday in October every four years. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
nslegislature.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Jaime Battiste represents Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 45%; in 2025 Jaime Battiste kept the seat in the same hands. Jaime Battiste was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Jaime Battiste’s 3rd.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Cape Breton—Canso re-elected Mike Kelloway of the Liberal Party of Canada
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Cape Breton—Canso, Inverness County, Subdivision C’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish.
Cape Breton—Canso elected Mike Kelloway (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 46% of the vote, a lead of 4,483 over Fiona MacLeod (Conservative Party of Canada). 39% had elected Mike Kelloway there in 2019. In 2021, 66% of electors cast a ballot in Cape Breton—Canso, more than the national 63%.
All 4 candidates in Cape Breton—Canso, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kelloway | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,288 | 46.5% |
| Fiona MacLeod | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,805 | 35.1% |
| Jana Reddick | New Democratic Party | 5,618 | 14.3% |
| Brad Grandy | People's Party of Canada | 1,649 | 4.2% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Inverness County, Subdivision C is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Inverness County, Subdivision C is run
Who is the MP for Inverness County, Subdivision C?
Inverness County, Subdivision C is in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, represented by Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Inverness County, Subdivision C in the 2021 federal election?
Mike Kelloway won Cape Breton—Canso for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, held by Jaime Battiste.
Who is the MLA for Inverness County, Subdivision C?
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Inverness County, Subdivision C in one.
Who heads the council in Inverness County, Subdivision C?
Inverness County, Subdivision C, a subdivision of county municipality, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).