Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, which takes in Inverness, is held by Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada)
Across Nova Scotia, 11 of the 11 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. Locally, Inverness is governed as part of Inverness, Subd. B, a subdivision of county municipality. In Nova Scotia, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Inverness’ mayor isn’t named. Inverness’ 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, 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.
Inverness, Subd. B has no upper-tier council: Inverness, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Inverness, from the most recent elections.
- 1Inverness, Subd. B 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 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Inverness, Subd. B council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 19 October 2024 election, Inverness, Subd. B council next goes to the polls on 21 October 2028. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
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
The current Parliament is Jaime Battiste’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 45%; Jaime Battiste held it for the party in 2025.
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’ riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish.
39% had elected Mike Kelloway there in 2019. 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). At 66%, more of Cape Breton—Canso voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (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 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. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- 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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
Questions about how Inverness is run
Who is the MP for Inverness?
Inverness is in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, represented by Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Inverness in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Mike Kelloway (Liberal Party of Canada), in Cape Breton—Canso; Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish has elected Jaime Battiste since.
Who is the MLA for Inverness?
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Inverness has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Inverness?
Inverness is a subdivision of county municipality; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
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).