Photo: Plumzee · CC BY-SA 4.0Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, the riding that includes Victoria County, Subdivision A
No provincial riding is named for Victoria County, Subdivision A, as no open boundary file exists for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that we could find. Locally, Victoria County, Subdivision A is run as a subdivision of county municipality. Who leads Victoria County, Subdivision A’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Nova Scotia. From Nova Scotia come 11 MPs, 11 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Victoria County, Subdivision A, 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 Victoria County, Subdivision A in Victoria, 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 Victoria County, Subdivision A, from the most recent elections.
- 1Victoria County, Subdivision A 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 Victoria County, Subdivision A votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria County, Subdivision A council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose Victoria County, Subdivision A council on 19 October 2024 and will again on 21 October 2028. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly was last elected on 26 November 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 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.
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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
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As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 45%, and Jaime Battiste kept it for them in 2025. Jaime Battiste has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament.
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
Sydney—Victoria returned Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Results in Sydney—Victoria, the riding Victoria County, Subdivision A belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish.
At 62%, fewer of Sydney—Victoria voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). 31% had elected Jaime Battiste there in 2019. 1,084 votes separated Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada) from Eddie Orrell (Conservative Party of Canada) in Sydney—Victoria in 2021, when the winner took 39%.
All 6 candidates in Sydney—Victoria, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Battiste | Liberal Party of Canada | 14,250 | 39.2% |
| Eddie Orrell | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,166 | 36.3% |
| Jeff Ward | New Democratic Party | 7,217 | 19.9% |
| Ronald Angus Barron | People's Party of Canada | 1,176 | 3.2% |
| Mark Embrett | Green Party of Canada | 376 | 1.0% |
| Nikki Boisvert | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 127 | 0.4% |
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 Victoria County, Subdivision A is run
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electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
Questions about how Victoria County, Subdivision A is run
Who is the MP for Victoria County, Subdivision A?
Victoria County, Subdivision A is in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, represented by Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Victoria County, Subdivision A in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada), in Sydney—Victoria; Jaime Battiste represents Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish today.
Who is the MLA for Victoria County, Subdivision A?
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Victoria County, Subdivision A has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Victoria County, Subdivision A?
Victoria County, Subdivision A, 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).