The riding of Bras d'Or was created in 1996 from parts of
Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and
Cape Breton—East Richmond ridings. Bras d'Or was renamed "Bras d'Or—Cape Breton" in 1998. It was abolished in 2003. Most of its territory (except for the community of
Sydney River) was incorporated into a new riding called "Cape Breton—Canso", and it also added a portion of
Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough on the mainland. Under the
2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding gained 9% of its new territory from
Central Nova. Following the
2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding was largely replaced by
Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish. It gained the remainder of
Antigonish County from
Central Nova, and exchanged territory with
Sydney—Victoria, gaining
Victoria, the remainder of
Inverness and the rural western part of the
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, and lost the urban part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality from
Sydney Forks to
Morien, including the
Glace Bay area. These changes came into effect upon the calling of the
2025 Canadian federal election.
Members of Parliament ==Election results==