Cape Breton North is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The largely urban riding includes the towns of North Sydney, and Sydney Mines and it extends along the coast northward until Point Aconi.
On June 21, 2011, Progressive Conservative Eddie Orrell was elected MLA for the riding in a byelection. The seat had been vacant since March 2011, when Cecil Clarke resigned to run federally.
Read more about Cape Breton North: Demographics, Members of The Legislative Assembly, Election Results
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