It elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

In its last configuration, the district included the northern parts of Sydney including Whitney Pier, as well as a small area of Cape Breton County, all within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

In 1993, it gained the Ashby area between Welton Street and Ashby Road from Cape Breton South and the Grand Lake Road area from Cape Breton West.

It lost the Scotchtown and River Ryan/Lingan areas to Cape Breton Centre.

In 2003, it lost the New Victoria area and gained part of northern Sydney.