The district is rural with a few small towns and communities located along the coast.

The riding has been called a microcosm of rural Canada because it includes fishing, farming, tourism, small business and an English-French mix.

The boundaries remained unchanged as per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

From 1968 until 2004, the Riding was notable for never having elected a single person to a second consecutive term until Robert Thibault won in 2004.

It will lose some territory (Berwick area) in Kings County to Kings—Hants.