Cumberland North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Prior to 1993, it was part of Cumberland East.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Independent | ||
| District created | 1993 | ||
| First contested | 1993 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 18,148 | ||
| Electors | 14,452 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,054 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 17.2 | ||
| Census division(s) | Cumberland County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Amherst, Pugwash | ||
The communities of Amherst and Pugwash are within its boundaries.
Geography
editCumberland North covers 1,054 km2 (407 sq mi).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editThis electoral district has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021–Present | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | Independent | |
| 63rd | 2021–2021 | |||
| 2017–2021 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Terry Farrell | Liberal | |
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Brian Skabar | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2007-2009 | Ernest Fage | Independent | |
| 2006-2007 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1997-1998 | |||
| 1993-1997 | Ross Bragg | Liberal | ||
Election results
edit1993
edit| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ross Bragg | 5,605 | 52.31% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 4,354 | 40.63% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Curtis Leland Bird | 756 | 7.06% | – | ||||
| Total | 10,715 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1997 by-election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 4954 | |||
| Liberal | Russell Scott | 2123 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Dorothy Jorgensen | 1014 | |||
1998
edit| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 5,451 | 62.35% | 21.71% | ||||
| Liberal | Russell Scott | 2,438 | 27.89% | -24.42% | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Stewart | 854 | 9.77% | 2.71% | ||||
| Total | 8,743 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
edit| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 5,936 | 70.78% | 8.43% | ||||
| Liberal | Kathy Langille | 1,595 | 19.02% | -8.87% | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Wilson | 856 | 10.21% | 0.44% | ||||
| Total | 8,387 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
edit| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 4,609 | 61.95% | -8.83% | ||||
| Liberal | Marsh G. Fox | 1,389 | 18.67% | -0.35% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kim Cail | 1,105 | 14.85% | 4.65% | ||||
| Independent | Jason Blanch | 337 | 4.53% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,440 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
edit| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 4,640 | 62.64% | 0.69% | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce Fage | 1,480 | 19.98% | 1.31% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kim Cail | 1,085 | 14.65% | -0.20% | ||||
| Green | Darryl Whetter | 202 | 2.73% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,407 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009
edit| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Skabar | 3,170 | 40.19% | 25.54% | ||||
| Independent | Ernie Fage | 2,159 | 27.37% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Hunter | 1,359 | 17.23% | -45.41% | ||||
| Liberal | Brent Noiles | 1,073 | 13.60% | -6.38% | ||||
| Green | Aviva Silburt | 127 | 1.61% | -1.12% | ||||
| Total | 7,888 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Terry Farrell | 2,944 | 39.81 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Judith Marie Giroux | 2,230 | 30.15 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Brian Skabar | 1,943 | 26.27 | ||
| Green | Jason Blanch | 279 | 3.77 | ||
2017
edit| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | 3,639 | 51.71 | +21.56 | ||||
| Liberal | Terry Farrell | 2,713 | 38.55 | -1.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Earl Dow | 496 | 7.05 | -19.22 | ||||
| Independent | Richard Plett | 106 | 1.51 | |||||
| Atlantica | Bill Archer | 84 | 1.19 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,031 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | |||||||
| Turnout | 7,067 | 53.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 13,259 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3] | ||||||||
2021
edit| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Independent | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | 4,235 | 53.87 | +2.161 | $61,145.93 | |||
| Liberal | Bill Casey | 2,488 | 31.65 | -6.90 | $51,915.80 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | David Wightman | 569 | 7.24 | -44.471 | $16,693.84 | |||
| New Democratic | Lauren Skabar | 569 | 7.24 | +0.19 | $23,023.94 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,861 | 99.43 | -0.06 | $79,940.53 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 45 | 0.57 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,906 | 58.59 | +5.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,494 | |||||||
| Independent gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +4.53 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] | ||||||||
- Notes
- ^ For both the 2009 and 2021 general elections in this riding, the results of both the Independent and Progressive Conservative candidates are compared to the PC total in the respective previous elections. In both races, the incumbent sought re-election as an Independent after being elected as a PC MLA in the previous election.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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