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.
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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.
Cumberland North covers 1,054 km2 (407 sq mi).[1]
This electoral district has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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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 |
1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 4954 | |||
Liberal | Russell Scott | 2123 | |||
New Democratic Party | Dorothy Jorgensen | 1014 |
1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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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 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Independent | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | 4,235 | 53.87 | +2.16 1 | ||||
Liberal | Bill Casey | 2,488 | 31.65 | -6.90 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | David Wightman | 569 | 7.24 | -44.47 1 | ||||
New Democratic | Lauren Skabar | 569 | 7.24 | +0.19 | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,861 | 99.43 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 45 | 0.57 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,906 | 58.59 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 13,494 | |||||||
Independent gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +4.53 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4] |
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