Brian Skabar
Canadian politician
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Brian Skabar (born February 25, 1952) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Cumberland North for the New Democratic Party from 2009 to 2013.
Brian Skabar | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cumberland North | |
| In office June 9, 2009 – October 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ernie Fage |
| Succeeded by | Terry Farrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 25, 1952 |
| Party | New Democrat |
Before politics
Skabar spent the majority of his government career as a social worker and also in management positions with Health Canada and Indigenous & Northern Affairs Canada, formerly known as Indian & Northern Affairs Canada.[1]
Political career
Skabar elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. Skabar won the riding of Cumberland North for the New Democratic Party.[1] He obtained 40 per cent of the popular vote and was the first NDP candidate ever elected in the district.
On June 29, 2009, Skabar was appointed Ministerial Assistant to the Nova Scotia Office of Aboriginal Affairs,[2] and on March 15, 2013 he was appointed Ministerial Assistant of Intergovernmental Relations and Nova Scotia/New Brunswick Co-operation.[3]
In the 2013 election, Skabar finished third in Cumberland North, losing the seat to Liberal Terry Farrell.[4][5]
In the 2016 Amherst municipal election, Skabar ran for mayor, however he lost to David Kogan.[6]
Personal life
Electoral record
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Queens | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kim Masland | 3,461 | 79.93 | +9.56 | ||||
| Liberal | Cathy DeRome | 487 | 11.25 | -9.14 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Skabar | 382 | 8.82 | +2.56 | ||||
| Total | 4,330 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | |||||||
| Turnout | 4,354 | 46.65 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,333 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[8] | ||||||||
| 2016 Amherst Mayoral Election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mayoral candidate[9] | Vote | % |
| David Kogon | 1,630 | 41.30 |
| George Baker | 682 | 17.28 |
| Wayne Bishop | 538 | 13.63 |
| Dale Fawthrop | 416 | 10.54 |
| Robert Bird | 380 | 9.63 |
| Brian Skabar | 301 | 7.63 |
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Terry Farrell | 2,944 | 39.74 | +26.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Judith Marie Giroux | 2,212 | 29.86 | +12.63 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Skabar | 1,974 | 26.64 | -13.55 | ||||
| Green | Jason Blanch | 279 | 3.77 | +2.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,409 | 99.22 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.78 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 7,467 | 58.62 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,737 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Electios Nova Scotia (2013). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). electionsnovascotia.ca. | ||||||||
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||
