Cumberland North
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 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 | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 18,148 | ||
| Electors | 14,452 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,054 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 17.2 | ||
| Census division | Cumberland County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Amherst, Pugwash | ||
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.
The communities of Amherst and Pugwash are within its boundaries.
Cumberland North covers 1,054 km2 (407 sq mi).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Cumberland North | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Cumberland East | ||||
| 56th | 1993–1997 | Ross Bragg | Liberal | |
| 1997–1998 | Ernest Fage | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 57th | 1997–1998 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2005 | |||
| 60th | 2006–2007 | |||
| 60th | 2007–2009 | Independent | ||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Brian Skabar | New Democratic | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Terry Farrell | Liberal | |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | Progressive Conservative | |
| 2021–2021 | Independent | |||
| 64th | 2021–2024 | |||
| 65th | 2024–Present | |||
Election results
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | 3,567 | 55.29 | +1.41 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Dowe | 2,194 | 34.00 | +26.77 | ||||
| Liberal | Kurt Ditner | 414 | 6.42 | -25.23 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tyson Boyd | 277 | 4.29 | -2.95 | ||||
| Total | 6,452 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 35 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,488 | 45.44 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,277 | |||||||
| Independent hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2] | ||||||||
2021
| 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[3][4] | ||||||||
- 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.
2017
| 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[5][6] | ||||||||
2013
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Terry Farrell | 2,944 | 39.74% | 26.13% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Judi Giroux | 2,212 | 29.86% | 12.63% | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Skabar | 1,974 | 26.64% | -13.54% | ||||
| Green | Jason M. Blanch | 279 | 3.77% | 2.16% | ||||
| Total | 7,409 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2026. | ||||||||
2009
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 4,640 | 62.64% | 0.69% | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce Alan Fage | 1,480 | 19.98% | 1.31% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kim Cail | 1,085 | 14.65% | -0.20% | ||||
| Green | Darryl Gregory Whetter | 202 | 2.73% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,407 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
| 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 M. Blanch | 337 | 4.53% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,440 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Fifth General Election (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. | ||||||||
1998
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 5,451 | 62.35% | 1.12% | ||||
| Liberal | Russell Scott | 2,438 | 27.89% | 1.65% | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Stewart | 854 | 9.77% | -2.76% | ||||
| Total | 8,743 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1997 by-election
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1997-11-04 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Fage | 4,954 | 61.23% | 20.59% | ||||
| Liberal | Russell Scott | 2,123 | 26.24% | -26.07% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dorothy Jorgensen | 1,014 | 12.53% | 5.48% | ||||
| Total | 8,091 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. By-Election Returns 1997 (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. | ||||||||
1993
| 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 L. Bird | 756 | 7.06% | – | ||||
| Total | 10,715 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
