Cumberland South is a provincial electoral district in Cumberland Country, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created before the 1993 election from most of Cumberland West and Cumberland Centre ridings and a small part of Cumberland East.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1993 | ||
| First contested | 1993 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 13,202 | ||
| Electors (2018) | 10,889 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,263 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4 | ||
| Census division(s) | Cumberland County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Cumberland, Subd. A, Cumberland Subd. B, Cumberland Subd. C, Cumberland Subd. D, Oxford, Parrsboro (dissolved in 2016) | ||
The communities of Oxford, Parrsboro and Springhill are within its boundaries.
The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 has been held by the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. A Tory stronghold, Cumberland South has been dominated by Progressive Conservative Murray Scott for over a decade and now Tory Rushton
The 2012 redistribution saw the riding gain territory from Cumberland North.[1]
Geography edit
The land area of Cumberland South is 3,263 km2 (1,260 sq mi).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021-Present | Tory Rushton | Progressive Conservative | |
| 63rd | 2018–2021 | |||
| 2017–2018 | Jamie Baillie | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2010–2013 | |||
| 2009-2010 | Murray Scott | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | Guy Brown | Liberal | |
Election results edit
1993 edit
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Guy Brown | 6,713 | 75.63% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mac Bennett | 1,570 | 17.69% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Douglas Meekins | 431 | 4.86% | – | ||||
| Independent | Philip T. Donkin | 162 | 1.83% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,876 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1998 edit
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 4,714 | 58.69% | 41.00% | ||||
| Liberal | Mike Uberoi | 2,153 | 26.81% | -48.83% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sandy Graham | 1,089 | 13.56% | 8.70% | ||||
| Independent | James MacLeod | 76 | 0.95% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,032 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999 edit
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 5,527 | 74.01% | 15.32% | ||||
| Liberal | John Harrison | 1,000 | 13.39% | -13.41% | ||||
| New Democratic | Scott McKee | 941 | 12.60% | -0.96% | ||||
| Total | 7,468 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003 edit
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 4,898 | 71.69% | -2.32% | ||||
| Liberal | Harriet McCready | 1,189 | 17.40% | 4.01% | ||||
| New Democratic | Scott McKee | 745 | 10.90% | -1.70% | ||||
| Total | 6,832 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006 edit
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 5,082 | 76.76% | 5.06% | ||||
| New Democratic | Andrew Kernohan | 753 | 11.37% | 0.47% | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Dee MacPherson | 681 | 10.29% | -7.12% | ||||
| Green | James Dessart | 92 | 1.39% | – | ||||
| Independent | David Amos | 13 | 0.20% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,621 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009 edit
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 4,334 | 67.66% | -9.10% | ||||
| New Democratic | Don Tabor | 1,659 | 25.90% | 14.52% | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph Archibald | 325 | 5.07% | -5.21% | ||||
| Green | Danny Melvin | 88 | 1.37% | -0.02% | ||||
| Total | 6,406 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2010 by-election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 3,262 | 57.20% | -10.26 | |
| Liberal | Kenny Jackson | 2,165 | 37.96% | +32.89 | |
| New Democratic Party | Scott McKee | 276 | 4.84% | -21.06 | |
2013 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 3,655 | 51.0% | -6.2 | |
| Liberal | Kenny Jackson | 2,884 | 40.2% | +2.2 | |
| New Democratic Party | Larry Duchesne | 486 | 6.8% | +2.0 | |
| Green | Bruce McCulloch | 147 | 2.0% | +2.0 | |
| Total valid votes | 7,172 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 50 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 7,222 | 65.73 | |||
| Eligible voters | 10,987 | ||||
2017 edit
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 3,536 | 51.49 | +0.53 | ||||
| Liberal | Kenny John Jackson | 2,779 | 40.47 | +0.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 398 | 5.80 | -0.98 | ||||
| Atlantica | Thor Lengies | 154 | 2.24 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,897 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.51 | -0.19 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,902 | 62.37 | -3.36 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,066 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.14 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] | ||||||||
2018 by-election edit
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, June 19, 2018 Resignation of Jamie Baillie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,417 | 59.19 | +7.70 | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Lockhart | 1,829 | 31.68 | -8.79 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 292 | 5.06 | -0.74 | ||||
| Green | Bruce McCulloch | 235 | 4.07 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,773 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 5,773 | 53.02 | -9.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,889 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.24 | ||||||
2021 edit
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,900 | 68.47 | +9.28 | $29,144.30 | |||
| Liberal | Rollie Lawless | 1,092 | 19.17 | -12.51 | $22,771.07 | |||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 524 | 9.20 | +4.14 | $1,495.12 | |||
| Green | Nicholas Hendren | 180 | 3.16 | -0.91 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 5,696 | 99.46 | – | $66,923.01 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,727 | 52.12 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,989 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +10.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Cumberland South - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "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.