Cumberland South
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 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1993 | ||
| Last contested | 2010 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 13,202 | ||
| Electors (2018) | 10,889 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,247 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.1 | ||
| Census divisions | Cumberland County | ||
| Census subdivisions | Cumberland, Subd. A, Cumberland Subd. B, Cumberland Subd. C, Cumberland Subd. D, Oxford, Parrsboro (dissolved in 2016) | ||
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.
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]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2018–present | Tory Rushton | Progressive Conservative | |
| 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]
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
| ||||||
2017 general election[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
| ||||||
2013 general election[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 | ||||
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 | |
2009 general election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 4,334 | 67.66 | -9.10 | |
| New Democratic Party | Don Tabor | 1,659 | 25.90 | +14.53 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Archibald | 325 | 5.07 | -5.24 | |
| Green | Danny Melvin | 88 | 1.37 | -0.02 | |
2006 general election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 5,082 | 76.76 | +5.06 | |
| New Democratic Party | Andrew Kernohan | 753 | 11.37 | +0.49 | |
| Liberal | Mary Dee MacPherson | 681 | 10.29 | -7.11 | |
| Green | James Dessart | 92 | 1.39 | ||
| Independent | David R. Amos | 13 | .20 | ||
2003 general election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 4,898 | 71.70 | -2.31 | |
| Liberal | Harriet McCready | 1,189 | 17.40 | +4.01 | |
| New Democratic Party | Scott McKee | 745 | 10.90 | -1.70 | |
1999 general election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 5,527 | 74.01 | - | |
| Liberal | John Harrison | 1,000 | 13.39 | - | |
| New Democratic Party | Scott McKee | 941 | 12.60 | - | |
1998 general election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 4,714 | 58.69 | - | |
| Liberal | Mike Uberoi | 2,153 | 26.80 | - | |
| New Democratic Party | Sandy Graham | 1,089 | 13.56 | - | |
| Independent | James MacLeod | 76 | 0.95 | ||
1993 general election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Guy Brown | 6,713 | 75.63 | - | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mac Bennett | 1,570 | 17.69 | - | |
| New Democratic Party | Douglas Meekins | 431 | 4.85 | - | |
| Independent | Philip T. Donkin | 162 | 1.82 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Cumberland South - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature