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2024 Nova Scotia general election: Queens

Brian Skabar
MLA for Cumberland North
In office June 9, 2009 –October 8, 2013
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kim Masland	3,461	79.9%
	Liberal	Cathy De Rome	487	11.2%
	New Democratic	Brian Skabar	382	8.8%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			4,330
Eligible voters
	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.

References

1. "Fage loses riding to NDP". The Chronicle Herald. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
2. "Fresh off election win, Dexter appoints ministerial assistants and house leader". Cape Breton Post. June 29, 2009. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
3. "Skabar gets new ministerial assistant position". Cumberland News Now. March 15, 2013. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
4. "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
5. "Skabar retiring from politics". Cumberland News Now. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
6. "Skabar announces he's running for mayor | Cumberland News Now". www.cumberlandnewsnow.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
7. Cumberland North pits high-profile Independent vs. former 7-term MP CBC News
8. https://globalnews.ca/news/10865555/nova-scotia-election-2024-queens/
9. "Saltwire | Nova Scotia".