Cumberland South

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Cumberland South
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Cumberland South provincial electoral district.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Tory Rushton
Progressive Conservative
District created1993
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)

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.

Contents

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

The land area of Cumberland South is 3,263 km2 (1,260 sq mi). [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
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

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Guy Brown 6,71375.63%
Progressive Conservative Mac Bennett1,57017.69%
New Democratic Douglas Meekins4314.86%
Independent Philip T. Donkin1621.83%
Total8,876
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Murray Scott 4,71458.69%41.00%
Liberal Mike Uberoi2,15326.81%-48.83%
New Democratic Sandy Graham1,08913.56%8.70%
Independent James MacLeod760.95%
Total8,032
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Murray Scott 5,52774.01%15.32%
Liberal John Harrison1,00013.39%-13.41%
New Democratic Scott McKee94112.60%-0.96%
Total7,468
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Murray Scott 4,89871.69%-2.32%
Liberal Harriet McCready1,18917.40%4.01%
New Democratic Scott McKee74510.90%-1.70%
Total6,832
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Murray Scott 5,08276.76%5.06%
New Democratic Andrew Kernohan75311.37%0.47%
Liberal Mary Dee MacPherson68110.29%-7.12%
Green James Dessart921.39%
Independent David Amos130.20%
Total6,621
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Murray Scott 4,33467.66%-9.10%
New Democratic Don Tabor1,65925.90%14.52%
Liberal Joseph Archibald3255.07%-5.21%
Green Danny Melvin881.37%-0.02%
Total6,406
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2010 by-election

October 26, 2010 by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Jamie Baillie 3,26257.20%-10.26
Liberal Kenny Jackson2,16537.96%+32.89
  New Democratic Party Scott McKee2764.84%-21.06

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Jamie Baillie 3,65551.0%-6.2
  Liberal Kenny Jackson2,88440.2%+2.2
  New Democratic Party Larry Duchesne 4866.8%+2.0
Green Bruce McCulloch1472.0%+2.0
Total valid votes7,172100.00
Total rejected ballots500.7
Turnout7,22265.73
Eligible voters10,987

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jamie Baillie 3,53651.49+0.53
Liberal Kenny John Jackson2,77940.47+0.26
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 3985.80-0.98
Atlantica Thor Lengies1542.24
Total valid votes6,897100.00
Total rejected ballots350.51-0.19
Turnout6,90262.37-3.36
Eligible voters11,066
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.14
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [3] [4]

2018 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, June 19, 2018
Resignation of Jamie Baillie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Tory Rushton 3,41759.19+7.70$22,387
Liberal Scott Lockhart1,82931.68-8.79$32,332
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 2925.06-0.74$9,239
Green Bruce McCulloch2354.07$1,234
Total valid votes5,773
Total rejected ballots17
Turnout5,77353.02-9.35
Eligible voters10,889
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.24
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [5]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Tory Rushton 3,90068.47+9.28$29,144.30
Liberal Rollie Lawless1,09219.17-12.51$22,771.07
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 5249.20+4.14$1,495.12
Green Nicholas Hendren1803.16-0.91$200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit5,69699.46$66,923.01
Total rejected ballots310.54
Turnout5,72752.12
Eligible voters 10,989
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.90
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [6]

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References

  1. Cumberland South - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
  2. "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. Chief Electoral Officer (January 21, 2019). "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Proceedings of the Cumberland South By-Election" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia.
  6. "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.