Cumberland South
 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 | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 13,202 | ||
| Electors (2018) | 10,889 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,263 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4 | ||
| Census division | 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 County, 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]
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:
| Cumberland South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Cumberland Centre, Cumberland North and Cumberland West | ||||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | Guy Brown | Liberal | |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Murray Scott | Progressive Conservative | |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2005 | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2010 | |||
| 2010–2013 | Jamie Baillie | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 63rd | 2017–2018 | |||
| 2018–2021 | Tory Rushton | |||
| 64th | 2021–2024 | |||
| 65th | 2024–present | |||
Election results
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,442 | 77.21 | 8.74 | ||||
| Liberal | Liam D. MacDonald | 540 | 12.11 | -7.06 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 476 | 10.68 | 1.48 | ||||
| Total | 4,458 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | |||||||
| Turnout | 4,496 | 38.07 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,810 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3] | ||||||||
2021
| 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[4][5] | ||||||||
2017
| 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[6][7] | ||||||||
2018 by-election
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, June 19, 2018 Resignation of Jamie Baillie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | 3,417 | 59.19 | +7.70 | $22,387 | |||
| Liberal | Scott Lockhart | 1,829 | 31.68 | -8.79 | $32,332 | |||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 292 | 5.06 | -0.74 | $9,239 | |||
| Green | Bruce McCulloch | 235 | 4.07 | — | $1,234 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,773 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 17 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,773 | 53.02 | -9.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,889 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[8] | ||||||||
2013
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 3,655 | 50.96% | -6.24% | ||||
| Liberal | Kenny John Jackson | 2,884 | 40.21% | 2.25% | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 486 | 6.78% | 1.94% | ||||
| Green | Bruce W. McCulloch | 147 | 2.05% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,172 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 50 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,222 | 65.73 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,987 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (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. | ||||||||
2010 by-election
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, October 26, 2010 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 3,262 | 57.20% | -10.46% | ||||
| Liberal | Kenny John Jackson | 2,165 | 37.96% | 32.89% | ||||
| New Democratic | R. Scott McKee | 276 | 4.84% | -21.06% | ||||
| Total | 5,703 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2009
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 4,334 | 67.66% | -9.00% | ||||
| New Democratic | Don Tabor | 1,659 | 25.90% | 14.55% | ||||
| Liberal | Joey Archibald | 325 | 5.07% | -5.34% | ||||
| Green | Daniel Melvin | 88 | 1.37% | -0.01% | ||||
| Total | 6,406 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 5,087 | 76.66% | 4.97% | ||||
| New Democratic | Andrew Kernohan | 753 | 11.35% | 0.44% | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Dee MacPherson | 691 | 10.41% | -6.99% | ||||
| Green | James Dessart | 92 | 1.39% | – | ||||
| Independent | David Raymond Amos | 13 | 0.20% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,636 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
| 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 | R. Scott McKee | 745 | 10.90% | -1.70% | ||||
| Total | 6,832 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
| 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 MacKee | 941 | 12.60% | -0.96% | ||||
| Total | 7,468 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (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 | 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (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. | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
- ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer (21 January 2019). "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Proceedings of the Cumberland South By-Election" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia.