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Cumberland South
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Tory Rushton
Progressive Conservative
District created1993
First contested1993
Last contested2024
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.

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

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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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

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1993

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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October 26, 2010 by-election
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

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2013 Nova Scotia general election
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

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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

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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[5]

2021

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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[6]

2024

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2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tory Rushton 3,440 77.4%
Liberal Liam MacDonald 530 11.9%
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 476 10.7%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 4,446
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7]

References

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  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.
  7. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865514/nova-scotia-election-2024-cumberland-south/

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