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Cumberland North is a provincial electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

. Prior to 1993, it was part of Cumberland East

Cumberland East

Cumberland East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...

.

The communities of Amherst

Amherst, Nova Scotia

Amherst is a Canadian town in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, Amherst is strategically situated on the eastern boundary of the Tantramar Marshes 3 kilometres east of the interprovincial border with New...

and Pugwash

Pugwash, Nova Scotia

-Notable residents:Notable current and former residents of Pugwash include:*Charles Aubrey Eaton , clergyman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the from 1925–1933, and the from 1933-1953....

are within its boundaries.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This electoral district has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

Legislature	Years		Party
61st 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the current assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election.The first session of the General Assembly last between 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010...	2009-Present	Brian Skabar Brian Skabar Brian Skabar is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. Skabar won the riding of Cumberland North, a traditionally Conservative area once held by Sir Charles Tupper.Skabar, as a candidate of the New Democratic Party, obtained 40...	New Democratic
60th 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009. Its membership was determined in the 2006 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia led by Rodney MacDonald formed a minority government....	2007-2009	Ernest Fage Ernie Fage Ernest Fage is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cumberland North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1997 to 2009....	Independent
	2006-2007		Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada....
59th 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2003 to 2006, its membership being set in the 2003 Nova Scotia election. No party held a majority of the seats, but the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most and thus formed a minority...	2003-2006
58th 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 1999 to 2003, its membership being set in the 1999 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most seats and thus formed the government.-Division of seats:-List of...	1999-2003
57th 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between March 24, 1998 and June 18, 1999, its membership being set in the 1998 Nova Scotia general election...	1998-1999
56th 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between May 25, 1993 and February 12, 1998, its membership being set in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election. The Liberals led by John Savage formed the government...	1997-1998
	1993-1997	Ross Bragg	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...

Election results

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|New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing...

|Brian Skabar
|align="right"|3170
|align="right"|40.16
|align="right"|+25.51
|-

|Independent
|Ernest Fage
|align="right"|2164
|align="right"|27.42
|align="right"|+27.42
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada....

|Keith Hunter
|align="right"|1359
|align="right"|17.22
|align="right"|-45.42
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|Liberal

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...

|Brent Noiles
|align="right"|1073
|align="right"|13.59
|align="right"|-6.39
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|Green Party

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Aviva Silburt
|align="right"|127
|align="right"|1.61
|align="right"|-1.12
|}
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|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Darryl Greyory Whetter
|align="right"|202
|align="right"|2.73
|align="right"|
|}
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|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Kim Cail
|align="right"|1105
|align="right"|14.87
|align="right"|
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|Independent
|Jason Blanch
|align="right"|337
|align="right"|4.53
|align="right"|
|}
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|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Doug Wilson
|align="right"|856
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
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|Independent
|Jason Blanch
|align="right"|337
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Peter Stewart
|align="right"|854
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}
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|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Dorothy Jorgensen
|align="right"|1014
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Curtis Leland Bird
|align="right"|756
|align="right"|
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|}

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