Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley

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Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley
 Canadian Federal electoral district  

Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley in relation to the other Nova Scotia ridings.
Member of Parliament       Bill Casey
Conservative
Population (2001) 87 507
Electors (2006) 70 036
Area (km²) 10 086
Pop. density (per km²) 8.68
Riding created 1966, from Cumberland and Colchester—Hants
Census divisions Colchester County
Cumberland County
Halifax Reg. Mun.
Subdivisions Regional Municipalities:
Halifax (part)
Towns:
Amherst
Oxford
Parrsboro
Springhill
Stewiacke
Truro
First Nations reserves:
Beaver Lake 17
Millbrook 27

Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley (formerly North Nova) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 87,507.

Cumberland—Colchester North and Cumberland—Colchester were ridings that covered roughly the same geographic area and were represented in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and 1979 to 2004, respectively.

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[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 96.7% White, 1.6% Native Canadian, 1.2% Black
Languages: 97.5% English, 1.4% other
Religions: 65.7% Protestant, 17.5% Catholic, 1.3% Other Christian, 15.1% no affiliation
Average income: $22,785

[edit] Geography

The district includes the counties of Cumberland, and Colchester and the northeastern part of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Communities include Musquodoboit Valley, Truro, Amherst and Springhill. The riding's area is 10,086 sq. km.

[edit] History

This riding was created as "Cumberland—Colchester North" in 1966 from Cumberland and Colchester—Hants ridings. It consisted of the county of Cumberland and the northern part of the county of Colchester, including the town of Truro. It was abolished in 1976 when it was merged with the remainder of Colchester County into "Cumberland—Colchester" riding.

Cumberland—Colchester was abolished in 2003. The territory was combined with the largely rural Musquodoboit Valley portion of the Halifax Regional Municipality in a new riding called "North Nova". After the election in 2004, the name was changed to "Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley".

[edit] Member of Parliament

These ridings have elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Cumberland and Colchester—Hants prior to 1996
Cumberland—Colchester North
28th 1968-1972     Robert C. Coates Progressive Conservative
29th 1972-1974
30th 1974-1979
Cumberland—Colchester
31st 1979-1980     Robert C. Coates Progressive Conservative
32nd 1980-1984
33rd 1984-1988
34th 1988-1993     Bill Casey
1st term		 Progressive Conservative
35th 1993-1997     Dianne Brushett Liberal
36th 1997-2000     Bill Casey
2nd term		 Progressive Conservative
37th 2000-2003
2003-2004     Conservative
North Nova
38th 2004-2006     Bill Casey Conservative
Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley
39th 2006-     Bill Casey Conservative

[edit] Election results

[edit] Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Bill Casey 22,439 52.0 +1.5
     Liberal Gary Richard 10,299 23.9 -2.6
     New Democrat Margaret Sagar 8,944 20.7 +1.8
     Green Bruce Farrell 910 2.1 -1.0
     Independent Rick Simpson 524 1.2

[edit] North Nova

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Bill Casey 20,188 50.5 -10.9
     Liberal Dianne Brushett 10,591 26.5 -0.1
     New Democrat Margaret Sagar 7,560 18.9 +6.9
     Green Sheila Richardson 1,245 3.1 *
Progressive Canadian Jack Moors 399 1.0 *

[edit] Cumberland—Colchester

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bill Casey 18,716 48.5 +4.9
     Liberal Dianne Brushett 10,271 26.6 +0.8
     Canadian Alliance Bryden Ryan 4,981 12.9 -1.1
     New Democrat James Harpell 4,629 12.0 -2.2
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bill Casey 18,610 43.6 +7.1
     Liberal Dianne Brushett 11,002 25.8 -16.8
     New Democrat Peter Stewart 6,058 14.2 +8.6
     Reform Bob Peterson 5,970 14.0 +0.8
     Independent Ray Merriam 826 1.9 *
     Natural Law Phyllis Hall 193 0.5 -0.2
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Dianne Brushett 18,195 42.6 +1.0
     Progressive Conservative Bill Casey 15,582 36.5 -9.7
     Reform Audrey Staples 5,636 13.2 *
     New Democrat Barbara Jack 2,374 5.6 -3.7
     Christian Heritage Steve McLean 618 1.4 -1.1
     Natural Law Phyllis Hall 312 0.7 *
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bill Casey 20,384 46.2 -11.1
     Liberal Dennis James 18,340 41.6 +12.0
     New Democrat Barbara Jack 4,112 9.3 -3.8
     Christian Heritage Norman W. Pearce 1,088 2.5 *
     Independent Bob Kirk 210 0.5 *
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 24,180 57.3 +11.0
     Liberal Ron Creighton 12,489 29.6 -4.9
     New Democrat Jessie Mae McCarron 5,527 13.1 -4.7
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 18,463 46.3 -9.5
     Liberal Walter Purdy 13,737 34.5 +4.8
     New Democrat Hayden Trenholm 7,111 17.8 +4.0
     Independent Bob Kirk 337 0.8 +0.1
     Independent Dean Whalen 194 0.5 *
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 22,827 55.8 +3.0
     Liberal Sam Brushett 12,154 29.7 -10.2
     New Democrat Hayden Trenholm 5,662 13.8 +6.9
     Independent Bob Kirk 294 0.7 *

[edit] Cumberland—Colchester North

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 18,078 52.8 -5.3
     Liberal Sam Brushett 13,666 39.9 +9.6
     New Democrat Allan Marchbank 2,369 6.9 -4.0
     Social Credit Beatrice Holmes 133 0.4 *
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 19,455 58.1 -2.8
     Liberal Dick van Snick 10,163 30.3 -3.2
     New Democrat Allan Marchbank 3,635 10.9 +5.3
     Not affiliated Robert Kirk 245 0.7 *
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 18,446 60.9
     Liberal Harry Flemming 10,139 33.5
     New Democrat Gordon Schurman 1,696 5.6

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Nova Scotia
Liberal

Cape Breton—Canso | Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | Halifax West | Kings—Hants | Sydney—Victoria | West Nova
Conservative

Central Nova | Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley | South Shore—St. Margaret's
New Democrat

Halifax | Sackville—Eastern Shore
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