Cumberland South
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 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1993 | ||
| Last contested | 2010 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 13,202 | ||
| Electors | 10,075 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,247 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.1 | ||
| Census divisions | Cumberland County | ||
| Census subdivisions |
Oxford Parrsboro Springhill | ||
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 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 Jamie Baillie.
The 2012 redistribution saw the riding gain territory from Cumberland North.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Jamie Baillie, Progressive Conservative (2010–present)
- Murray Scott, Progressive Conservative (1998 - 2010)
- Guy Brown, Liberal (1993 - 1998)
Election results
1999 general election
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 5527 | 74.01 | ||
| Liberal | John Harrison | 1000 | 13.39 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Scott McKee | 941 | 12.60 | ||
2003 general election
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 4898 | 71.70 | ||
| Liberal | Harriet McCready | 1189 | 17.40 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Scott McKee | 745 | 10.90 | ||
2006 general election
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 5082 | 76.76 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Andrew Kernohan | 753 | 11.37 | ||
| Liberal | Mary Dee MacPherson | 681 | 10.29 | ||
| Green | James Dessart | 92 | 1.39 | – | |
| Independent | David R. Amos | 13 | .20 | ||
2009 general election
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Scott | 4334 | 67.66 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Don Tabor | 1659 | 25.90 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Archibald | 325 | 5.07 | ||
| Green | Danny Melvin | 88 | 1.37 | – | |
2010 by-election
| October 26, 2010 by-election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 3,262 | 57.20% | ||
| Liberal | Kenny Jackson | 2,165 | 37.96% | ||
| New Democratic Party | Scott McKee | 276 | 4.84% | ||
2013 general election
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 3,653 | 50.9% | -6.3 | |
| New Democratic Party | Larry Duchesne | 872 | 12.2% | +7.36 | |
| Liberal | Kenny Jackson | 2,417 | 33.7% | -4.26 | |
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