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Cumberland - Colchester - Musquodoboit Valley
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248/248 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Scott Armstrong | 21,041 | 52.50 |
Elected |
| NDP | Wendy Robinson | 9,322 | 23.26 |
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| LIB | Jim Burrows | 7,207 | 17.98 |
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| GRN | Jason Blanch | 2,136 | 5.33 |
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| CHP | Jim Hnatiuk | 375 | 0.94 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This is a mostly rural riding on the south coast of the Northumberland Strait. It borders New Brunswick in the northwest and contains Cumberland and Colchester counties and part of the regional municipality of Halifax. Amherst, Truro, Springhill and Bible Hill are important centres. The Millbrook reserve is also in the riding.
In 2004, North Nova was created out of 100 per cent of Cumberland-Colchester and six per cent of Sackville-Musquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore. The name was changed to Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in 2004. The riding was established in 1867 as Cumberland. In 1966, it was renamed Cumberland-Colchester North, and in 1976, Cumberland-Colchester.
Population: 87,895 (2006 census; an increase of 0.9% since 2001)
Political History
Scott Armstrong took this riding back for the Conservatives in a byelection on Nov. 9, 2009. It had been held by Conservative-turned-Independent Bill Casey, who as a Conservative had an easy win in the 2006 general election and an even easier one as an Independent in 2008, taking 69 per cent of the votes cast. Casey swept the vote in 2006, beating Liberal Gary Richard by 12,140 votes. In 2008, he beat second-place Karen Olsson of the NDP by 22,429 votes. He did not run in the 2009 byelection.
Casey was ejected from Conservative caucus in June 2007 after voting against the party's budget. He said it did not allow Nova Scotia to fully benefit from offshore oil and gas revenues without losing equalization payments from the federal government.
In 2004, Casey defeated Liberal Dianne Brushett for the second time to win a third term in Cumberland-Colchester, as the riding was known then.
Cumberland elected Conservative Charles Tupper, one of the Fathers of Confederation, from 1867 to 1887. After that, Tories and Liberals were elected. PC Bob Coates won five terms in Cumberland beginning in 1957 and was elected from 1968 to 1984 in Cumberland-Colchester. He was appointed minister of defence after the 1984 election, but resigned from cabinet in 1985 after a controversy over a visit to a bar in Germany.
In 1988, Casey defeated Liberal Dennis James under the Progressive Conservative banner.
- 1957-88 inclusive - PC
- 1993 - LIB
- 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 - PC, CON (MP ejected from Conservative caucus in June 2007 and sat as an Independent)
- 2008 - IND
- 2009 byelection - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 62.92% (54,860) |
| French | 19.62% (17,110) |
| Aboriginal | 4.64% (4,045) |
| American | 0.67% (585) |
| Canadian | 38.36% (33,445) |
| Caribbean | 0.49% (425) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.28% (245) |
| Western European | 14.50% (12,645) |
| Northern European | 2.01% (1,750) |
| Eastern European | 3.46% (3,015) |
| S European | 3.47% (3,025) |
| Other European | 0.49% (425) |
| Scandinavian | 1.76% (1,535) |
| Baltic | 0.19% (165) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.18% (155) |
| African | 2.08% (1,815) |
| Arab | 1.62% (1,410) |
| Maghrebi | 0.06% (55) |
| West Asia | 0.36% (310) |
| South Asia | 0.79% (685) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.47% (1,285) |
| Oceania | 0.15% (135) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.02% (15) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 87,190 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 93% (80,340) |
| French | 3% (2,725) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (130) |
| Portuguese | 0% (250) |
| Romanian | 0% (55) |
| Spanish | 0% (205) |
| Danish | 0% (20) |
| Dutch | 0% (100) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (270) |
| Norwegian | 0% (30) |
| Swedish | 0% (10) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (50) |
| Czech | 0% (15) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (215) |
| Russian | 0% (65) |
| Serbian | 0% (10) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (10) |
| Slovak | 0% (20) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (55) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (20) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (0) |
| Greek | 0% (90) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (50) |
| Amharic | 0% (20) |
| Arabic | 1% (535) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (10) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (20) |
| Gujarati | 0% (30) |
| Hindi | 0% (60) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (90) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (155) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (15) |
| Urdu | 0% (115) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (20) |
| Japanese | 0% (20) |
| Korean | 0% (20) |
| Cantonese | 0% (120) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (270) |
| Mandarin | 0% (55) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (90) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (55) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (80) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 86,690 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 5.73 |
| Mining | 0.19 |
| Utilities | 0.68 |
| Construction | 6.16 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 1.79 |
| Retail | 13.28 |
| Transport | 4.21 |
| Info Culture | 1.08 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.11 |
| Real Estate | 0.81 |
| ProSciTech | 2.11 |
| Management | 0.00 |
| Waste/Remediation | 1.95 |
| Education | 6.59 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 15.30 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.60 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.47 |
| Public Admin | 6.17 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 31,510 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.9%
9.1% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 12.56%
15.13%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 26.06%
29.68%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $77,776
$67,672 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 3%
5% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 36.99%
33.65% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Scott Armstrong | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: Truro Office: 55 Juniper St. Truro, N.S. 902-893-5570 Amherst Office: 2 West Victoria St. Amherst, N.S. 902-667-2268 |
| Age: | 44 |
| Profession: | Educator |
| Education: | BA (history and political science), Acadia University; M.Sc. (social science education), Florida State University; PhD (curriculum and instruction), University of Southern Mississippi |
| Political Career: | Elected in Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in Nov. 9, 2009, byelection |
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