Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainColchester County, Subdivision A’s MP is Alana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada), for Cumberland—Colchester
Colchester County, Subdivision A’s riding for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Colchester County, Subdivision A is a subdivision of county municipality by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. No open list of councils exists in Nova Scotia, so no mayor of Colchester County, Subdivision A is named here. 11 of the 11 MPs from Nova Scotia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Colchester County, Subdivision A, a subdivision of county municipality in Nova Scotia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
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Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
There is no county government over Colchester County, Subdivision A; Colchester is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Colchester County, Subdivision A, from the most recent elections.
- 1Colchester County, Subdivision A councilSubdivision of county municipality
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsCumberland—Colchester
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Colchester County, Subdivision A votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision A council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elected on 19 October 2024, Colchester County, Subdivision A council is up again on 21 October 2028. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets the third Saturday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 26 November 2024, for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; federally, on 28 April 2025. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
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Alana Hirtle represents Cumberland—Colchester in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cumberland—Colchester · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Cumberland—Colchester, the 2021 vote favoured the Conservative Party of Canada with 46%, which makes Alana Hirtle’s 2025 win a gain. Alana Hirtle was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Cumberland—Colchester changed hands in 2021, to Stephen Ellis (Conservative Party of Canada)
Cumberland—Colchester as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Lenore Zann (Liberal Party of Canada) at 37%. 4,779 votes separated Stephen Ellis (Conservative Party of Canada) from Lenore Zann (Liberal Party of Canada) in Cumberland—Colchester in 2021, when the winner took 46%. In 2021, 60% of electors cast a ballot in Cumberland—Colchester, under the national 63%.
All 6 candidates in Cumberland—Colchester, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Ellis | Conservative Party of Canada | 18,601 | 46.0% |
| Lenore Zann | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,822 | 34.2% |
| Daniel Osborne | New Democratic Party | 4,984 | 12.3% |
| Bill Archer | People's Party of Canada | 1,687 | 4.2% |
| Jillian Foster | Green Party of Canada | 1,045 | 2.6% |
| Jody O'Blenis | Independent | 278 | 0.7% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Colchester County, Subdivision A is run
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- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
Questions about how Colchester County, Subdivision A is run
Who is the MP for Colchester County, Subdivision A?
Alana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Cumberland—Colchester, the riding Colchester County, Subdivision A is in.
Which party won Colchester County, Subdivision A in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Stephen Ellis (Conservative Party of Canada), in Cumberland—Colchester; Cumberland—Colchester has elected Alana Hirtle since.
Who is the MLA for Colchester County, Subdivision A?
Find the riding for Colchester County, Subdivision A on the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Colchester County, Subdivision A?
Colchester County, Subdivision A is a subdivision of county municipality; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).