Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAlana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Cumberland County, Subdivision A in Ottawa as MP for Cumberland—Colchester
For local government, Cumberland County, Subdivision A is a subdivision of county municipality. In Nova Scotia, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s mayor isn’t named. Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Cumberland County, Subdivision A is in. 11 of the 11 MPs from Nova Scotia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Cumberland 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.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Cumberland County, Subdivision A has no upper-tier council: Cumberland, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Cumberland County, Subdivision A, from the most recent elections.
- 1Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision A votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. The council elected on 19 October 2024 serves until 21 October 2028, when Cumberland County, Subdivision A council is chosen again. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. Voters last chose the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
nslegislature.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
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
April 2025 was Alana Hirtle’s first election to the House of Commons. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Cumberland—Colchester would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada (46%), so Alana Hirtle’s 2025 win took it from them.
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
Stephen Ellis (Conservative Party of Canada) took Cumberland—Colchester in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Cumberland—Colchester; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Cumberland—Colchester elected Stephen Ellis (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 46% of the vote, a lead of 4,779 over Lenore Zann (Liberal Party of Canada). The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Lenore Zann (Liberal Party of Canada) at 37%. 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision A is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
Questions about how Cumberland County, Subdivision A is run
Who is the MP for Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
For Cumberland County, Subdivision A, it’s Alana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Cumberland—Colchester.
Which party won Cumberland County, Subdivision A in the 2021 federal election?
Stephen Ellis won Cumberland—Colchester for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Cumberland—Colchester, held by Alana Hirtle.
Who is the MLA for Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Cumberland County, Subdivision A has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
Cumberland County, Subdivision A, a subdivision of county municipality, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).