Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAlana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Cumberland—Colchester, the riding that includes Cumberland County, Subdivision C
Of the 11 Commons seats from Nova Scotia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 11. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Cumberland County, Subdivision C isn’t placed in one. For local government, Cumberland County, Subdivision C is a subdivision of county municipality. In Nova Scotia, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s mayor isn’t named.
Three governments, and who does what
Cumberland County, Subdivision C, 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.
No county or regional government sits above Cumberland County, Subdivision C’s council; Cumberland is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Cumberland County, Subdivision C, from the most recent elections.
- 1Cumberland County, Subdivision C 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 C votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Voters last chose the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 19 October 2024 election, Cumberland County, Subdivision C council next goes to the polls on 21 October 2028. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets the third Saturday in October every four years.
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
Alana Hirtle is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Cumberland—Colchester puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 46%: Alana Hirtle won it away from them in 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
Stephen Ellis (Conservative Party of Canada) took Cumberland—Colchester in 2021
Results in Cumberland—Colchester as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2021, 60% of electors cast a ballot in Cumberland—Colchester, under the national 63%. 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%. It had changed hands since 2019, when Lenore Zann (Liberal Party of Canada) won with 37%.
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 C is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
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electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- 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.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
Questions about how Cumberland County, Subdivision C is run
Who is the MP for Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
For Cumberland County, Subdivision C, it’s Alana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Cumberland—Colchester.
Which party won Cumberland County, Subdivision C 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
Use the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Cumberland County, Subdivision C isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Cumberland County, Subdivision C?
Cumberland County, Subdivision C, 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).