Photo: halifaxfman · CC BY 3.0Cumberland—Colchester, which takes in Cumberland County, Subdivision D, is held by Alana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada)
Cumberland County, Subdivision D’s riding for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Cumberland County, Subdivision D is a subdivision of county municipality by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Who leads Cumberland County, Subdivision D’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Nova Scotia. Across Nova Scotia, 11 of the 11 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Cumberland County, Subdivision D, 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.
The census places Cumberland County, Subdivision D in Cumberland, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Cumberland County, Subdivision D, from the most recent elections.
- 1Cumberland County, Subdivision D 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 D votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County, Subdivision D council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 19 October 2024 election, Cumberland County, Subdivision D council next goes to the polls on 21 October 2028. The Municipal Elections Act sets the day: the third Saturday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
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
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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
The 2025 general election sent Alana Hirtle to the Commons for the first time. 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
Cumberland—Colchester changed hands in 2021, to Stephen Ellis (Conservative Party of Canada)
Results in Cumberland—Colchester as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in Cumberland—Colchester was 60% in 2021, against 63% nationally. 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). 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 D is run
Check or update the federal list.
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electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- 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. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
Questions about how Cumberland County, Subdivision D is run
Who is the MP for Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
Alana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Cumberland—Colchester, the riding Cumberland County, Subdivision D is in.
Which party won Cumberland County, Subdivision D in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Stephen Ellis in Cumberland—Colchester; since 2025 Alana Hirtle represents Cumberland—Colchester.
Who is the MLA for Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
Use the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Cumberland County, Subdivision D isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
Cumberland County, Subdivision D 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).