Photo: Ann Baekken · CC BY 2.0Alana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Millbrook 27 in Ottawa as MP for Cumberland—Colchester
11 of the 11 MPs from Nova Scotia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. As a reserve, Millbrook 27 is run by its First Nation’s council, which the open municipal lists don’t cover. No provincial riding is named for Millbrook 27, as no open boundary file exists for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that we could find.
Three governments, and who does what
Millbrook 27 is a First Nations reserve: its band council, Ottawa and Nova Scotia share the work.
The First Nation’s own band council.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Millbrook 27, from the most recent elections.
- 1Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 2House 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 Millbrook 27 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| 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 last general elections came on 26 November 2024 for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
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
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Cumberland—Colchester, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 46%; in 2025 Alana Hirtle took it from them. April 2025 was Alana Hirtle’s first election to the House of Commons.
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)
Counts for Cumberland—Colchester within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
60% of electors in Cumberland—Colchester voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. In 2021, Cumberland—Colchester went to Stephen Ellis (Conservative Party of Canada) on 46%; Lenore Zann (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 4,779 votes behind. 37% had been enough for Lenore Zann (Liberal Party of Canada) to win it in 2019.
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 Millbrook 27 is run
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electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
Questions about how Millbrook 27 is run
Who is the MP for Millbrook 27?
Alana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Cumberland—Colchester, the riding Millbrook 27 is in.
Which party won Millbrook 27 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 Millbrook 27?
Millbrook 27’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · 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).