Brian Skabar (born February 25, 1952) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Cumberland North for the New Democratic Party from 2009 to 2013.
Brian Skabar | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cumberland North | |
| In office June 9, 2009 – October 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ernie Fage |
| Succeeded by | Terry Farrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 25, 1952 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence(s) | Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Before politics
editSkabar spent the majority of his government career as a social worker and also in management positions with Health Canada and Indigenous & Northern Affairs Canada, formerly known as Indian & Northern Affairs Canada.[1]
Political career
editSkabar elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. Skabar won the riding of Cumberland North for the New Democratic Party.[1] He obtained 40 per cent of the popular vote and was the first NDP candidate ever elected in the district.
On June 29, 2009, Skabar was appointed Ministerial Assistant to the Nova Scotia Office of Aboriginal Affairs,[2] and on March 15, 2013 he was appointed Ministerial Assistant of Intergovernmental Relations and Nova Scotia/New Brunswick Co-operation.[3]
In the 2013 election, Skabar finished third in Cumberland North, losing the seat to Liberal Terry Farrell.[4][5]
In the 2016 Amherst municipal election Skabar ran for mayor, however he lost to David Kogan.[6]
Personal life
editSkabar's daughter Lauren has ran as MLA on behalf of the NDP in Cumberland North in 2021 and in Argyle in 2024.[7]
Electoral record
edit| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Queens | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kim Masland | |||||||
| New Democratic | Brian Skabar | |||||||
| Liberal | Cathy De Rome | |||||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2016 Amherst Mayoral Election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mayoral candidate[8] | Vote | % |
| David Kogon | 1,630 | 41.30 |
| George Baker | 682 | 17.28 |
| Wayne Bishop | 538 | 13.63 |
| Dale Fawthrop | 416 | 10.54 |
| Robert Bird | 380 | 9.63 |
| Brian Skabar | 301 | 7.63 |
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Terry Farrell | 2,944 | 39.74 | +26.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Judith Marie Giroux | 2,212 | 29.86 | +12.63 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Skabar | 1,974 | 26.64 | -13.55 | ||||
| Green | Jason Blanch | 279 | 3.77 | +2.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,409 | 99.22 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.78 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 7,467 | 58.62 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,737 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Electios Nova Scotia (2013). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). electionsnovascotia.ca. | ||||||||
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election: Cumberland North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Skabar | 3,170 | 40.19 | 25.54 | ||||
| Independent | Ernie Fage | 2,159 | 27.37 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Hunter | 1,359 | 17.23 | -45.41 | ||||
| Liberal | Brent Noiles | 1,073 | 13.60 | -6.38 | ||||
| Green | Aviva Silburt | 127 | 1.61 | -1.12 | ||||
| Total | 7,888 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Fage loses riding to NDP". The Chronicle Herald. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ "Fresh off election win, Dexter appoints ministerial assistants and house leader". Cape Breton Post. June 29, 2009. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ "Skabar gets new ministerial assistant position". Cumberland News Now. March 15, 2013. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "Skabar retiring from politics". Cumberland News Now. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "Skabar announces he's running for mayor | Cumberland News Now". www.cumberlandnewsnow.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Cumberland North pits high-profile Independent vs. former 7-term MP CBC News
- ^ "Saltwire | Nova Scotia".
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