Brian Skabar

Brian Skabar
MLA for Cumberland North
In office
June 9, 2009 – October 8, 2013
Preceded byErnie Fage
Succeeded byTerry Farrell
Personal details
Born (1952-02-25) February 25, 1952 (age 72)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
Residence(s)Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.

Before politics

Skabar 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

Skabar 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

Skabar'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

2024 Nova Scotia general election: Queens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kim Masland 3,461 79.9%
Liberal Cathy De Rome 487 11.2%
New Democratic Brian Skabar 382 8.8%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 4,330
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[8]
2016 Amherst Mayoral Election
Mayoral candidate[9] 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Skabar gets new ministerial assistant position". Cumberland News Now. March 15, 2013. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Skabar retiring from politics". Cumberland News Now. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  6. ^ "Skabar announces he's running for mayor | Cumberland News Now". www.cumberlandnewsnow.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  7. ^ Cumberland North pits high-profile Independent vs. former 7-term MP CBC News
  8. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865555/nova-scotia-election-2024-queens/
  9. ^ "Saltwire | Nova Scotia".


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