Amherst: who represents it, and who is running
Town of Amherst — Municipal General Election votes on 2024-10-19. It elects one Mayor, 6 Councillors.
Holding office9
the sitting council
On the ballot0
0 sitting members running again
· What Amherst is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Cumberland—Colchester — Alana Hirtle (Liberal)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Small Elected | Mayor | Independent | Town of Amherst |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Ripley Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Amherst |
| Hal Davidson Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Amherst |
| Kathy Wells Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Amherst |
| Nic Furlong Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Amherst |
| Terry McManaman Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Amherst |
3
Deputy Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Chambers Elected | Deputy Mayor | Independent | at large | Town of Amherst |
4
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin Elected | Member of the Legislative Assembly | Independent | Cumberland North | Nova Scotia Legislature |
5
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alana Hirtle ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Liberal | Cumberland—Colchester | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Federal and provincial representatives only, from a Represent point lookup at the city centre. The municipal council and any candidates are not yet captured.
- Municipal council added 2026-10-09 from https://www.amherst.ca/councillors.html. The page prints no wards; seats recorded as 'at large'. No official emails printed.
- Provincial member added 2026-10-09 from the Nova Scotia Legislature member list: the riding containing the /local centre point is Cumberland North (point-in-boundary via Represent's current boundary set; the person is sourced from the legislature). Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin sits as an Independent.
- Last municipal general election 2024-10-19 (Nova Scotia's province-wide municipal election day; date confirmed in HRM's 2024 Municipal Election project review, https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/elections/2024_municipalelections_projectreviewandnextelectiondocument_8.5x11-web.pdf). The next is October 2028.
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Sources
Prepared 2026-10-09. Nomination papers are never opened: they carry home addresses. After voting day a candidate list becomes a result; these rows are reconciled, not deleted.