Independent incumbent Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin is back on the campaign trail in Cumberland North, but opponents say the riding would be better represented by an MLA from an official party. 

Smith-McCrossin, first elected as an MLA in 2017, was booted from the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative caucus in 2021 over her involvement in a protest related to COVID-19 guidelines. Still, 53 per cent of voters supported her bid to represent Cumberland North as an Independent in the last election. 

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