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Cumberland
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested1867
Last contested1965
Demographics
Census divisionCumberland

Cumberland was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was created in the British North America Act, 1867, and was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Cumberland—Colchester North riding. The district consisted of the County of Cumberland.[1]

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Cumberland
1st  1867–1870     Charles Tupper Conservative
 1870–1872
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1878
 1878–1882
5th  1882–1884
 1884–1887     Charles James Townshend Liberal–Conservative
6th  1887–1887     Charles Tupper Conservative
 1887–1888
 1888–1888 Arthur Rupert Dickey
 1888–1891
7th  1891–1891
 1892–1894
 1895–1896
8th  1896–1900     Hance James Logan Liberal
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911     Edgar Nelson Rhodes Conservative
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Hance James Logan Liberal
15th  1925–1926     Robert Knowlton Smith Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Kenneth Judson Cochrane Liberal
19th  1940–1945     Percy Chapman Black National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957     Azel Randolph Lusby Liberal
23rd  1957–1958     Robert Coates Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Cumberland—Colchester North

Election results

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1965

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1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 9,560 53.18 +2.97
Liberal C. Elmer Bragg 7,088 39.43 -5.49
New Democratic Carson Carlyle Spicer 1,327 7.38 +2.52
Total valid votes 17,975 –
Source: Library of Parliament[2][3]

1963

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1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 9,034 50.22 -0.52
Liberal H. Keith Russell 8,082 44.92 +3.28
New Democratic Carson Carlyle Spicer 874 4.86 -1.88
Total valid votes 17,990 –
Source: Library of Parliament[4][5]

1962

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1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 9,524 50.74 -9.46
Liberal H. Keith Russell 7,817 41.64 +1.84
New Democratic Carson Carlyle Spicer 1,265 6.74 –
Social Credit John Vincent Forbes 165 0.88 –
Total valid votes 18,771 –
Source: Library of Parliament[6][7]

1958

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1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 11,379 60.19 +5.68
Liberal Azel Randolph Lusby 7,525 39.81 -5.68
Total valid votes 18,904 –
Source: Library of Parliament[8]

1957

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1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Coates 10,065 54.51 +6.26
Liberal Azel Randolph Lusby 8,398 45.49 -6.26
Total valid votes 18,463 –
Source: Library of Parliament[9][10]

1953

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1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Azel Randolph Lusby 8,860 51.74 +7.65
Progressive Conservative William Harmon Wasson 8,263 48.26 -1.56
Total valid votes 17,123 –
Source: Library of Parliament[11]

1949

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1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Percy Chapman Black 9,850 49.82 +2.92
Liberal Lawrence Martin Hanway 8,718 44.09 +10.56
Co-operative Commonwealth Douglas Haig MacBrien 1,205 6.09 -13.48
Total valid votes 19,773 –
Source: Library of Parliament[12][13]

1945

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1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Percy Chapman Black 9,121 46.89 –
Liberal Archibald J. Mason 6,522 33.53 -12.43
Co-operative Commonwealth John James Crummey 3,807 19.57 +11.57
Total valid votes 19,450 –
Source: Library of Parliament[14][15]

1940

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1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Government Percy Chapman Black 8,073 46.03 –
Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane 8,061 45.97 +2.26
Co-operative Commonwealth Guy Alton Demings 1,403 8.00 –
Total valid votes 17,537 –
Source: Library of Parliament[16][17]

1935

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1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane 7,473 43.70 -1.83
Conservative Dara Mason Cochrane 7,158 41.86 -12.61
Reconstruction Alexander Leadbetter 2,469 14.44 –
Total valid votes 17,100 –
Source: Library of Parliament[18]

1930

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1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Knowlton Smith 8,854 54.47 -0.83
Liberal John S. Smiley 7,401 45.53 +0.83
Total valid votes 16,255 –
Source: Library of Parliament[19][20]

1926

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1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Knowlton Smith 8,176 55.30 -2.15
Liberal James Albert Hanway 6,609 44.70 +2.15
Total valid votes 14,785 –
Source: Library of Parliament[21][22]

1925

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1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Knowlton Smith 8,492 57.44 +31.92
Liberal Hance James Logan 6,291 42.56 -13.99
Total valid votes 14,783 –
Source: Library of Parliament[23][24]

1921

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1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hance James Logan 9,762 56.55 +11.49
Conservative Charles Edward Bent 4,407 25.53 –
Progressive James Anderson Mackinnon 3,094 17.92 –
Total valid votes 17,263 –
Source: Library of Parliament[25][26]

1917

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1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Government (Unionist) Edgar Nelson Rhodes 6,655 54.94 –
Opposition Hance James Logan 5,459 45.06 –
Total valid votes 12,114 –
Source: Library of Parliament[27][28]

1911

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1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edgar Nelson Rhodes 4,780 51.83 -0.86
Liberal Hance James Logan 4,442 48.17 +0.86
Total valid votes 9,222 –
Source: Library of Parliament[29][30]

1908

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1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edgar Nelson Rhodes 4,800 52.69 +6.91
Liberal James Ralston 4,310 47.31 -6.91
Total valid votes 9,110 –
Source: Library of Parliament[31][32]

1904

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1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hance James Logan 4,535 54.22 +1.42
Conservative T. Sherman Rogers 3,829 45.78 -1.42
Total valid votes 8,364 –
Source: Library of Parliament[33][34]

1900

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1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hance James Logan 3,742 52.80 +1.66
Conservative Charles Cahan 3,345 47.20 -1.66
Total valid votes 7,087 –
Source: Library of Parliament[35][36]

1896

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1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hance James Logan 3,462 51.14 +11.86
Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey 3,307 48.86 -6.18
Total valid votes 6,769 –
Source: Library of Parliament[37][38]

1895 by-election

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Canadian federal by-election, 15 January 1895
On Arthur Rupert Dickey being named Secretary of State for Canada, 21 December 1894
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey acclaimed
Total valid votes –

1892 by-election

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Canadian federal by-election, 30 January 1892
On Arthur Rupert Dickey being unseated, 22 December 1891
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey acclaimed
Total valid votes –

1891

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1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey 2,935 55.03 +0.52
Liberal D.S. Howard 2,095 39.28 -2.17
Progressive C.R. Casey 303 5.68 –
Total valid votes 5,333 –
Source: Library of Parliament[39][40]

1888 by-election

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Canadian federal by-election, 26 December 1888
On election being declared void
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey 2,479 63.40
Unknown Elderkin 1,430 36.60
Total valid votes 3,910 –

1888 by-election

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Canadian federal by-election, 13 July 1888
On Charles Tupper being named High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom, 23 May 1888
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey 2,491 59.06
Unknown C.R. Casey 1,727 40.94
Total valid votes 4,218 –

1887 by-election

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Canadian federal by-election, 9 November 1887
On election being declared void
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Charles Tupper 2,468 70.64
Independent J.T. Balmer 1,026 29.36
Total valid votes 3,494 –

1887

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1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Tupper 2,788 54.52 –
Liberal William Thomas Pipes 2,120 41.45 –
Unknown J.T. Bulmer 206 4.03 –
Total valid votes 5,114 –
Source: Library of Parliament[41][42]

1884 by-election

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Canadian federal by-election, 26 June 1884
On Charles Tupper being appointed High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom, 24 May 1884
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Charles James Townshend acclaimed
Total valid votes –

1882

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1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Tupper acclaimed
Source: Library of Parliament[43]

1878 by-election

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Canadian federal by-election, 4 November 1878
On Charles Tupper being named Minister of Public Works, 17 October 1878
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Tupper acclaimed
Total valid votes –

1878

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1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Tupper 2,030 58.03 +1.22
Unknown William Thomas Pipes 1,468 41.97 -1.22
Total valid votes 3,498 –
Source: Library of Parliament[44][45][46]

1874

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1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Tupper 1,580 56.81 -17.81
Unknown George Hibbard 1,201 43.19 +17.81
Total valid votes 2,781 –
Source: Library of Parliament[47][48][49]

1872

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1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Tupper 1,911 74.62 +22.78
Unknown William A.D. Morse 650 25.38 –
Total valid votes 2,561 –
Source: Library of Parliament[50][51]

1870 by-election

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Canadian federal by-election, 15 June 1870
On Charles Tupper being called to the Privy Council and appointed President of that body, June 1870
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Tupper acclaimed
Total valid votes –

1867

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Charles Tupper 1,368 51.84
Anti-Confederation William Annand 1,271 48.16
Total valid votes 2,639 –
Source: Library of Parliament[52][53][54]

See also

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References

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