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For other uses, see Cumberland (disambiguation).
Cumberland was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Cumberland—Colchester North riding. The district consisted of the County of Cumberland.
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Members of Parliament
- Sir Charles Tupper, Conservative (1867-1884)
- Charles James Townshend, Liberal-Conservative (1884-1887)
- Sir Charles Tupper, Conservative (1887-1888)
- Arthur Rupert Dickey, Conservative (1888-1896)
- Hance J. Logan, Liberal (1896-1908)
- Edgar N. Rhodes, Conservative (1908-1921)
- Hance J. Logan, Liberal (1921-1925)
- Robert Knowlton Smith, Conservative (1925-1935)
- Kenneth Judson Cochrane, Liberal (1935-1940)
- Percy Chapman Black, Progressive Conservative (1940-1953)
- Azel Randolph Lusby, Liberal (1953-1957)
- Robert C. Coates, Progressive Conservative (1957-1968)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1867 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Tupper 1,368 Anti-Confederate William Annand 1,271 By-election on 15 June 1870 On Mr. Tupper being called to the Privy Council and appointed President of that body, June 1870
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Tupper acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1872 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Tupper 1,911 Unknown W.A.D. Morse 650 Canadian federal election, 1874 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Tupper 1,580 Unknown G. Hibbard 1,201 Canadian federal election, 1878 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Tupper 2,030 Unknown William Thomas Pipes 1,468 By-election on 4 November 1878 n Mr. Tupper being named Minister of Public Works, 17 October 1878
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Tupper acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1882 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Tupper acclaimed By-election on 26 June 1884 On Mr. Tupper being appointed High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom, 24 May 1884
Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative Charles James Townshend acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1887 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Tupper 2,788 Liberal William Thomas Pipes 2,120 Unknown J.T. Bulmer 206 By-election on 9 November 1887 On election being declared void
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Tupper 2,468 Independent J.T. Balmer 1,026 By-election on 13 July 1888 On Mr. Tupper being named High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom, 23 May 1888
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey 2,491 Unknown C.R. Casey 1,727 By-election on 26 December 1888 On election being declared void
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey 2,479 Unknown Elderkin 1,431 Canadian federal election, 1891 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey 2,935 Liberal D.S. Howard 2,095 Unknown C.R. Casey 303 By-election on 30 January 1892 On Mr. Dickey being unseated, 22 December 1891
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey acclaimed By-election on 15 January 1895 On Mr. Dickey being named Secretary of State for Canada, 21 December 1894
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1896 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hance J. Logan 3,462 Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey 3,307 Canadian federal election, 1900 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hance J. Logan 3,742 Conservative Charles H. Cahan 3,345 Canadian federal election, 1904 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hance J. Logan 4,535 Conservative T. Sherman Rogers 3,829 Canadian federal election, 1908 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edgar Nelson Rhodes 4,800 Liberal J. Layton Ralston 4,310 Canadian federal election, 1911 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edgar Nelson Rhodes 4,780 Liberal Hance James Logan 4,442 Canadian federal election, 1917 Party Candidate Votes Government Edgar Nelson Rhodes 6,655 Opposition Hance James Logan 5,459 Canadian federal election, 1921 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hance James Logan 9,762 Conservative Charles Edward Bent 4,407 Progressive James Anderson MacKinnon 3,094 Canadian federal election, 1925 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Knowlton Smith 8,492 Liberal Hance James Logan 6,291 Canadian federal election, 1926 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Knowlton Smith 8,176 Liberal James Albert Hanway 6,609 Canadian federal election, 1930 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Knowlton Smith 8,854 Liberal John Stanley Smiley 7,401 Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane 7,473 Conservative Dara Mason Cochrane 7,158 Reconstruction Alexander Leadbetter 2,469 Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes National Government Percy Chapman Black 8,073 Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane 8,061 Co-operative Commonwealth Guy Alton Demings 1,403 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Percy Chapman Black 9,121 Liberal Archibald Joseph Mason 6,522 Co-operative Commonwealth John James Crummey 3,807 Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Percy Chapman Black 9,850 Liberal Lawrence Martin Hanway 8,718 Co-operative Commonwealth Douglas Haig MacBrien 1,205 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Azel Randolph Lusby 8,860 Progressive Conservative William Harmon Wasson 8,263 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Carman Coates 10,065 Liberal Randolph Lusby 8,398 Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Carman Coates 11,379 Liberal Azel Randolph Lusby 7,525 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Carman Coates 9,524 Liberal H. Keith Russell 7,817 New Democrat Carson Carlyle Spicer 1,265 Social Credit John Vincent Forbes 165 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Carman Coates 9,034 Liberal H. Keith Russell 8,082 New Democrat Carson Carlyle Spicer 874 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Carman Coates 9,560 Liberal C. Elmer Bragg 7,088 New Democrat Carson C. Spicer 1,327 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Nova Scotia federal electoral districts
- Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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