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Cumberland (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)

For other Canadian electoral districts named Cumberland, see Cumberland district.

Cumberland
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
District created1867
District abolished1949
Last contested1945

Cumberland was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that, at the time of its dissolution, elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district existed from 1867 until 1949, when the County of Cumberland was divided into three electoral districts: Cumberland East, Cumberland West, and Cumberland Centre.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Except for a brief period from 1916 to 1933 when it elected three members, Cumberland almost always elected two members to the Nova Scotia Legislature.

Cumberland elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:[1]

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party
43rd 1945–1949 Martin J. Kaufman Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane Liberal
42nd 1941–1945 Archie B. Smith Progressive Conservative
41st 1940–1941 Leonard William Fraser Progressive Conservative
1937–1940 Percy Chapman Black Progressive Conservative
40th 1933–1937 John S. Smiley Liberal


Legislature Years Member Party Member Party Member Party
39th 1928–1933 Archibald Terris Labour Percy Chapman Black Liberal-Conservative Daniel George McKenzie Liberal-Conservative
38th 1925–1928
37th 1920–1925 Gilbert Nelson Allen United Farmer's Party United Farmer's Party
36th 1916–1920 James Ralston Liberal James W. Kirkpatrick Liberal-Conservative Rufus Carter Liberal


Legislature Years Member Party Member Party
35th 1911–1916 James Ralston Liberal Rufus Carter Liberal
34th 1909–1911 Joshua H. Livingstone Liberal Elisha B. Paul Liberal
1906–1909 William Thomas Pipes Liberal
33rd 1904–1906 Daniel J. McLeod Liberal-Conservative
1901–1904 Thomas Reuben Black Liberal
32nd 1897–1901 Alexander E. Fraser Liberal
31st 1894–1897
30th 1890–1894 William Oxley Liberal-Conservative George W. Forrest Liberal-Conservative
29th 1886–1890 Richard L. Black Liberal-Conservative Thomas Reuben Black Liberal
28th 1884–1886 William Thomas Pipes Liberal
1882–1884 Charles James Townshend Liberal-Conservative
27th 1878–1882 Edward Vickery Liberal-Conservative
26th 1875–1878
seat abolished*
 Hiram Black Independent
1874–1875 Amos Purdy Liberal
25th 1871–1874 Henry Gesner Pineo Jr. Liberal-Conservative
24th 1867–1871 Amos Purdy Anti-Confederation Party

* NB During the election of 1874, claims of collusion and ballot stuffing were made, which resulted in 3 members being elected on behalf of Cumberland County. After investigation, however, along with public pressure, Amos Purdy resigned his seat, returning the district to their normal 2-member representation in the House.[1]

Election results

1933–1945: two members

1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane 6,995 23.17% Green tickY
Liberal Martin J. Kaufman 6,540 21.67% Green tickY
Progressive Conservative Archie B. Smith 6,271 20.77%
Progressive Conservative Norman Shaw Sanford 5,807 19.24%
Co-operative Commonwealth John James Crummey 2,867 9.50%
Co-operative Commonwealth Joseph Bernard Murray 1,706 5.65%
Total 30,186 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2018.
1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane 7,970 25.90% Green tickY
Progressive Conservative Archie B. Smith 7,954 25.84% Green tickY
Progressive Conservative Leonard William Fraser 7,814 25.39%
Liberal Archibald J. Mason 7,040 22.87%
Total 30,778 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2024.
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1940-10-28
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Progressive Conservative Leonard William Fraser acclaimed N/A Green tickY
Total –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Progressive Conservative Percy Chapman Black 10,289 28.88% Green tickY
Progressive Conservative Archie B. Smith 9,272 26.02% Green tickY
Liberal John S. Smiley 8,047 22.58%
Liberal Archibald J. Mason 8,024 22.52%
Total 35,632 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2019.
1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal John S. Smiley 9,540 26.15% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Percy Chapman Black 9,406 25.78% Green tickY
Liberal Earle B. Paul 9,242 25.34%
Liberal-Conservative Archibald Terris 8,291 22.73%
Total 36,479 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2019.

1916–1933: three members

1928 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative Percy Chapman Black 7,710 19.78% Green tickY
Labour Archibald Terris 6,667 17.11% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Daniel George McKenzie 6,605 16.95% Green tickY
Liberal John S. Smiley 6,230 15.99%
Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane 5,999 15.39%
Liberal Charles H. Read 5,758 14.78%
Total 38,969 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1925-08-01
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative Percy Chapman Black acclaimed N/A Green tickY
Total –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1925 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative Percy Chapman Black 9,057 22.11% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Daniel George McKenzie 8,580 20.95% Green tickY
Labour Archibald Terris 8,267 20.18% Green tickY
Liberal James Ralston 5,508 13.45%
Liberal Charles H. Read 4,797 11.71%
Liberal James M. Wardrope 4,754 11.61%
Total 40,963 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1920 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
United Farmers Gilbert Nelson Allen 4,934 16.01% Green tickY
United Farmers Daniel George McKenzie 4,766 15.46% Green tickY
Labour Archibald Terris 4,716 15.30% Green tickY
Liberal James Ralston 4,486 14.55%
Liberal Rufus Carter 3,215 10.43%
Liberal Varley B. Fullerton 2,659 8.63%
Liberal-Conservative Grace McLeod Rogers 2,470 8.01%
Liberal-Conservative Percy L. Spicer 1,864 6.05%
Liberal-Conservative Everett C. Leslie 1,714 5.56%
Total 29,110 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1916 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Rufus Carter 3,962 17.09% Green tickY
Liberal James Ralston 3,951 17.05% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative James W. Kirkpatrick 3,791 16.36% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Daniel A. Morrison 3,620 15.62%
Liberal-Conservative J. Flemming Gilroy 3,572 15.41%
Liberal Joshua H. Livingstone 3,554 15.33%
Labour James B. Nelson 727 3.14%
Total 23,177 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1867–1911: two members

1911 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal James Ralston 4,168 26.10% Green tickY
Liberal Rufus Carter 4,154 26.01% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative J. Flemming Gilroy 4,030 25.24%
Liberal-Conservative C. R. Smith 3,617 22.65%
Total 15,969 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1909-11-24
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Joshua H. Livingstone 3,200 43.27% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative T. S. Rogers 2,918 39.45%
Labour A. F. Landry 1,278 17.28%
Total 7,396 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1906 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Elisha B. Paul 3,619 26.57% Green tickY
Liberal William Thomas Pipes 3,587 26.34% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Daniel J. McLeod 3,419 25.10%
Liberal-Conservative C. F. Jamison 2,995 21.99%
Total 13,620 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1904-12-15
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Elisha B. Paul 3,256 54.73% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative J.W. Day 2,693 45.27%
Total 5,949 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1901 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative Daniel J. McLeod 2,946 25.52% Green tickY
Liberal Thomas Reuben Black 2,944 25.50% Green tickY
Liberal M. L. Tucker 2,933 25.41%
Liberal-Conservative C. R. Smith 2,720 23.56%
Total 11,543 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1897 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Thomas Reuben Black 3,487 29.14% Green tickY
Liberal Alexander E. Fraser 3,251 27.16% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative A. A. McKinnon 2,689 22.47%
Liberal-Conservative J. C. McDougall 2,541 21.23%
Total 11,968 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1894 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Thomas Reuben Black 3,109 28.47% Green tickY
Liberal Alexander E. Fraser 2,902 26.58% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative George W. Forrest 2,498 22.88%
Liberal-Conservative William Oxley 2,411 22.08%
Total 10,920 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1890 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative George W. Forrest 2,818 27.30% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative William Oxley 2,715 26.30% Green tickY
Liberal Thomas Reuben Black 2,537 24.58%
Liberal Richard L. Black 2,252 21.82%
Total 10,322 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1886 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Thomas Reuben Black 2,083 25.15% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Richard L. Black 2,064 24.92% Green tickY
Liberal George W. Forrest 1,939 23.41%
Liberal-Conservative C. J. MacFarlane 1,855 22.40%
Independent James B. Wilson 341 4.12%
Total 8,282 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1884-07-02
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Thomas Reuben Black acclaimed N/A Green tickY
Total –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1882 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal William Thomas Pipes 1,875 27.71% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Charles James Townshend 1,690 24.98% Green tickY
Liberal Charles Smith 1,682 24.86%
Liberal-Conservative Edward Vickery 1,519 22.45%
Total 6,766 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1878 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative Charles James Townshend 1,792 27.88% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Edward Vickery 1,667 25.94% Green tickY
Liberal William Oxley 1,657 25.78%
Liberal C. Lewis 1,311 20.40%
Total 6,427 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1874 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Independent Hiram Black 1,461 27.70% Green tickY
Liberal Amos Purdy 1,304 24.72% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Edward Vickery 1,301 24.66%
Liberal-Conservative Charles James Townshend 1,209 22.92%
Total 5,275 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1871 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal-Conservative Henry Gesner Pineo Jr. 1,605 31.00% Green tickY
Liberal-Conservative Edward Vickery 1,584 30.59% Green tickY
Liberal George Hibbard 1,043 20.14%
Liberal J. K. Kiderkin 946 18.27%
Total 5,178 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1867 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Confederation Henry Gesner Pineo Jr. 1,337 25.61% Green tickY
Anti-Confederation Amos Purdy 1,309 25.07% Green tickY
Anti-Confederation W. Fullerton 1,291 24.73%
Confederation Edward Vickery 1,284 24.59%
Total 5,221 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.


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