Cumberland (electoral district)

Cumberland (electoral district)

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

  1. Sir Charles Tupper, Conservative (1867-1884)
  2. Charles James Townshend, Liberal-Conservative (1884-1887)
  3. Sir Charles Tupper, Conservative (1887-1888)
  4. Arthur Rupert Dickey, Conservative (1888-1896)
  5. Hance J. Logan, Liberal (1896-1908)
  6. Edgar N. Rhodes, Conservative (1908-1921)
  7. Hance J. Logan, Liberal (1921-1925)
  8. Robert Knowlton Smith, Conservative (1925-1935)
  9. Kenneth Judson Cochrane, Liberal (1935-1940)
  10. Percy Chapman Black, Progressive Conservative (1940-1953)
  11. Azel Randolph Lusby, Liberal (1953-1957)
  12. 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

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