 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Cumberland |
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.
Members of Parliament
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
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Tupper | 1,368 | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | 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 | |||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Tupper | 1,911 | ||||||
| Unknown | W.A.D. Morse | 650 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Tupper | 1,580 | ||||||
| Unknown | G. Hibbard | 1,201 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Tupper | 2,030 | ||||||
| Unknown | William Thomas Pipes | 1,468 | ||||||
| By-election on 4 November 1878
On Mr. Tupper being named Minister of Public Works, 17 October 1878 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Tupper | acclaimed | |||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Tupper | 2,788 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Thomas Pipes | 2,120 | ||||||
| Unknown | J.T. Bulmer | 206 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hance James Logan | 3,462 | ||||||
| Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | 3,307 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hance James Logan | 3,742 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles H. Cahan | 3,345 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hance James Logan | 4,535 | ||||||
| Conservative | T. Sherman Rogers | 3,829 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | 4,800 | ||||||
| Liberal | J. Layton Ralston | 4,310 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | 4,780 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hance James Logan | 4,442 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | 6,655 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Hance James Logan | 5,459 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hance James Logan | 9,762 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Edward Bent | 4,407 | ||||||
| Progressive | James Anderson MacKinnon | 3,094 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Knowlton Smith | 8,492 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hance James Logan | 6,291 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Knowlton Smith | 8,176 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Albert Hanway | 6,609 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Knowlton Smith | 8,854 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Stanley Smiley | 7,401 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Kenneth Judson Cochrane | 7,473 | ||||||
| Conservative | Dara Mason Cochrane | 7,158 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Alexander Leadbetter | 2,469 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| National Government | Percy Chapman Black | 8,073 | ||||||
| Liberal | Kenneth Judson Cochrane | 8,061 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Guy Alton Demings | 1,403 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Chapman Black | 9,121 | ||||||
| Liberal | Archibald Joseph Mason | 6,522 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John James Crummey | 3,807 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Chapman Black | 9,850 | ||||||
| Liberal | Lawrence Martin Hanway | 8,718 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas Haig MacBrien | 1,205 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Azel Randolph Lusby | 8,860 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Harmon Wasson | 8,263 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 10,065 | ||||||
| Liberal | Randolph Lusby | 8,398 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 11,379 | ||||||
| Liberal | Azel Randolph Lusby | 7,525 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 9,524 | ||||||
| Liberal | H. Keith Russell | 7,817 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Carson Carlyle Spicer | 1,265 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John Vincent Forbes | 165 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 9,034 | ||||||
| Liberal | H. Keith Russell | 8,082 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Carson Carlyle Spicer | 874 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 9,560 | ||||||
| Liberal | C. Elmer Bragg | 7,088 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Carson C. Spicer | 1,327 | ||||||
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