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Cumberland East

{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada}}

Cumberland East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993. It was formed in 1949 when Cumberland County was divided into three new districts, the other two being Cumberland Centre and Cumberland West.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This electoral district elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

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! Legislature

! Years

! colspan="2" | Member

! Party

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 55th

| 1988–1993

| rowspan="6" {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} |    

| rowspan="6" |Roger Bacon

| rowspan="6" |Progressive Conservative

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 54th

| 1984–1988

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 53rd

| 1981–1984

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 52nd

| 1978–1981

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 51st

| 1974–1978

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 50th

| 1970–1974

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 49th

| 1967–1970

| rowspan="5" {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} |

| rowspan="5" |James A. Langille

| rowspan="5" |Progressive Conservative

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 48th

| 1963–1967

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 47th

| 1960–1963

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 46th

| 1956–1960

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 45th

| 1953–1956

bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 44th

| 1949–1953

| rowspan="1" {{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} |

| rowspan="1" |Martin J. Kaufman

| rowspan="1" |Liberal

Election results

= 1949 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1949|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Martin J. Kaufman|4,280|49.79%|–}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|Arnold G. McLellan|3,619|42.10%|–}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Brenton Garnhum|697|8.11%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,596|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1953 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1953|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|James A. Langille|4,393|51.04%|–}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Martin J. Kaufman|4,214|48.96%|-0.83%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,607|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1956 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1956|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|James A. Langille|4,406|50.59%|-0.45%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Walter Tremaine Purdy|4,303|49.41%|0.45%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,709|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1960 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1960|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|James A. Langille|5,081|57.08%|6.49%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Walter Tremaine Purdy|3,471|39.00%|-10.41%}}

{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Lloyd L. Ayer|349|3.92%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,901|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1963 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1963|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|James A. Langille|5,226|63.10%|6.02%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Norman Willard Noonan|2,795|33.75%|-5.25%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Lloyd L. Ayer|261|3.15%|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,282|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1967 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1967|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|James A. Langille|4,415|55.16%|-7.94%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Howard R. Furlong|3,053|38.14%|4.40%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|John E. Burbine|536|6.70%|3.55%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,004|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1970 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1970|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Roger Stuart Bacon|4,355|51.89%|-3.27%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Leonard J. Dolan|3,142|37.44%|-0.70%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|James M. MacSwan|895|10.66%|3.97%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,392|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1974 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1974|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Roger Stuart Bacon|4,125|48.25%|-3.64%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Russell MacNeil|3,490|40.82%|3.38%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|David W D'Aubin|934|10.93%|0.26%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,549|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1978 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1978|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Roger Stuart Bacon|4,955|52.33%|4.08%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Norman J. Mansour|3,234|34.15%|-6.67%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Francis Soontiens|1,280|13.52%|2.59%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|9,469|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1981 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1981|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Roger Stuart Bacon|4,663|53.08%|0.75%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Shelagh Frances Rayworth|2,413|27.47%|-6.69%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Hal Davidson|1,709|19.45%|5.94%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|8,785|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1984 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1984|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Roger Stuart Bacon|4,837|61.35%|8.27%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Ira Drysdale|2,349|29.79%|2.33%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Barbara Anne Marsden|698|8.85%|-10.60%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|7,884|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

= 1988 =

{{CANelec/top|NS|1988|Cumberland East|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|NS|PC|Roger Stuart Bacon|4,758|52.31%|-9.04%}}

{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Carolyn Drysdale|3,276|36.02%|6.22%}}

{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Jim Mitchell|1,062|11.68%|2.82%}}

{{CANelec/total|Total|9,096|–}}

{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_north.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland North|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}

{{end}}

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080912061452/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/ele_summary.pdf Election Summary From 1867 - 2007]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235507/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201993.pdf 1993 Poll by Poll Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235242/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201988.pdf 1988 Poll by Poll Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235151/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201984.pdf 1984 Poll by Poll Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091758/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201981.pdf 1981 Poll by Poll Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235759/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201978.pdf 1978 Poll by Poll Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235914/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201974.pdf 1974 Poll by Poll Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235011/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201970.pdf 1970 Poll by Poll Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000026/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201967.pdf 1967 Poll by Poll Results]

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