Cumberland East
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
Cumberland East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. It elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, and was in existence 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:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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55th | 1988–1993 | Roger Bacon | Progressive Conservative | |
54th | 1984–1988 | |||
53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
52nd | 1978–1981 | |||
51st | 1974–1978 | |||
50th | 1970–1974 | |||
49th | 1967–1970 | James A. Langille | Progressive Conservative | |
48th | 1963–1967 | |||
47th | 1960–1963 | |||
46th | 1956–1960 | |||
45th | 1953–1956 | |||
44th | 1949–1953 | Martin J. Kaufman | Liberal |
Election results
1949
1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Martin J. Kaufman | 4,280 | 49.79% | – | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | Arnold G. McLellan | 3,619 | 42.10% | – | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Brenton Garnhum | 697 | 8.11% | – | ||||
Total | 8,596 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1953
1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | James A. Langille | 4,393 | 51.04% | – | ||||
Liberal | Martin J. Kaufman | 4,214 | 48.96% | -0.83% | ||||
Total | 8,607 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1956
1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | James A. Langille | 4,406 | 50.59% | -0.45% | ||||
Liberal | Walter Tremaine Purdy | 4,303 | 49.41% | 0.45% | ||||
Total | 8,709 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1960
1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | James A. Langille | 5,081 | 57.08% | 6.49% | ||||
Liberal | Walter Tremaine Purdy | 3,471 | 39.00% | -10.41% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd L. Ayer | 349 | 3.92% | – | ||||
Total | 8,901 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1963
1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | James A. Langille | 5,226 | 63.10% | 6.02% | ||||
Liberal | Norman Willard Noonan | 2,795 | 33.75% | -5.25% | ||||
New Democratic | Lloyd L. Ayer | 261 | 3.15% | – | ||||
Total | 8,282 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1967
1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | James A. Langille | 4,415 | 55.16% | -7.94% | ||||
Liberal | Howard R. Furlong | 3,053 | 38.14% | 4.40% | ||||
New Democratic | John E. Burbine | 536 | 6.70% | 3.55% | ||||
Total | 8,004 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1970
1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Roger Stuart Bacon | 4,355 | 51.89% | -3.27% | ||||
Liberal | Leonard J. Dolan | 3,142 | 37.44% | -0.70% | ||||
New Democratic | James M. MacSwan | 895 | 10.66% | 3.97% | ||||
Total | 8,392 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1974
1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Roger Stuart Bacon | 4,125 | 48.25% | -3.64% | ||||
Liberal | Russell MacNeil | 3,490 | 40.82% | 3.38% | ||||
New Democratic | David W D'Aubin | 934 | 10.93% | 0.26% | ||||
Total | 8,549 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1978
1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Roger Stuart Bacon | 4,955 | 52.33% | 4.08% | ||||
Liberal | Norman J. Mansour | 3,234 | 34.15% | -6.67% | ||||
New Democratic | Francis Soontiens | 1,280 | 13.52% | 2.59% | ||||
Total | 9,469 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1981
1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Roger Stuart Bacon | 4,663 | 53.08% | 0.75% | ||||
Liberal | Shelagh Frances Rayworth | 2,413 | 27.47% | -6.69% | ||||
New Democratic | Hal Davidson | 1,709 | 19.45% | 5.94% | ||||
Total | 8,785 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1984
1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Roger Stuart Bacon | 4,837 | 61.35% | 8.27% | ||||
Liberal | Ira Drysdale | 2,349 | 29.79% | 2.33% | ||||
New Democratic | Barbara Anne Marsden | 698 | 8.85% | -10.60% | ||||
Total | 7,884 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1988
1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Roger Stuart Bacon | 4,758 | 52.31% | -9.04% | ||||
Liberal | Carolyn Drysdale | 3,276 | 36.02% | 6.22% | ||||
New Democratic | Jim Mitchell | 1,062 | 11.68% | 2.82% | ||||
Total | 9,096 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
References
- Election Summary From 1867 - 2007
- 1993 Poll by Poll Results
- 1988 Poll by Poll Results
- 1984 Poll by Poll Results
- 1981 Poll by Poll Results
- 1978 Poll by Poll Results
- 1974 Poll by Poll Results
- 1970 Poll by Poll Results
- 1967 Poll by Poll Results
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