Cumberland East
| Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1949 |
| District abolished | 1993 |
| Last contested | 1988 |
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.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This electoral district elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Cumberland East | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| District created from Cumberland County (1867–1949) | ||||
| 44th | 1949–1953 | Martin J. Kaufman | Liberal | |
| 45th | 1953–1956 | James A. Langille | Progressive Conservative | |
| 46th | 1956–1960 | |||
| 47th | 1960–1963 | |||
| 48th | 1963–1967 | |||
| 49th | 1967–1970 | |||
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Roger Stuart Bacon | ||
| 51st | 1974–1978 | |||
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | |||
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
Election results
1988
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2018. | ||||||||
1984
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Stuart Bacon | 4,837 | 61.35% | 8.27% | ||||
| Liberal | Ira Drysdale | 2,349 | 29.79% | 10.34% | ||||
| New Democratic | Barbara Anne Marsden | 698 | 8.85% | -18.61% | ||||
| Total | 7,884 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. | ||||||||
1981
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Stuart Bacon | 4,663 | 53.08% | 0.75% | ||||
| New Democratic | Hal Davidson | 2,413 | 27.47% | 13.95% | ||||
| Liberal | Shelagh R. Frances | 1,709 | 19.45% | -14.70% | ||||
| Total | 8,785 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirtieth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. | ||||||||
1978
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1974
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Stuart Bacon | 4,125 | 48.25% | -3.64% | ||||
| Liberal | Ronald S. 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1970
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. MacSwain | 895 | 10.66% | 3.97% | ||||
| Total | 8,392 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Legislative Assembly (1970). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, 1970 (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1967
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1963
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | -0.87% | ||||
| Total | 8,282 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1960
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1956
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
1953
| 1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | James A. Langille | 4,393 | 51.04% | 8.94% | ||||
| Liberal | Martin J. Kaufman | 4,214 | 48.96% | -0.83% | ||||
| Total | 8,607 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
1949
| 1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Martin J. Kaufman | 4,280 | 49.79% | – | ||||
| Progressive 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 (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.