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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:

Legislature Years Member Party
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 general election

1949 Nova Scotia general election
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 general election

1953 Nova Scotia general election
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 general election

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1960 general election

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1963 general election

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%
Total 8,282
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1967 general election

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1970 general election

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. 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 general election

1974 Nova Scotia general election
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 general election

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1981 general election

1981 Nova Scotia general election
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 general election

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% 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 general election

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

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