Cumberland East
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. | ||||||||
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