Cumberland (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district) explained

Cumberland was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that, at the time of its dissolution, elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district existed from 1867 until 1949, when the County of Cumberland was divided into three electoral districts: Cumberland East, Cumberland West and Cumberland Centre.^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Except for a brief period from 1916-1933 when it elected three members, Cumberland almost always elected two members to the Nova Scotia Legislature.

Cumberland elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature	Years	Member		Party	Member		Party
43rd	1945–1949			Martin J. Kaufman	Liberal		Kenneth Judson Cochrane	Liberal
42nd	1941–1945		Archie B. Smith	Progressive Conservative
41st	1940–1941						Leonard William Fraser	Progressive Conservative
	1937–1940					Percy Chapman Black	Progressive Conservative
40th	1933–1937			John S. Smiley				Liberal

Legislature	Years	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party
39th	1928–1933		Archibald Terris	Labour		Percy Chapman Black	Liberal-Conservative		Daniel George McKenzie	Liberal-Conservative
38th	1925–1928
37th	1920–1925						Gilbert Nelson Allen	United Farmer's Party				United Farmer's Party
36th	1916–1920			James Ralston	Liberal			James W. Kirkpatrick	Liberal-Conservative			Rufus Carter	Liberal

Legislature	Years	Member		Party	Member		Party
35th	1911–1916			James Ralston	Liberal			Rufus Carter	Liberal
34th	1909–1911			Joshua H. Livingstone	Liberal		Elisha B. Paul	Liberal
	1906–1909			William Thomas Pipes	Liberal
33rd	1904–1906		Daniel J. McLeod	Liberal-Conservative
	1901–1904					Thomas Reuben Black	Liberal
32nd	1897–1901		Alexander E. Fraser	Liberal
31st	1894–1897
30th	1890–1894			William Oxley	Liberal-Conservative			George W. Forrest	Liberal-Conservative
29th	1886–1890			Richard L. Black	Liberal-Conservative		Thomas Reuben Black	Liberal
28th	1884–1886		William Thomas Pipes	Liberal
	1882–1884					Charles James Townshend	Liberal-Conservative
27th	1878–1882		Edward Vickery	Liberal-Conservative
26th	1875–1878				seat abolished*				Hiram Black	Independent
	1874–1875						Amos Purdy				Liberal
25th	1871–1874					Henry Gesner Pineo Jr.	Liberal-Conservative
24th	1867–1871			Amos Purdy				Anti-Confederation Party

• NB During the election of 1874, claims of collusion and ballot stuffing were made, which resulted in 3 members being elected on behalf of Cumberland County. After investigation, however, along with public pressure, Amos Purdy resigned his seat, returning the district to their normal 2-member representation in the House.

Election results

1945

References

1. Web site: Electoral History for Cumberland. October 30, 2013. Nova Scotia Legislature. April 11, 2019.