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Cumberland East
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
This electoral district elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
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| 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 | |
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1949
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1953
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1956
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1960
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1963
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1967
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1970
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1974
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1978
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1981
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1984
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| 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. | ||||||||
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1988
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| 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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