Cumberland West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1949 when Cumberland County was divided into three new districts, the other two being Cumberland Centre and Cumberland East. It existed until 1993, when it was redistributed to include all of Cumberland Centre and a portion of Cumberland East, at which point it was renamed Cumberland South.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Cumberland West elected the following members to the Legislature:[1]

Legislature Years Member Party
55th 1988-1993 Ross Bragg Liberal
54th 1984-1988 Gardner Hurley Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981-1984 D. L. George Henley Progressive Conservativw
52nd 1978-1981
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974
49th 1967-1970
48th 1963-1967
47th 1960-1963 Allison T. Smith Liberal
46th 1956-1960
45th 1953-1956
44th 1949-1953 Thomas A. Giles Progressive Conservative

Election results

1949 general election

1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Liberal–ConservativeThomas A. Giles2,82251.62%
LiberalKenneth Judson Cochrane2,64548.38%
Total 5,467
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1953 general election

1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllison T. Smith2,79954.55%6.17%
Progressive ConservativeThomas A. Giles2,33245.45%
Total 5,131
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1956 general election

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllison T. Smith2,61854.82%0.26%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Harmon Wasson2,15845.18%-0.26%
Total 4,776
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1960 general election

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllison T. Smith2,41849.90%-4.92%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Percy Graham2,21945.79%0.61%
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas Alton Johnstone2094.31%
Total 4,846
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1963 general election

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeD. L. George Henley2,51654.04%8.25%
LiberalAllison T. Smith2,14045.96%-3.93%
Total 4,656
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1967 general election

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeD. L. George Henley2,50657.81%3.77%
LiberalRuth Fullerton1,69839.17%-6.79%
New DemocraticShirley Spicer1313.02%
Total 4,335
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1970 general election

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeD. L. George Henley2,45857.35%-0.46%
LiberalThomas H. Tonner1,82842.65%3.48%
Total 4,286
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1974 general election

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeD. L. George Henley2,32348.32%-9.03%
Liberal(Mill) Bill Brown2,20545.86%3.21%
New DemocraticBrad Colpitts2805.82%
Total 4,808
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1978 general election

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeD. L. George Henley2,63347.51%-0.81%
LiberalDuncan Lake2,59246.77%0.91%
New DemocraticJohn S. Edgecombe3175.72%-0.10%
Total 5,542
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1981 general election

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeD. L. George Henley2,74554.12%6.61%
LiberalBartley Babineau1,71733.85%-12.92%
New DemocraticDoug Meekins61012.03%6.31%
Total 5,072
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1984 general election

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGardner Hurley2,50351.77%-2.35%
LiberalGary Gordon1,84538.16%4.31%
New DemocraticSandy Graham48710.07%-1.95%
Total 4,835
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1988 general election

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRoss Bragg2,38945.91%7.75%
Progressive ConservativeGardner Hurley2,30644.31%-7.46%
New DemocraticBarbara Jack5099.78%-0.29%
Total 5,204
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

  1. 1 2 "Electoral History for Cumberland West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. July 10, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

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