# Cumberland (federal electoral district)

Cumberland was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was created in the British North America Act, 1867, and was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Cumberland—Colchester North riding. The district consisted of the County of Cumberland.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Cumberland |||||
| 1st | 1867–1870 | Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 1st | 1870–1872 | Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1878 | Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1884 | Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 5th | 1884–1887 | Charles James Townshend | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1887 | Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1888 | Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 6th | 1888–1888 | Arthur Rupert Dickey | Conservative |
| 6th | 1888–1891 | Arthur Rupert Dickey | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1891 | Arthur Rupert Dickey | Conservative |
| 7th | 1892–1894 | Arthur Rupert Dickey | Conservative |
| 7th | 1895–1896 | Arthur Rupert Dickey | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Hance James Logan | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Hance James Logan | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Hance James Logan | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Hance James Logan | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Robert Knowlton Smith | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Robert Knowlton Smith | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Robert Knowlton Smith | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Kenneth Judson Cochrane | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Percy Chapman Black | National Government |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Percy Chapman Black | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Percy Chapman Black | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Azel Randolph Lusby | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Cumberland—Colchester North |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Tupper | 1,368 |
| | Anti-Confederation | William Annand | 1,271 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 15 June 1870
On Mr. Tupper being called to the Privy Council and appointed President of that body, June 1870 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Tupper | acclaimed |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Tupper | 1,911 |
| | Unknown | W.A.D. Morse | 650 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Tupper | 1,580 |
| | Unknown | G. Hibbard | 1,201 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Tupper | 2,030 |
| | Unknown | William Thomas Pipes | 1,468 |
By-election on 4 November 1878
On Mr. Tupper being named Minister of Public Works, 17 October 1878 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Tupper | acclaimed |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Tupper | acclaimed |
By-election on 26 June 1884
On Mr. Tupper being appointed High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom, 24 May 1884 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles James Townshend | acclaimed |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Charles Tupper | 2,788 |
| Liberal | William Thomas Pipes | 2,120 |
| Unknown | J.T. Bulmer | 206 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Charles Tupper | 2,788 |
| Liberal | William Thomas Pipes | 2,120 |
| Unknown | J.T. Bulmer | 206 |
By-election on 9 November 1887
On election being declared void :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Tupper | 2,468 |
| | Independent | J.T. Balmer | 1,026 |
By-election on 13 July 1888
On Mr. Tupper being named High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom, 23 May 1888 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | 2,491 |
| | Unknown | C.R. Casey | 1,727 |
By-election on 26 December 1888
On election being declared void :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | 2,479 |
| | Unknown | Elderkin | 1,431 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | 2,935 |
| Liberal | D.S. Howard | 2,095 |
| Unknown | C.R. Casey | 303 |
By-election on 30 January 1892
On Mr. Dickey being unseated, 22 December 1891 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | acclaimed |
By-election on 15 January 1895
On Mr. Dickey being named Secretary of State for Canada, 21 December 1894 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hance James Logan | 3,462 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | 3,307 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hance James Logan | 3,742 |
| | Conservative | Charles H. Cahan | 3,345 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hance James Logan | 4,535 |
| | Conservative | T. Sherman Rogers | 3,829 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | 4,800 |
| | Liberal | J. Layton Ralston | 4,310 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | 4,780 |
| | Liberal | Hance James Logan | 4,442 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | 6,655 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Hance James Logan | 5,459 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Hance James Logan | 9,762 |
| Conservative | Charles Edward Bent | 4,407 |
| Progressive | James Anderson MacKinnon | 3,094 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Knowlton Smith | 8,492 |
| | Liberal | Hance James Logan | 6,291 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Knowlton Smith | 8,176 |
| | Liberal | James Albert Hanway | 6,609 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Knowlton Smith | 8,854 |
| | Liberal | John Stanley Smiley | 7,401 |
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Kenneth Judson Cochrane | 7,473 |
| Conservative | Dara Mason Cochrane | 7,158 |
| Reconstruction | Alexander Leadbetter | 2,469 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| National Government | Percy Chapman Black | 8,073 |
| Liberal | Kenneth Judson Cochrane | 8,061 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Guy Alton Demings | 1,403 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Chapman Black | 9,121 |
| Liberal | Archibald Joseph Mason | 6,522 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John James Crummey | 3,807 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Chapman Black | 9,850 |
| Liberal | Lawrence Martin Hanway | 8,718 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas Haig MacBrien | 1,205 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Azel Randolph Lusby | 8,860 |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Harmon Wasson | 8,263 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 10,065 |
| | Liberal | Randolph Lusby | 8,398 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 11,379 |
| | Liberal | Azel Randolph Lusby | 7,525 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 9,524 |
| Liberal | H. Keith Russell | 7,817 |
| New Democratic | Carson Carlyle Spicer | 1,265 |
| Social Credit | John Vincent Forbes | 165 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 9,034 |
| Liberal | H. Keith Russell | 8,082 |
| New Democratic | Carson Carlyle Spicer | 874 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Carman Coates | 9,560 |
| Liberal | C. Elmer Bragg | 7,088 |
| New Democratic | Carson C. Spicer | 1,327 |