# Cumberland Centre

    For the Census Designated Place in Maine, see Cumberland Center, Maine.
Cumberland Centre 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 West and Cumberland East.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This electoral district elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 55th | 1988–1993 | Guy Brown | Liberal |
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Guy Brown | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Guy Brown | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Guy Brown | Liberal |
| 51st | 1974–1978 | Guy Brown | Liberal |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Raymond M. Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1968–1970 | Raymond M. Smith | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1967–1968 | Stephen T. Pyke | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1963–1967 | Stephen T. Pyke | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 1960–1963 | Stephen T. Pyke | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 1956–1960 | Stephen T. Pyke | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 1953–1956 | Stephen T. Pyke | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 1949–1953 | Archibald J. Mason | Liberal |

## Election results
### 1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Archibald J. Mason | 2,219 | 42.41% | – |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Archie B. Smith | 1,607 | 30.71% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Florence Welton | 1,406 | 26.87% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,232 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stephen T. Pyke | 2,262 | 45.70% | – |
| | Liberal | Archibald J. Mason | 2,012 | 40.65% | -1.77% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Florence Welton | 676 | 13.66% | -13.22% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,950 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stephen T. Pyke | 2,738 | 60.30% | 14.60% |
| | Liberal | Ralph F. Gilroy | 1,803 | 39.70% | -0.94% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,541 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stephen T. Pyke | 2,308 | 52.91% | -7.38% |
| | Liberal | Ralph F. Gilroy | 1,753 | 40.19% | 0.48% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | John R. Tabor | 301 | 6.90% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,362 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stephen T. Pyke | 2,545 | 66.68% | 13.76% |
| | Liberal | William Thomas Noiles | 1,272 | 33.32% | -6.86% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,817 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stephen T. Pyke | 2,437 | 67.34% | 0.66% |
| | Liberal | Charles H. Sarson | 1,022 | 28.24% | -5.08% |
| | New Democratic | J. Reginald Daborn | 160 | 4.42% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,619 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1968 by-election

Nova Scotia by-elections, November 26, 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Raymond M. Smith | 2,030 | 57.77% | % |
| | Liberal | William H. Mont | 1,484 | 42.23% | % |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. ||||||

### 1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Raymond M. Smith | 2,220 | 54.87% | -12.47% |
| | Liberal | William H. Mont | 1,611 | 39.82% | 11.58% |
| | New Democratic | John E. Burbine | 215 | 5.31% | 0.89% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,046 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Brown | 2,283 | 52.16% | 12.34% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Raymond M. Smith | 1,601 | 36.58% | -18.29% |
| | New Democratic | Elroy Tabor | 493 | 11.26% | 5.95% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,377 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Brown | 2,515 | 53.75% | 1.59% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Russell Fisher | 1,354 | 28.94% | -7.64% |
| | New Democratic | Dennis R. Calder | 810 | 17.31% | 6.05% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,679 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Brown | 2,579 | 59.45% | 5.70% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Arthur L. Brennan | 1,469 | 33.86% | 4.93% |
| | New Democratic | Florence Welton | 290 | 6.69% | -10.63% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,338 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Brown | 2,436 | 55.40% | -4.05% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Marshall | 1,804 | 41.03% | 7.16% |
| | New Democratic | Stanley H. McCormick | 157 | 3.57% | -3.11% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,397 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Brown | 3,117 | 71.05% | 15.65% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Scott Lockart | 1,108 | 25.26% | -15.77% |
| | New Democratic | Gary Thomas | 162 | 3.69% | 0.12% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,387 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||