# Cumberland West

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.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Cumberland West elected the following members to the legislature:
| 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 Conservative |
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | D. L. George Henley | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | D. L. George Henley | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1970-1974 | D. L. George Henley | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | D. L. George Henley | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | D. L. George Henley | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Allison T. Smith | Liberal |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | Allison T. Smith | Liberal |
| 45th | 1953-1956 | Allison T. Smith | Liberal |
| 44th | 1949-1953 | Thomas A. Giles | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results
### 1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas A. Giles | 2,822 | 51.62% | – |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Judson Cochrane | 2,645 | 48.38% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,467 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Allison T. Smith | 2,799 | 54.55% | 6.17% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Thomas A. Giles | 2,332 | 45.45% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,131 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Allison T. Smith | 2,618 | 54.82% | 0.26% |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Harmon Wasson | 2,158 | 45.18% | -0.26% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,776 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Allison T. Smith | 2,418 | 49.90% | -4.92% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Percy Graham | 2,219 | 45.79% | 0.61% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Thomas Alton Johnstone | 209 | 4.31% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,846 | – |
| 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 | D. L. George Henley | 2,516 | 54.04% | 8.25% |
| | Liberal | Allison T. Smith | 2,140 | 45.96% | -3.93% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,656 | – |
| 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 | D. L. George Henley | 2,506 | 57.81% | 3.77% |
| | Liberal | Ruth Fullerton | 1,698 | 39.17% | -6.79% |
| | New Democratic | Shirley Spicer | 131 | 3.02% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,335 | – |
| 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 | D. L. George Henley | 2,458 | 57.35% | -0.46% |
| | Liberal | Thomas H. Tonner | 1,828 | 42.65% | 3.48% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,286 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | D. L. George Henley | 2,323 | 48.32% | -9.03% |
| | Liberal | (Mill) Bill Brown | 2,205 | 45.86% | 3.21% |
| | New Democratic | Brad Colpitts | 280 | 5.82% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,808 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | D. L. George Henley | 2,633 | 47.51% | -0.81% |
| | Liberal | Duncan Lake | 2,592 | 46.77% | 0.91% |
| | New Democratic | John S. Edgecombe | 317 | 5.72% | -0.10% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,542 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | D. L. George Henley | 2,745 | 54.12% | 6.61% |
| | Liberal | Bartley Babineau | 1,717 | 33.85% | -12.92% |
| | New Democratic | Doug Meekins | 610 | 12.03% | 6.31% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,072 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gardner Hurley | 2,503 | 51.77% | -2.35% |
| | Liberal | Gary Gordon | 1,845 | 38.16% | 4.31% |
| | New Democratic | Sandy Graham | 487 | 10.07% | -1.95% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,835 | – |
| 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 | Ross Bragg | 2,389 | 45.91% | 7.75% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gardner Hurley | 2,306 | 44.31% | -7.46% |
| | New Democratic | Barbara Jack | 509 | 9.78% | -0.29% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,204 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||