Cumberland Centre

Last updated February 23, 2024

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		Party
55th	1988–1993	Guy Brown	Liberal
54th	1984–1988
53rd	1981–1984
52nd	1978–1981
51st	1974–1978
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
47th	1960–1963
46th	1956–1960
45th	1953–1956
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			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			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			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			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			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			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		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			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			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			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			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			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			4,387	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

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