Cumberland was a provincial

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, that, at the time of its dissolution, elected two members to the

Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...

. The district existed from 1867 until 1949, when the County of Cumberland was divided into three electoral districts:

Cumberland East Cumberland East 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 distri ...

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 Cumbe ...

and

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. ...

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Except for a brief period from 1916-1933 when it elected three members, Cumberland almost always elected two

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to the Nova Scotia Legislature. Cumberland elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:

^{* NB} During the election of 1874, claims of collusion and

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were made, which resulted in 3 members being elected on behalf of Cumberland County. After investigation, however, along with public pressure,

Amos Purdy Amos Joseph Griffin Purdy (September 4 or 5, 1825 – September 1904)Fernne Janzen Hamm/ref> was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 an ...

resigned his seat, returning the district to their normal 2-member representation in the House.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

1867 general election

1871 general election

1874 general election

1878 general election

1882 general election

1886 general election

1890 general election

1894 general election

1897 general election

1901 general election

1906 general election

1911 general election

1916 general election

1920 general election

1925 general election

1928 general election

1933 general election

1937 general election

1941 general election

1945 general election

References