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{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada}}
: ''For the Census Designated Place in Maine, see [[Cumberland Center, Maine]].''
'''Cumberland Centre''' was a provincial [[electoral district (Canada)|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 (Nova Scotia electoral district)|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 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|members of the Legislative Assembly]]:

{| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
! Legislature
! Years
! colspan="2" | Member
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|55th]]
| 1988–1993
| rowspan="5" {{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="5" |[[Guy Brown (politician)|Guy Brown]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Liberal Party of Nova Scotia|Liberal]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|54th]]
| 1984–1988
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia|53rd]]
| 1981–1984
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia|52nd]]
| 1978–1981
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia|51st]] 
| 1974–1978
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|50th]]
| 1970–1974
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" |[[Raymond M. Smith]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" rowspan="2"| [[49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|49th]]
| 1968–1970
|-
| 1967–1968
| rowspan="5" {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="5" |[[Stephen T. Pyke]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[48th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|48th]]
| 1963–1967
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|47th]]
| 1960–1963
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[46th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|46th]]
| 1956–1960
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[45th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|45th]]
| 1953–1956
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|44th]]
| 1949–1953
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| [[Archibald J. Mason]]
| [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|}

==Election results==
=== 1949 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1949|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Archibald J. Mason]]|2,219|42.41%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal-Conservative|[[Archie B. Smith]]|1,607|30.71%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Florence Welton|1,406|26.87%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|5,232|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1953 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1953|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Stephen T. Pyke]]|2,262|45.70%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Archibald J. Mason]]|2,012|40.65%|-1.77%}}
{{CANelec|NS|CCF|Florence Welton|676|13.66%|-13.22%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|4,950|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1956 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1956|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Stephen T. Pyke]]|2,738|60.30%|14.60%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Ralph F. Gilroy|1,803|39.70%|-0.94%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|4,541|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1960 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1960|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Stephen T. Pyke]]|2,308|52.91%|-7.38%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Ralph F. Gilroy|1,753|40.19%|0.48%}}
{{CANelec|NS|CCF|John R. Tabor|301|6.90%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|4,362|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1963 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1963|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Stephen T. Pyke]]|2,545|66.68%|13.76%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|William Thomas Noiles|1,272|33.32%|-6.86%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|3,817|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1967 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1967|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Stephen T. Pyke]]|2,437|67.34%|0.66%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Charles H. Sarson|1,022|28.24%|-5.08%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|J. Reginald Daborn|160|4.42%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|3,619|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1968 by-election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Nova Scotia by-elections, November 26, 1968]]}}
|-
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Raymond M. Smith]]|2,030|57.77%|%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|William H. Mont|1,484|42.23%|%}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1970 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1970|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Raymond M. Smith]]|2,220|54.87%|-12.47%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|William H. Mont|1,611|39.82%|11.58%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|John E. Burbine|215|5.31%|0.89%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|4,046|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1974 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1974|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Guy Brown (politician)|Guy Brown]]|2,283|52.16%|12.34%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Raymond M. Smith]]|1,601|36.58%|-18.29%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Elroy Tabor|493|11.26%|5.95%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|4,377|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1978 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1978|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Guy Brown (politician)|Guy Brown]]|2,515|53.75%|1.59%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Russell Fisher|1,354|28.94%|-7.64%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Dennis R. Calder|810|17.31%|6.05%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|4,679|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1981 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1981|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Guy Brown (politician)|Guy Brown]]|2,579|59.45%|5.70%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Arthur L. Brennan|1,469|33.86%|4.93%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Florence Welton|290|6.69%|-10.63%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|4,338|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1984 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1984|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Guy Brown (politician)|Guy Brown]]|2,436|55.40%|-4.05%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Douglas Marshall|1,804|41.03%|7.16%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Stanley H. McCormick|157|3.57%|-3.11%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|4,397|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1988 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1988|Cumberland Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Guy Brown (politician)|Guy Brown]]|3,117|71.05%|15.65%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Scott Lockart|1,108|25.26%|-15.77%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Gary Thomas|162|3.69%|0.12%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|4,387|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cumberland_south.pdf|title=Electoral History for Cumberland South|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080912061452/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/ele_summary.pdf Election Summary From 1867 - 2007]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235507/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201993.pdf 1993 Poll by Poll Results]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235242/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201988.pdf 1988 Poll by Poll Results]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235151/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201984.pdf 1984 Poll by Poll Results]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091758/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201981.pdf 1981 Poll by Poll Results]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235759/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201978.pdf 1978 Poll by Poll Results]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235914/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201974.pdf 1974 Poll by Poll Results]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235011/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201970.pdf 1970 Poll by Poll Results]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000026/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201967.pdf 1967 Poll by Poll Results]

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