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CUMBERLAND — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

CUMBERLAND was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 2,472 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in CUMBERLAND from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Conservative Conservative 1,368 51.8% Anti-Confederate (1,271) 97 (3.7 pts)
1872 Conservative Conservative 1,911 74.6% Unknown (650) 1,261 (49.2 pts)
1874 Conservative Conservative 1,580 56.8% Unknown (1,201) 379 (13.6 pts)
1878 Conservative Conservative 2,030 58.0% Unknown (1,468) 562 (16.1 pts)
1882 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1887 Conservative Conservative 2,788 54.5% Liberal (2,120) 668 (13.1 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 2,935 55.0% Liberal (2,095) 840 (15.8 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 3,462 51.1% Conservative (3,307) 155 (2.3 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 3,742 52.8% Conservative (3,345) 397 (5.6 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 4,535 54.2% Conservative (3,829) 706 (8.4 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 4,800 52.7% Liberal (4,310) 490 (5.4 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 4,780 51.8% Liberal (4,442) 338 (3.7 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 6,655 54.9% Opposition (5,459) 1,196 (9.9 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 9,762 56.5% Conservative (4,407) 5,355 (31.0 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 8,492 57.4% Liberal (6,291) 2,201 (14.9 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 8,176 55.3% Liberal (6,609) 1,567 (10.6 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 8,854 54.5% Liberal (7,401) 1,453 (8.9 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 7,473 43.7% Conservative (7,158) 315 (1.8 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 8,073 46.0% Liberal (8,061) 12 (0.1 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,121 46.9% Liberal (6,522) 2,599 (13.4 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,850 49.8% Liberal (8,718) 1,132 (5.7 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 8,860 51.7% Progressive Conservative (8,263) 597 (3.5 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,065 54.5% Liberal (8,398) 1,667 (9.0 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,379 60.2% Liberal (7,525) 3,854 (20.4 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,524 50.7% Liberal (7,817) 1,707 (9.1 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,034 50.2% Liberal (8,082) 952 (5.3 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,560 53.2% Liberal (7,088) 2,472 (13.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,36851.8%
Anti-Confederate1,27148.2%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,91174.6%
Unknown65025.4%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,58056.8%
Unknown1,20143.2%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,03058.0%
Unknown1,46842.0%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,78854.5%
Liberal2,12041.5%
Unknown2064.0%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,93555.0%
Liberal2,09539.3%
Progressive3035.7%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,46251.1%
Conservative3,30748.9%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,74252.8%
Conservative3,34547.2%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,53554.2%
Conservative3,82945.8%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,80052.7%
Liberal4,31047.3%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,78051.8%
Liberal4,44248.2%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist6,65554.9%
Opposition5,45945.1%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,76256.5%
Conservative4,40725.5%
Progressive3,09417.9%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,49257.4%
Liberal6,29142.6%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,17655.3%
Liberal6,60944.7%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,85454.5%
Liberal7,40145.5%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,47343.7%
Conservative7,15841.9%
Reconstruction2,46914.4%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government8,07346.0%
Liberal8,06146.0%
CCF1,4038.0%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,12146.9%
Liberal6,52233.5%
CCF3,80719.6%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,85049.8%
Liberal8,71844.1%
CCF1,2056.1%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,86051.7%
Progressive Conservative8,26348.3%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,06554.5%
Liberal8,39845.5%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,37960.2%
Liberal7,52539.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,52450.7%
Liberal7,81741.6%
NDP1,2656.7%
Social Credit1650.9%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,03450.2%
Liberal8,08244.9%
NDP8744.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,56053.2%
Liberal7,08839.4%
NDP1,3277.4%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.

1867: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1872: Conservative margin 49.2 pts 1874: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1878: Conservative margin 16.1 pts 1887: Conservative margin 13.1 pts 1891: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1896: Liberal margin 2.3 pts 1900: Liberal margin 5.6 pts 1904: Liberal margin 8.4 pts 1908: Conservative margin 5.4 pts 1911: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1917: Unionist margin 9.9 pts 1921: Liberal margin 31.0 pts 1925: Conservative margin 14.9 pts 1926: Conservative margin 10.6 pts 1930: Conservative margin 8.9 pts 1935: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1940: National Government margin 0.1 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 13.4 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1953: Liberal margin 3.5 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 20.4 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 9.1 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

CUMBERLAND has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won CUMBERLAND in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won CUMBERLAND in 1965 with 9,560 votes (53.2%), a margin of 2,472 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won CUMBERLAND since 1867?

Since 1867, CUMBERLAND has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in CUMBERLAND?

The closest contested result on record for CUMBERLAND was 1940, when National Government beat Liberal by 12 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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