Cumberland (N.W.T. electoral district)

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For other uses, see Cumberland (disambiguation).

Cumberland was an electoral district in the Northwest Territories from 1891 - 1894, the riding was in the rural area to the northeast of Prince Albert. Cumberland disappeared in 1894 when it merged with the newly created Prince Albert East.

A new incarnation of the cumberland district has existed in Saskatchewan from 1912 to present.

[edit] Election results 1891

1891 Resutls
Candidate	Votes	%
John Felton Betts	159	51.96%
Philip Turnor	106	34.64%
William Plaxton	41	13.40%