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, Saskatchewan. 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 Results | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Felton Betts | 159 | 51.96% |
| Philip Turnor | 106 | 34.64% |
| William Plaxton | 41 | 13.40% |
