| 1953 Canadian federal election: Cumberland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Azel Randolph Lusby | 8,860 | 51.74 | +7.65 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Harmon Wasson | 8,263 | 48.26 | –1.56 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,123 | 99.42 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 100 | 0.58 | +0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,223 | 72.25 | –9.57 | |||||
| Eligible voters/turnout | 23,839 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +7.65 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[1][2] | ||||||||
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Cumberland, Nova Scotia (1953)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1953). Twenty-Second General Election, 1953: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.