1870 Federal Ministerial By-Election: Cumberland Elected. X Incumbent. At this time, newly appointed Cabinet ministers had to stand for re-election, but it was customary for the other political party not to oppose the election. 1872 Federal election: Cumberland Elected. X Incumbent. 1874 Federal election: Cumberland Elected. X Incumbent. 1878 Federal election: Cumberland Elected. X Incumbent. 1878 Federal Ministerial By-Election: Cumberland Elected. X Incumbent. At this time, newly appointed Cabinet ministers had to stand for re-election, but it was customary for the other political party not to oppose the election. 1882 Federal election: Cumberland Elected. X Incumbent. 1887 Federal election: Cumberland Elected. 1 Although Tupper had won the election in 1882, by 1887 he was no longer the incumbent, having been appointed the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 1884. Charles James Townshend, also a Conservative, was elected by acclamation to the vacant seat in 1884. Tupper returned from Britain in 1887 and again stood for election. Townshend did not participate in the election. 2 Bulmer, the independent candidate, ran on a platform of liquor prohibition. 1887 Federal By-Election: Cumberland Elected. X Incumbent. 1896 Federal By-Election: Cape Breton Elected. 1896 Federal election: Cape Breton 1 Rounding error Elected. Note: the riding returned two members at this time. X Incumbent 1900 Federal election: Cape Breton Elected. Note: the riding returned two members at this time. X Incumbent Nova Scotia elections, 1855 - 1863 Tupper first stood for election to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative in the general election of 1855, winning in the County of Cumberland, defeating Joseph Howe. Although the Liberals won a majority of seats, gradual defections from the Liberal government to the Conservative opposition led to the Conservatives forming the government in 1857. Tupper became Provincial Secretary, a Cabinet position. In the 1859 election, Tupper was re-elected in Cumberland, but the Liberals again won a majority of seats and the Conservative government resigned. In the general election of 1863, the Conservatives returned to power. A year later, Premier Johnston retired and Tupper became Premier of Nova Scotia, a position he held until July 4, 1867. See also Electoral history of Mackenzie Bowell - Tupper's predecessor as leader of the Conservative Party and as Prime Minister. Electoral history of Wilfrid Laurier - Tupper's successor as Prime Minister. References External links History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Tupper, Charles