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Cumberland (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)
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Cumberland is a provincial
electoral district
for the Legislative Assembly
of Saskatchewan
, Canada
. It is the largest electoral district in the province, and at the 2007 general election was the safest for the New Democratic Party. It has elected a member of the NDP (and its predecessor the CCF) since 1952.
Cumberland is a provincial
Provinces and territories of Canada
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electoral district
Electoral district
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for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...
of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
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. It is the largest electoral district in the province, and at the 2007 general election was the safest for the New Democratic Party. It has elected a member of the NDP (and its predecessor the CCF) since 1952.