Queens—Shelburne
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Queens—Shelburne was a federal electoral district
in the province
of Nova Scotia
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1949 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1947 from Queens—Lunenburg
and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
ridings. It consisted of the counties of Queens and Shelburne. It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed back into those districts.
Its only Member of Parliament
was Donald Smith of the Liberal Party of Canada
.
|SMITH, Donald ||align=right| 6,501
|-
|NICKERSON, Hubert Granville ||align=right|6,282
|-
|VANBUSKIRK, G.W. Claude ||align=right|389
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1949 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1947 from Queens—Lunenburg
Queens—Lunenburg
Queens—Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968....
and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968....
ridings. It consisted of the counties of Queens and Shelburne. It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed back into those districts.
Its only Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
was Donald Smith of the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
.
Election results
|-|SMITH, Donald ||align=right| 6,501
|-
|NICKERSON, Hubert Granville ||align=right|6,282
|-
|VANBUSKIRK, G.W. Claude ||align=right|389
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Queens—Shelburne (1947–1952) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...