Shelburne—Yarmouth was a federal electoral district

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 Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1925 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1924 from Shelburne and Queen's

Shelburne and Queen's

Shelburne and Queen's was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1925....

 and Yarmouth and Clare

Yarmouth and Clare

Yarmouth and Clare was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1914 from Digby and Yarmouth ridings. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth and the municipality of Clare...

 ridings. It consisted of the Counties of Shelburne and Yarmouth. It was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into 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....

.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1. Paul LaCombe Hatfield, Liberal
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    (1925-1926)
2. James Layton Ralston, Liberal (1926-1935)

Election results

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|Paul Lacombe Hatfield ||align=right|6,709
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|Hon. Edgar Keith Spinney ||align=right|6,327
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|Paul Lacombe Hatfield ||align=right|7,339
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|Frank Harris Patterson ||align=right| 6,008
By-election: On Mr. Hatfield being called to the Senate, 6 October 1926
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|Hon. James Layton Ralston ||align=right| acclaimed
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|Hon. James Layton Ralston ||align=right|8,173
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|James Marvin Walker ||align=right|6,800

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history for Shelburne—Yarmouth (1924–1933) from the Library of Parliament
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