Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
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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.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Digby and Annapolis
and Shelburne—Yarmouth
ridings. It consisted of the counties of Shelburne and Yarmouth, and the municipality of Clare in the county of Digby. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Digby—Yarmouth
and Queens—Shelburne
ridings.
It was re-created in 1952 from those two ridings, and was abolished again in 1966 into South Shore and South Western Nova ridings.
:
1935 - 1949
1953 - 1968
|Vincent Joseph Pottier ||align=right|11,102
|-
|René-Wilfrid-Emilien Landry ||align=right|5,086
|-
|James Donald Burton ||align=right|1,594
|-
|Vincent-Joseph Pottier ||align=right|10,851
|-
|James Marven Walker ||align=right|6,569
|-
|Loran Ellis Baker ||align=right|9,341
|-
|Ulric Gathorne Dawson ||align=right|8,595
|-
|Ronald Grantham ||align=right|1,071
|Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk ||align=right| 11,556
|-
|Donald Farish Filleul ||align=right|7,392
|-
|Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk ||align=right| 10,734
|-
|James Douglas Trefry ||align=right| 9,806
|-
|Felton Fenwick Legere ||align=right| 12,071
|-
|Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk ||align=right| 10,187
|-
|Felton Fenwick Legere ||align=right| 11,162
|-
|Frederick Thomas Armstrong ||align=right| 10,665
|-
|Ashley Allen Crowell ||align=right| 374
|-
|Arthur P. Monahan ||align=right| 329
|-
|Frederick Thomas Armstrong ||align=right| 11,607
|-
|John O. Bower ||align=right| 10,380
|-
|Ashley Allen Crowell ||align=right| 220
|-
|Victor A. Ross ||align=right| 215
|-
|John O. Bower ||align=right| 10,744
|-
|Frederick T. Armstrong ||align=right| 9,884
|-
|A. Boyd MacGillivray ||align=right|1,538
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 1935 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Digby and Annapolis
Digby and Annapolis
Digby and Annapolis was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935....
and Shelburne—Yarmouth
Shelburne—Yarmouth
Shelburne—Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935....
ridings. It consisted of the counties of Shelburne and Yarmouth, and the municipality of Clare in the county of Digby. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Digby—Yarmouth
Digby—Yarmouth
Digby—Yarmouth 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....
and Queens—Shelburne
Queens—Shelburne
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....
ridings.
It was re-created in 1952 from those two ridings, and was abolished again in 1966 into South Shore and South Western Nova ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember 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,...
:
1935 - 1949
- Vincent-Joseph Pottier, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe 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...
(1935-1945) - Loran Ellis BakerLoran Ellis Baker (politician)Loran Ellis Baker was a Canadian politician. He attended Bishop's College School and McGill University where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society. Baker was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the election of 1945 as a Member of the Liberal Party in the riding of...
, Liberal (1945-1949)
1953 - 1968
- Thomas Andrew Murray KirkThomas Andrew Murray KirkThomas Andrew Murray Kirk was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an administrator and teacher by career....
, Liberal (1953-1958) - Felton Fenwick Legere, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
(1958-1963) - Frederick T. Armstrong, Liberal (1963-1965)
- John Oates BowerJohn Oates BowerJohn Oates Bower was a Canadian politician, businessman and executive. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1965 as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare...
, Progressive Conservative (1965-1968)
1935 - 1949
|-|Vincent Joseph Pottier ||align=right|11,102
|-
|René-Wilfrid-Emilien Landry ||align=right|5,086
|-
|James Donald Burton ||align=right|1,594
|-
|Vincent-Joseph Pottier ||align=right|10,851
|-
|James Marven Walker ||align=right|6,569
|-
|Loran Ellis Baker ||align=right|9,341
|-
|Ulric Gathorne Dawson ||align=right|8,595
|-
|Ronald Grantham ||align=right|1,071
1953 - 1968
|-|Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk ||align=right| 11,556
|-
|Donald Farish Filleul ||align=right|7,392
|-
|Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk ||align=right| 10,734
|-
|James Douglas Trefry ||align=right| 9,806
|-
|Felton Fenwick Legere ||align=right| 12,071
|-
|Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk ||align=right| 10,187
|-
|Felton Fenwick Legere ||align=right| 11,162
|-
|Frederick Thomas Armstrong ||align=right| 10,665
|-
|Ashley Allen Crowell ||align=right| 374
|-
|Arthur P. Monahan ||align=right| 329
|-
|Frederick Thomas Armstrong ||align=right| 11,607
|-
|John O. Bower ||align=right| 10,380
|-
|Ashley Allen Crowell ||align=right| 220
|-
|Victor A. Ross ||align=right| 215
|-
|John O. Bower ||align=right| 10,744
|-
|Frederick T. Armstrong ||align=right| 9,884
|-
|A. Boyd MacGillivray ||align=right|1,538
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare (1933–1947) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history for Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare (1952–1966) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...