Yarmouth and Clare 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

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 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1914 from Digby

Digby (electoral district)

Digby was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was created as part of the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Digby and Annapolis and Yarmouth and...

 and Yarmouth

Yarmouth (electoral district)

For the current provincial electoral district, see Yarmouth Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth...

 ridings. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth and the municipality of Clare. It was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into 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.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1. Edgar Keith Spinney
   Edgar Keith Spinney
   Edgar Keith Spinney, was a Canadian politician.Born in Argyle, Nova Scotia, he was an insurance agent and merchant before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Nova Scotia riding of Yarmouth and Clare in the 1917 federal election. He was defeated in the 1921 election and the 1925...
   
   , Unionist
   Unionist Party (Canada)
   The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden during the First World War....
   
    (1917-1921)
2. Paul LaCombe Hatfield, Liberal
   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...
   
    (1921-1925)

Election results

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|Hon. Edgar Keith Spinney ||align=right|4,463
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|Joseph Willie Comeau ||align=right|3,447
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|Paul LaCombe Hatfield ||align=right|7,165
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|Hon. Edgar Keith Spinney ||align=right|5,608

See also

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

External links

• Riding history for Yarmouth and Clare (1914–1924) from the Library of Parliament
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