- Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare was a federal electoral district in the province of
Nova Scotia ,Canada , that was represented in theCanadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of
Digby and Annapolis andShelburne—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 intoDigby—Yarmouth andQueens—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.Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
1935 - 1949
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Vincent-Joseph Pottier , Liberal (1935-1945)
#Loran Ellis Baker, Liberal (1945-1949)1953 - 1968
#Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk , Liberal (1953-1958)
#Felton Fenwick LeGere , Progressive Conservative (1958-1963)
#Frederick T. Armstrong , Liberal (1963-1965)
#John Oates Bower , Progressive Conservative (1965-1968)Election results
1935 - 1949
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POTTIER, Vincent Joseph ||align=right|11,102
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LANDRY, René-Wilfrid-Emilien ||align=right|5,086
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BURTON, James Donald ||align=right|1,594-
POTTIER, Vincent-Joseph ||align=right|10,851
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WALKER, James Marven ||align=right|6,569-
BAKER, Loran Ellis ||align=right|9,341
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DAWSON, Ulric Gathorne ||align=right|8,595
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GRANTHAM, Ronald ||align=right|1,0711953 - 1968
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KIRK, Thomas Andrew Murray ||align=right| 11,556
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FILLEUL, Donald Farish ||align=right|7,392-
KIRK, Thomas Andrew Murray ||align=right| 10,734
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TREFRY, James Douglas ||align=right| 9,806-
LEGERE, Felton Fenwick ||align=right| 12,071
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KIRK, Thomas Andrew Murray ||align=right| 10,187-
LEGERE, Felton Fenwick ||align=right| 11,162
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ARMSTRONG, Frederick Thomas ||align=right| 10,665
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CROWELL, Ashley Allen ||align=right| 374
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MONAHAN, Arthur P. ||align=right| 329-
ARMSTRONG, Frederick Thomas ||align=right| 11,607
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BOWER, John O. ||align=right| 10,380
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CROWELL, Ashley Allen ||align=right| 220
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ROSS, Victor A. ||align=right| 215-
BOWER, John O. ||align=right| 10,744
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ARMSTRONG, Frederick T. ||align=right| 9,884
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MACGILLIVRAY, A. Boyd ||align=right|1,538See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=681 Riding history for Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare (1933–1947) from the]
Library of Parliament
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=682 Riding history for Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare (1952–1966) from the]Library of Parliament
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