Yarmouth (electoral district)
For the current provincial electoral district, see Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)
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|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
| Demographics | |
| Census divisions | Yarmouth |
Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Yarmouth and Clare riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1868 | Thomas Killam | Anti-Confederation | |
| 1869–1872 | Frank Killam | Liberal | ||
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | |||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Joseph Robbins Kinney | ||
| 6th | 1887–1887 | John Lovitt | ||
| 1887–1891 | ||||
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Thomas Barnard Flint | ||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | |||
| 9th | 1900–1902 | |||
| 1902–1904 | Bowman Brown Law | |||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | |||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Yarmouth and Clare | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | Thomas Killam | 1,225 | ||||||
| Unknown | George S. Brown | 666 | ||||||
| By-election on 20 April 1869
On Mr. Killam's death, 15 December 1868 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,220 | |||
| Unknown | N.P. Clements | 598 | |||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,176 | ||||||
| Unknown | W.H. Townsend | 440 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,192 | ||||||
| Unknown | George S.Brown | 762 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,343 | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas B. Flint | 802 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph R. Kinney | 1,204 | ||||||
| Liberal | Frank Killam | 903 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Lovitt | 1,872 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph R. Kinney | 1,180 | ||||||
| Independent | J.K. Hatfield | 21 | ||||||
| By-election on 15 December 1887
On election being declared void, 13 August 1887 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Lovitt | 1,551 | |||
| Independent | T.B. Crosby | 980 | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,732 | ||||||
| Liberal | J.R. Kinney | 1,157 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,640 | ||||||
| Conservative | Jacob Bingay | 1,196 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,756 | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Edgar Corning | 1,535 | ||||||
| By-election on 3 December 1902
On Mr. Flint being appointed Clerk of the House of Commons, 11 November 1902 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 2,076 | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Edgar Corning | 1,208 | |||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 1,883 | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Edgar Corning | 1,524 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 2,285 | ||||||
| Conservative | Samuel William Williamson | 1,446 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 2,399 | ||||||
| Conservative | Knowles Eugene Crosby | 1,215 | ||||||
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
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