Shelburne (federal electoral district)

Former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada

Shelburne Nova Scotia electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1892
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1891
Demographics
Census division(s)| Shelburne

Shelburne was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of the County of Shelburne. It was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Shelburne and Queen's riding.

## Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Shelburne
1st |  1867–1869 |  | Thomas Coffin | Anti-Confederation
1869–1872 |  | Liberal–Conservative
2nd |  1872–1873
1873–1874 |  | Liberal
3rd |  1874–1878
4th |  1878–1882 | Thomas Robertson
5th |  1882–1887
6th |  1887–1887
1887–1888 |  | John Wimburn Laurie | Conservative
1888–1891
7th |  1891–1896 |  | Nathaniel Whitworth White | Liberal–Conservative
Riding dissolved into Shelburne and Queen's

## Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Anti-Confederation | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]

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1872 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
By-election on 9 December 1873

On Mr. Coffin being appointed Receiver-General of Canada, 7 November 1873

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Liberal | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed

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1874 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed
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1878 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 966
| Unknown | Robert W. Freeman | 899
| Liberal | Thomas Coffin | 198

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1882 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 912
| Unknown | N.W. White | 775

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1887 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 1,194
| Conservative | John Wimburn Laurie | 1,160
By-election on 15 December 1887

On election being declared void, 9 November 1887

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Conservative | John Wimburne Laurie | 1,083
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 1,075
By-election on 22 October 1888

On election being declared void

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Conservative | John Wimburne Laurie | 987
| Unknown | Congden | 976

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1891 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal–Conservative | Nathaniel Whitworth White | 1,388
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 1,369

## See also

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* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## References

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1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

## External links

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* Riding history for Shelburne (1867-1892) from the Library of Parliament

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Federal ridings in Nova Scotia

Liberal|

* Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
* Central Nova
* Cumberland—Colchester
* Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
* Halifax
* Halifax West
* Kings—Hants
* Sackville—Bedford—Preston
* South Shore—St. Margarets
* Sydney—Glace Bay

Conservative|

* Acadie—Annapolis

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Historical federal ridings in Nova Scotia

* Annapolis
* Annapolis—Kings
* Annapolis Valley
* Annapolis Valley—Hants
* Antigonish
* Antigonish—Guysborough
* Bras d'Or
* Bras d'Or—Cape Breton
* Cape Breton
* Cape Breton—Canso
* Cape Breton—East Richmond
* Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
* Cape Breton North and Victoria
* Cape Breton North—Victoria
* Cape Breton South
* Cape Breton South and Richmond
* Cape Breton—The Sydneys
* Colchester
* Colchester—Hants
* Cumberland
* Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley
* Cumberland—Colchester North
* Dartmouth
* Dartmouth—Halifax East
* Digby
* Digby and Annapolis
* Digby—Annapolis
* Digby—Annapolis—Kings
* Digby—Yarmouth
* Guysborough
* Halifax—East Hants
* Hants
* Hants—Kings
* Inverness
* Inverness—Richmond
* Kings
* Lunenburg
* North Cape Breton and Victoria
* North Nova
* Pictou
* Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough
* Queens
* Queens—Lunenburg
* Queens—Shelburne
* Richmond
* Richmond—West Cape Breton
* Sackville—Eastern Shore
* Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore
* Shelburne
* Shelburne and Queen's
* Shelburne—Yarmouth
* Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
* South Shore
* South Shore—St. Margaret's
* Sydney—Victoria
* South Western Nova
* South West Nova
* Victoria
* Yarmouth
* Yarmouth and Clare

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