Yarmouth (electoral district)

Former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada

For the current provincial electoral district, see Yarmouth (provincial electoral district).

Yarmouth Nova Scotia electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1914
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1911
Demographics
Census division(s)| 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

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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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

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1867 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Anti-Confederation | Thomas Killam | 1,225
| Unknown | George S. Brown | 666
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
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

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1872 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,176
| Unknown | W.H. Townsend | 440
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]

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1874 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,192
| Unknown | George S.Brown | 762
Source: lop.parl.ca

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1878 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,343
| Liberal | Thomas B. Flint | 802

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1882 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Joseph Robbins Kinney | 1,204
| Liberal | Frank Killam | 903

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1887 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | John Lovitt | 1,872
| Liberal | Joseph Robbins 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

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1891 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,732
| Liberal | J.R. Kinney | 1,157

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1896 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,640
| Conservative | Jacob Bingay | 1,196

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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

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1904 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 1,883
| Conservative | Thomas Edgar Corning | 1,524

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1908 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 2,285
| Conservative | Samuel William Williamson | 1,446

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1911 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 2,399
| Conservative | Knowles Eugene Crosby | 1,215

## 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 Yarmouth (1867–1914) from the Library of Parliament

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Liberal|

* Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
* Central Nova
* Cumberland—Colchester
* Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
* Halifax
* Halifax West
* Kings—Hants
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* South Shore—St. Margarets
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Conservative|

* Acadie—Annapolis

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* Annapolis
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* Annapolis Valley
* Annapolis Valley—Hants
* Antigonish
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* Bras d'Or
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* Cape Breton
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* 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
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* Cumberland
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* Cumberland—Colchester North
* Dartmouth
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* Inverness
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* Kings
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* Pictou
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* Queens
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* Queens—Shelburne
* Richmond
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* Sackville—Eastern Shore
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* Shelburne
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* Sydney—Victoria
* South Western Nova
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* Victoria
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