Shelburne (federal electoral district)

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Shelburne
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1892
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.

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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

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
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

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Anti-Confederation Thomas Coffin acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Coffin acclaimed
By-election on 9 December 1873

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

PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Thomas Coffin acclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Thomas Coffin acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Thomas Robertson 966
UnknownRobert W. Freeman899
Liberal Thomas Coffin 198
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Thomas Robertson 912
UnknownN.W. White775
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
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

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

On election being declared void

PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative John Wimburne Laurie 987
UnknownCongden976
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Nathaniel Whitworth White 1,388
Liberal Thomas Robertson 1,369

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