Yarmouth and Clare

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Yarmouth and Clare
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1924
First contested 1917
Last contested 1921

Yarmouth and Clare was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1914 from Digby and Yarmouth ridings. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth and the municipality of Clare. It was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Digby and Annapolis and Shelburne—Yarmouth ridings.

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Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Yarmouth and Clare
Riding created from Digby and Yarmouth
13th  1917–1921   Edgar Keith Spinney Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925   Paul Hatfield Liberal
Riding dissolved into Digby and Annapolis and Shelburne—Yarmouth

Election results

1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) Hon. Edgar Keith Spinney4,463
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Joseph Willie Comeau3,447
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Paul LaCombe Hatfield7,165
Conservative Hon. Edgar Keith Spinney5,608

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