Yarmouth (electoral district)

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Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Yarmouth and Clare riding.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. Thomas Killam, Anti-Confederate (1867-1868)
2. Frank Killam, Liberal (1869-1882)
3. Joseph R. Kinney, Liberal (1882-1887)
4. John Lovitt, Liberal (1887-1891)
5. Thomas B. Flint, Liberal (1891-1902)
6. Bowman Brown Law, Liberal (1902-1917)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Anti-Confederate	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

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Frank Killam	1,176
	Unknown	W.H. Townsend	440

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Frank Killam	1,192
	Unknown	G.S.Brown	762

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Frank Killam	1,343
	Liberal	Thomas B. Flint	802

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph R. Kinney	1,204
	Liberal	Frank Killam	903

Canadian federal election, 1887
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

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Barnard Flint	1,732
	Liberal	J.R. Kinney	1,157

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Barnard Flint	1,640
	Conservative	Jacob Bingay	1,196

Canadian federal election, 1900
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

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Bowman Brown Law	1,883
	Conservative	Thomas Edgar Corning	1,524

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Bowman Brown Law	2,285
	Conservative	Samuel WilliamWilliamson	1,446

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Bowman Brown Law	2,399
	Conservative	Knowles Eugene Crosby	1,215

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Yarmouth (1867–1914) from the Library of Parliament