Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Digby and Annapolis and Shelburne—Yarmouth ridings. It consisted of the counties of Shelburne and Yarmouth, and the municipality of Clare in the county of Digby. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Digby—Yarmouth and Queens—Shelburne ridings.

It was re-created in 1952 from those two ridings, and was abolished again in 1966 into South Shore and South Western Nova ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
Riding created from Digby and Annapolis
and Shelburne—Yarmouth
18th  1935–1940     Vincent Pottier Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Loran Baker
Riding dissolved into Digby—Yarmouth
and Queens—Shelburne
22nd  1953–1957     Thomas Kirk Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Felton Legere Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     Frederick Armstrong Liberal
27th  1965–1968     John Bower Conservative
Riding dissolved into South Shore
and South Western Nova

Election results

1935–1949

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalVincent Joseph Pottier11,102
ConservativeRené-Wilfrid-Emilien Landry5,086
ReconstructionJames Donald Burton1,594
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalVincent-Joseph Pottier10,851
National GovernmentJames Marven Walker6,569
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLoran Ellis Baker9,341
Progressive ConservativeUlric Gathorne Dawson8,595
Co-operative CommonwealthRonald Grantham1,071

1953–1968

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalThomas Andrew Murray Kirk11,556
Progressive ConservativeDonald Farish Filleul7,392
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalThomas Andrew Murray Kirk10,734
Progressive ConservativeJames Douglas Trefry9,806
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFelton Fenwick Legere12,071
LiberalThomas Andrew Murray Kirk10,187
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFelton Fenwick Legere11,162
LiberalFrederick Thomas Armstrong10,665
Social CreditAshley Allen Crowell374
New DemocraticArthur P. Monahan329
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrederick Thomas Armstrong11,607
Progressive ConservativeJohn O. Bower10,380
Social CreditAshley Allen Crowell220
New DemocraticVictor A. Ross215
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn O. Bower10,744
LiberalFrederick T. Armstrong9,884
New DemocraticA. Boyd MacGillivray1,538

See also

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