Shelburne (federal electoral district)
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1892 |
| 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.
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[edit]
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| By-election on 9 December 1873
On Mr. Coffin being appointed Receiver-General of Canada, 7 November 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed | |||
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| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 966 | ||||||
| Unknown | Robert W. Freeman | 899 | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Coffin | 198 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 912 | ||||||
| Unknown | N.W. White | 775 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Wimburne Laurie | 1,083 | |||
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 1,075 | |||
| By-election on 22 October 1888
On election being declared void | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Wimburne Laurie | 987 | |||
| Unknown | Congden | 976 | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Nathaniel Whitworth White | 1,388 | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 1,369 | ||||||
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.