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Shelburne and Queen's was a federal electoral district in the
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of
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,
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, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1925. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of
Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
and Shelburne ridings. It consisted of the counties of Queen's and Shelburne. It was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into
Queens—Lunenburg Queens—Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Lunenbur ...
and
Shelburne—Yarmouth Shelburne—Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. This riding was created in 1924 from Shelburne and Queen's and Yarmouth and Clare ridings. I ...
ridings.


Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following
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:


Election results

By-election: On Mr. Forbes' being appointed Sub-Collector of Customs, 18 July 1896 By-election: On Mr. Fielding's election being declared void, 8 October 1906 By-election: On Mr. Fielding's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 29 December 1921


See also

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List of Canadian federal electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province. ...


External links


Riding history for Shelburne and Queen's (1892–1924) from the
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{{Ridings in Nova Scotia Former federal electoral districts of Nova Scotia