Shelburne and Queen's was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in the
province of
Nova Scotia,
Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1896 to 1925.
This
riding was created in 1892 from parts of
Queens 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 and
Shelburne—Yarmouth ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament:
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
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
External links
Riding history for Shelburne and Queen's (1892–1924) from the Library of Parliament
{{Ridings in Nova Scotia
Former federal electoral districts of Nova Scotia