Yarmouth is a provincial

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, that elects one member of the

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. It consists of the

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and the town of

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. From 1867 to 1981, the district included all of

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and for most of that time elected two members. In 1981, the district was redistributed and reduced to having just one MLA. The Municipality of Argyle received its own electoral district.

Geography

Yarmouth covers of land area.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

1867 general election

1871 general election

1874 general election

1878 general election

1882 general election

1886 general election

1890 general election

1894 general election

1897 general election

1901 general election

1906 general election

1911 general election

1916 general election

1920 general election

1925 general election

1928 general election

1933 general election

1937 general election

1941 general election

1945 general election

1949 general election

1953 general election

1956 general election

1960 general election

1963 general election

1967 general election

1970 general election

1974 general election

1978 general election

1981 general election

1984 general election

1988 general election

1993 general election

1998 general election

1999 general election

2003 general election

2006 general election

2009 general election

2010 by-election

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, John Deveau , align="right", 513 , align="right", 6.52 , align="right", -16.41

2013 general election

, - , - , Progressive Conservative , John Cunningham , align="right", 1,216 , align="right", 14.31 , align="right", -19.10 , - ,

, Charles Webster , align="right", 224 , align="right", 2.64 , align="right", -3.88 , - , -

2017 general election

2021 general election

References

External links

2006 riding profile

2003 riding profile
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