Shelburne (provincial electoral district)
Shelburne is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1867-2013. From 1933-2013 it elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; from 1867-1933 it elected two members. In its last configuration, the electoral district included Shelburne County in its entirety.
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| Last contested | 2009 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 14,495 |
| Electors | 11,661 |
| Census divisions | Shelburne County |
The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral districts of Queens-Shelburne and Argyle-Barrington.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Sterling Belliveau | New Democratic | ||||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | ||||||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | Cecil O'Donnell | Progressive Conservative | ||||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | ||||||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Clifford Huskilson | Liberal | ||||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | ||||||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Harold Huskilson | Liberal | ||||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | ||||||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | ||||||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | ||||||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | ||||||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | ||||||
| 49th | 1967-1970 | James McKay Harding | Progressive Conservative | ||||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | ||||||
| 47th | 1960-1963 | ||||||
| 46th | 1956-1960 | ||||||
| 45th | 1953-1956 | Wilfred Dauphinee | Liberal | ||||
| 44th | 1949-1953 | ||||||
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | ||||||
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | ||||||
| 41st | 1937-1941 | Henry R. L. Bill | Liberal | ||||
| 40th | 1933-1937 | ||||||
| Shelburne returned two members before 1933 | |||||||
| 39th | 1928-1933 | Henry R. L. Bill | Liberal | Wishart McLea Robertson | Liberal | ||
| 38th | 1925-1928 | Ernest Reginald Nickerson | Conservative | Norman Emmons Smith | Conservative | ||
| 37th | 1920-1925 | Robert Irwin | Liberal | Ernest Howard Armstrong | Liberal | ||
| 1920 | Frank E. Smith | Liberal | |||||
| 36th | 1916-1920 | Maurice Nickerson | Liberal | ||||
| 35th | 1911-1916 | Smith Nickerson | Liberal | ||||
| 34th | 1906-1911 | Moses H. Nickerson | Liberal | ||||
| 33rd | 1904-1906 | George A. Cox | Liberal | ||||
| 1902-1904 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | |||||
| 1901-1902 | Thomas Robertson | Liberal | |||||
| 32nd | 1897-1901 | ||||||
| 31st | 1894-1897 | ||||||
| 30th | 1890-1894 | Charles Cahan | Liberal-Conservative | ||||
| 29th | 1886-1890 | William F. McCoy | Liberal | ||||
| 28th | 1882-1886 | ||||||
| 27th | 1878-1882 | Nathaniel Whitworth White | Liberal-Conservative | Nehemiah McGray | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 26th | 1874-1878 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | Robert Robertson | Liberal | ||
| 25th | 1871-1874 | ||||||
| 24th | 1867-1871 | ||||||
Election results
2009 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Sterling Belliveau | 3,844 | 55.41 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Eddie Nickerson | 1,637 | 23.59 | ||
| Liberal | Darian Huskilson | 1,356 | 19.54 | ||
| Green | Robin Smith | 101 | 1.46 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 6,938 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.29 | |||
| Turnout | 6,958 | 59.67 | |||
| Eligible voters | 11,661 | ||||
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Sterling Belliveau | 2,438 | 36.27 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Eddie Nickerson | 2,373 | 35.00 | ||
| Liberal | Kirk Cox | 1,790 | 26.63 | ||
| Green | Derek Jones | 141 | 2.1 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 6,722 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.43 | |||
| Turnout | 6,751 | 57.76 | |||
| Eligible voters | 11,688 | ||||
2003 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil O'Donnell | 3,702 | 48.62 | ||
| Liberal | Clifford Huskilson | 3,107 | 40.75 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Kendall Stoddard | 810 | 10.62 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,619 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.39 | |||
| Turnout | 7,649 | 71.33 | |||
| Eligible voters | 10,724 | ||||
1999 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil O'Donnell | 3,206~ | 41.54 | ||
| Liberal | Clifford Huskilson | 3,206~ | 41.54 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Dianne Nickerson | 1,306 | 16.92 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,718 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.42 | |||
| Turnout | 7,751 | 63.99 | |||
| Eligible voters | 12,112 | ||||
~In the riding of Shelburne, the Returning Officer had to cast the tie-breaking vote. It went to Cecil O'Donnell
1998 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Clifford Huskilson | 3,144 | 38.57 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil O'Donnell | 2,835 | 34.78 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Derek Jones | 2,173 | 26.66 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,152 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.51 | |||
| Turnout | 8,194 | 66.18 | |||
| Eligible voters | 12,381 | ||||
1993 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Clifford Huskilson | 5,438 | 61.70 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mary Rose | 2,002 | 22.71 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Kathleen Tudor | 692 | 7.85 | ||
| Independent | Kent Blades | 507 | 5.75 | Ø | |
| Independent | James Harding | 175 | 1.98 | Ø | |
| Total valid votes | 8,814 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 62 | 0.70 | |||
| Turnout | 8,876 | 70.46 | |||
| Eligible voters | 12,597 | ||||
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