# Yarmouth (electoral district)

Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Yarmouth and Clare riding.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Yarmouth |||||
| 1st | 1867–1868 | Thomas Killam | Anti-Confederation |
| 1st | 1869–1872 | Frank Killam | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Frank Killam | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Frank Killam | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Frank Killam | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Joseph Robbins Kinney | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1887 | John Lovitt | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | John Lovitt | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Thomas Barnard Flint | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Thomas Barnard Flint | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1902 | Thomas Barnard Flint | Liberal |
| 9th | 1902–1904 | Bowman Brown Law | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Bowman Brown Law | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Bowman Brown Law | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Bowman Brown Law | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Yarmouth and Clare |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Anti-Confederation | Thomas Killam | 1,225 |
| | Unknown | George S. Brown | 666 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 20 April 1869
On Mr. Killam's death, 15 December 1868 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,220 |
| | Unknown | N.P. Clements | 598 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,176 |
| | Unknown | W.H. Townsend | 440 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,192 |
| | Unknown | George S.Brown | 762 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Frank Killam | 1,343 |
| | Liberal | Thomas B. Flint | 802 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Robbins Kinney | 1,204 |
| | Liberal | Frank Killam | 903 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John Lovitt | 1,872 |
| Liberal | Joseph Robbins Kinney | 1,180 |
| Independent | J.K. Hatfield | 21 |
By-election on 15 December 1887
On election being declared void, 13 August 1887 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Lovitt | 1,551 |
| | Independent | T.B. Crosby | 980 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,732 |
| | Liberal | J.R. Kinney | 1,157 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,640 |
| | Conservative | Jacob Bingay | 1,196 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,756 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Edgar Corning | 1,535 |
By-election on 3 December 1902
On Mr. Flint being appointed Clerk of the House of Commons, 11 November 1902 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 2,076 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Edgar Corning | 1,208 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 1,883 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Edgar Corning | 1,524 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 2,285 |
| | Conservative | Samuel William Williamson | 1,446 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Bowman Brown Law | 2,399 |
| | Conservative | Knowles Eugene Crosby | 1,215 |