# Shelburne (provincial electoral district)

Shelburne is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1867 and 2013 and since 2021. Since 2021 and between 1933 and 2013 it has elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; from 1867 to 1933 it elected two members. The electoral district includes Shelburne County in its entirety.
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. It was re-created following the 2019 electoral boundary review out of those districts.

## Geography

Shelburne has 2,578 km$^2$ (995 sq mi) of landmass.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 65th | 2024-Present | Nolan Young | Progressive Conservative |
| 64th | 2021-2024 | Nolan Young | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding recreated from parts of Queens-Shelburne |||||
| Riding dissolved |||||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Sterling Belliveau | New Democratic |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | Sterling Belliveau | New Democratic |
| 59th | 2003-2006 | Cecil O'Donnell | Progressive Conservative |
| 58th | 1999-2003 | Cecil O'Donnell | Progressive Conservative |
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Clifford Huskilson | Liberal |
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Clifford Huskilson | Liberal |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Harold Huskilson | Liberal |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Harold Huskilson | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | Harold Huskilson | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | Harold Huskilson | Liberal |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | Harold Huskilson | Liberal |
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Harold Huskilson | Liberal |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | James McKay Harding | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | James McKay Harding | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | James McKay Harding | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | James McKay Harding | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 1953-1956 | Wilfred Dauphinee | Liberal |
| 44th | 1949-1953 | Wilfred Dauphinee | Liberal |
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | Wilfred Dauphinee | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | Wilfred Dauphinee | Liberal |
| 41st | 1937-1941 | Henry R. L. Bill | Liberal |
| 40th | 1933-1937 | Henry R. L. Bill | Liberal |
| 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 |
| 37th | 1920 | Robert Irwin | Liberal | Frank E. Smith | Liberal |
| 36th | 1916-1920 | Robert Irwin | Liberal | Maurice Nickerson | Liberal |
| 35th | 1911-1916 | Robert Irwin | Liberal | Smith Nickerson | Liberal |
| 34th | 1906-1911 | Robert Irwin | Liberal | Moses H. Nickerson | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1904-1906 | George A. Cox | Liberal | Moses H. Nickerson | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1902-1904 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | Moses H. Nickerson | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1901-1902 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | Thomas Robertson | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1897-1901 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | Thomas Robertson | Liberal |
| 31st | 1894-1897 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | Thomas Robertson | Liberal |
| 30th | 1890-1894 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | Charles Cahan | Liberal-Conservative |
| 29th | 1886-1890 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | William F. McCoy | Liberal |
| 28th | 1882-1886 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | William F. McCoy | Liberal |
| 27th | 1878-1882 | Nathaniel Whitworth White | Liberal-Conservative | Nehemiah McGray | Liberal-Conservative |
| 26th | 1874-1878 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | Robert Robertson | Liberal |
| 25th | 1871-1874 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | Robert Robertson | Liberal |
| 24th | 1867-1871 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | Robert Robertson | Liberal |

## Election results
### 1867

1867 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Robertson | Acclaimed | – |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | Acclaimed | – |
| Total | Total | Total | | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1871

1871 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | 826 | 30.72% |
| | Liberal | Robert Robertson | 765 | 28.45% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William F. MacCoy | 570 | 21.20% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. H. Kendrick | 528 | 19.64% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,689 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1874

1874 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | Acclaimed | – |
| | Liberal | Robert Robertson | Acclaimed | – |
| Total | Total | Total | | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1878

1878 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Nathaniel Whitworth White | 1,140 | 29.29% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Nehemiah McGray | 989 | 25.41% |
| | Liberal | William F. MacCoy | 892 | 22.92% |
| | Liberal | M. Nickerson | 871 | 22.38% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,892 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1882

1882 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | 947 | 30.31% |
| | Liberal | William F. MacCoy | 938 | 30.03% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Nehemiah McGray | 692 | 22.15% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Allan | 547 | 17.51% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,124 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1886

1886 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | 1,188 | 30.97% |
| | Liberal | William F. MacCoy | 1,063 | 27.71% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alfred K. Smith | 860 | 22.42% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Cahan | 725 | 18.90% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,836 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1890

1890 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | 1,061 | 25.85% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Cahan | 1,051 | 25.60% |
| | Liberal | William F. MacCoy | 1,042 | 25.38% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alfred K. Smith | 951 | 23.17% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,105 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1894

1894 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 1,319 | 27.11% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | 1,282 | 26.35% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Hazlett Calen | 1,212 | 24.91% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | R. W. Freeman | 1,053 | 21.64% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,866 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1897

1897 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | Acclaimed | – |
| | Liberal | Thomas Robertson | Acclaimed | – |
| Total | Total | Total | | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1901

1901 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | 817 | 41.98% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 803 | 41.26% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Arthur Hood | 326 | 16.75% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,946 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1906

1906 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Moses H. Nickerson | 1,083 | 28.08% |
| | Liberal | Robert Irwin | 975 | 25.28% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | N. R. Craig | 930 | 24.11% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | T. C. Lockwood | 869 | 22.53% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,857 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1911

1911 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Irwin | 1,245 | 26.64% |
| | Liberal | Smith Nickerson | 1,202 | 25.72% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | R. Ward Fisher | 1,120 | 23.97% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Phillips | 1,106 | 23.67% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,673 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1916

1916 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Irwin | 1,442 | 27.82% |
| | Liberal | Maurice Nickerson | 1,424 | 27.47% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Wendell H. Currie | 1,205 | 23.24% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | W.C. Hall | 1,113 | 21.47% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,184 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1920

1920 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Irwin | 1,917 | 28.64% |
| | Liberal | Frank E. Smith | 1,774 | 26.51% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William T. Brannen | 1,623 | 24.25% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Wendell H. Currie | 1,379 | 20.60% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,693 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Ernest Reginald Nickerson | 2,596 | 28.42% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Norman Emmons Smith | 2,452 | 26.84% |
| | Liberal | Ernest Howard Armstrong | 2,087 | 22.84% |
| | Liberal | Robert Irwin | 2,001 | 21.90% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,136 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henry R. L. Bill | 2,474 | 27.13% |
| | Liberal | Wishart McLea Robertson | 2,473 | 27.12% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Ernest Reginald Nickerson | 2,121 | 23.26% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Norman Emmons Smith | 2,052 | 22.50% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,120 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henry R. L. Bill | 3,252 | 56.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | James W. Maddin | 2,500 | 43.46% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,752 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry R. L. Bill | 3,215 | 58.41% | 1.88% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Norman Emmons Smith | 2,289 | 41.59% | -1.88% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,504 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Dauphinee | 2,422 | 50.73% | -7.68% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick William Bower | 2,352 | 49.27% | 7.68% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,774 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Dauphinee | 3,214 | 55.85% | 5.11% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick William Bower | 2,203 | 38.28% | -10.99% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Cecil James O'Donnell | 338 | 5.87% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,755 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Dauphinee | 3,436 | 53.20% | -2.65% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Reginald Donald Ross | 3,023 | 46.80% | 8.52% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,459 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Dauphinee | 3,256 | 51.20% | -1.99% |
| | Progressive Conservative | James McKay Harding | 3,103 | 48.80% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,359 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | James McKay Harding | 3,337 | 51.95% | 3.16% |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Dauphinee | 3,086 | 48.05% | -3.16% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,423 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | James McKay Harding | 3,539 | 52.94% | 0.99% |
| | Liberal | William Russell MacKay | 3,146 | 47.06% | -0.99% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,685 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | James McKay Harding | 3,737 | 54.40% | 1.46% |
| | Liberal | Robert Quinlan Hood | 3,133 | 45.60% | -1.46% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,870 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | James McKay Harding | 3,271 | 46.60% | -7.80% |
| | Liberal | Harold Huskilson | 3,111 | 44.32% | -1.29% |
| | New Democratic | Aubrey Harding | 638 | 9.09% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,020 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Huskilson | 3,725 | 49.06% | 4.74% |
| | Progressive Conservative | William J. Cox | 3,321 | 43.74% | -2.86% |
| | New Democratic | Aubrey Harding | 547 | 7.20% | -1.88% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,593 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Huskilson | 4,119 | 47.58% | -1.48% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ron Hatfield | 3,732 | 43.11% | -0.63% |
| | New Democratic | Dewey Waybret | 806 | 9.31% | 2.11% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,657 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Huskilson | 3,932 | 45.06% | -2.52% |
| | Progressive Conservative | A. Etherene Goreham | 3,682 | 42.20% | -0.91% |
| | New Democratic | Jane A. Strange | 1,112 | 12.74% | 3.43% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,726 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Huskilson | 3,765 | 46.20% | 1.14% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Warren Doane | 3,440 | 42.21% | 0.01% |
| | New Democratic | Laurie Hitchens | 945 | 11.60% | -1.15% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,150 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Huskilson | 3,843 | 46.09% | -0.11% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ron Leary | 3,659 | 43.88% | 1.67% |
| | New Democratic | Laurie Hitchens | 601 | 7.21% | -4.39% |
| | Independent | Etheren Goreham | 235 | 2.82% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,338 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Huskilson | 5,224 | 51.54% | 5.45% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tim Van Zoost | 4,241 | 41.85% | -2.04% |
| | New Democratic | Ralph Niessen | 670 | 6.61% | -0.60% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,135 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Clifford Huskilson | 5,438 | 61.70% | 10.15% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mary E. Rose | 2,002 | 22.71% | -19.13% |
| | New Democratic | Kathleen K. Tudor | 692 | 7.85% | 1.24% |
| | Independent | Kent A. Blades | 507 | 5.75% | – |
| | Independent | James M. Harding | 175 | 1.99% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,814 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 62 | 0.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,876 | 70.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,597 |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Clifford Huskilson | 3,144 | 38.57% | -23.13% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cecil O'Donnell | 2,835 | 34.78% | 12.06% |
| | New Democratic | Derek Jones | 2,173 | 26.66% | 18.80% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,152 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,194 | 66.18 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,381 |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cecil O'Donnell | 3,206 | 41.54% | 6.76% |
| | Liberal | Clifford Huskilson | 3,206 | 41.54% | 2.97% |
| | New Democratic | Dianne Nickerson | 1,306 | 16.92% | -9.73% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,718 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,751 | 63.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,112 |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
~In the riding of Shelburne, the Returning Officer had to cast the tie-breaking vote. It went to Cecil O'Donnell

### 2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cecil O'Donnell | 3,702 | 48.59% | 7.05% |
| | Liberal | Clifford Huskilson | 3,107 | 40.78% | -0.76% |
| | New Democratic | Kendall Stoddard | 810 | 10.63% | -6.29% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,619 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,649 | 71.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,724 |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Sterling Belliveau | 2,438 | 36.27% | 25.64% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernest Reginald Nickerson | 2,353 | 35.00% | -13.58% |
| | Liberal | Kirk Cox | 1,790 | 26.63% | -14.15% |
| | Green | Derek Jones | 141 | 2.10% | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,722 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,751 | 57.76 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,688 |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Sterling Belliveau | 3,844 | 55.41% | 19.14% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernest Reginald Nickerson | 1,637 | 23.59% | -11.41% |
| | Liberal | Darian Huskilson | 1,356 | 19.54% | -7.08% |
| | Green | Robin Smith | 101 | 1.46% | -0.64% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,938 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,958 | 59.67 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,661 |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Shelburne" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 2017 (transposed)

2017 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,330 | 46.28 |
| Liberal | 1,701 | 33.78 |
| New Democratic | 896 | 17.80 |
| Green | 108 | 2.14 |

### 2021

vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nolan Young | 3,905 | 62.56 | +16.28 | $26,676.96 |
| | Liberal | Penny Smith | 1,483 | 23.76 | -10.02 | $27,067.38 |
| | New Democratic | Darren Stoddard | 753 | 12.06 | -5.74 | $22,519.99 |
| | Green | Steve Hirchak | 101 | 1.62 | -0.52 | $200.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 6,242 | 99.55 | – | $69,456.69 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,270 | 54.50 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,505 |
| | Progressive Conservative notional hold | Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | +13.15 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2024

vte2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nolan Young | 3,092 | 76.8% |
| | New Democratic | Bridget Taylor | 477 | 11.8% |
| | Liberal | Debbie Muise | 457 | 11.4% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,026 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||