Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yarmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It consists of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth and the town of Yarmouth.
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Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1867 | ||
First contested | 1867 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 16,363 | ||
Electors (2017) | 13,862 | ||
Area (km²) | 784 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 20.9 | ||
Census division(s) | Yarmouth County | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Town of Yarmouth, Municipality of Yarmouth |
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From 1867 to 1981, the district included all of Yarmouth County and for most of that time elected two members.[1]
In 1981, the district was redistributed and reduced to having just one MLA. The Municipality of Argyle received its own electoral district.