Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)

Yarmouth
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Zach Churchill
Liberal
District created1867
First contested1867
Last contested2021
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

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.

From 1867 to 1981, the district included all of Yarmouth County and for most of that time elected two members in order to allow the district to enjoy both Protestant and Catholic representation in the legislature.[1][2] In 1981, the district was redistributed and reduced to having just one MLA. The Municipality of Argyle received its own electoral district.

  1. ^ "2019 Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Electoral History for Yarmouth Nova Scotia Legislature