Abstract: A shaded pole electric motor comprising a rotor, a stator. The stator has a plurality of generally radially extending poles each with a neck portion of lesser circumferential extent than the radially innermost ends of the poles. Adjacent neck portions of the poles form a kidney slot for receiving portions of stator windings. A main winding is wound around the neck portion of each pole. A shading coil slot which has its radially innermost end nearer the pole center than its radially outermost end. A shading coil and winding is positioned in such a manner that no portion of the main winding overlies the axially outer ends of the shading coil.