Clare-Digby

Clare-Digby is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 100 per cent of the former district of Clare and 76 per cent of the former district of Digby-Annapolis. It encompasses all of Digby County and consists of the Municipality of Clare, the Town of Digby, and the Municipality of the District of Digby.[1] The riding is home to the province's only French-language university, Université Sainte-Anne at Church Point, and North America's oldest Acadian festival. Lobster and scallop catches in St. Mary's Bay and along the Fundy coast are critical to the economy.

Clare-Digby
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Gordon Wilson
Liberal
District created2012
Last contested2013
Demographics
Population (2016)17,323
Electors (2017)14,486
Area (km²)2,521.00
Pop. density (per km²)6.9
Census division(s)Digby County
Census subdivision(s)Municipality of Clare, Town of Digby, Municipality of the District of Digby

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
63rd 2017–present Gordon Wilson Liberal
62nd 2013–2017

Election results

2017 general election

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGordon Wilson4,04450.49-4.19
Progressive ConservativeNormand Cormier2,28328.50-2.58
New DemocraticHarold Neil1,68221.00+12.01
Total valid votes 8,009100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1161.43+0.43
Turnout 8,12556.54-10.34
Eligible voters 14,370

2013 general election

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Gordon Wilson 5,122 54.68 N/A
  Progressive Conservative Paul Emile LeBlanc 2,911 31.08 N/A
  New Democratic Party Dean Kenley 842 8.99 N/A
  Independent Ian Thurber 492 5.25 N/A
Total valid votes 9,367100.0  
Total rejected ballots 951.00
Turnout 9,46266.88
Eligible voters 14,148

References

  1. Clare-Digby Constituency History

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