Digby-Annapolis
Digby—Annapolis is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1993-2013. It elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the electoral district included the Municipality of the District of Digby, which is the northeastern half of Digby County as well as the western part of Annapolis County.
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
District created | 1993 |
District abolished | 2013 |
Last contested | 2009 |
Demographics | |
Population (2011) | 12,829 |
Electors | 9,883 |
Census division(s) | Annapolis County, Digby County |
The electoral district was created in 1993 by merging sections from Annapolis East, Annapolis West and Digby. It was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral districts of Clare-Digby and Annapolis.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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61st | 2009–2013 | Harold Theriault | Liberal | |
60th | 2006-2009 | |||
59th | 2003-2006 | |||
58th | 1999-2003 | Gordon Balser | Progressive Conservative | |
57th | 1998-1999 | |||
56th | 1993-1998 | Joseph H. Casey | Liberal |
Election results
2009 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Harold Jr. Theriault | 3,514 | 64.32 | ||
New Democratic Party | Sherri Oliver | 1,025 | 18.76 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Cindy Nesbitt | 846 | 15.49 | ||
Green | Namron Bean | 78 | 1.43 | – | |
Total valid votes | 5,536 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.40 | |||
Turnout | 5,558 | 56.24 | |||
Eligible voters | 9,983 |
2006 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Harold Jr. Theriault | 3,034 | 50.91 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Jimmy MacAlpine | 2,170 | 36.42 | ||
New Democratic Party | Andrew Oliver | 663 | 11.13 | ||
Green | Namron Bean | 92 | 1.94 | – | |
Total valid votes | 5,959 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 12 | 0.20 | |||
Turnout | 5,971 | 59.27 | |||
Eligible voters | 10,075 |
2003 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Harold Theriault, Jr. | 2,666 | 45.26 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Gordon Balser | 2,339 | 40.00 | ||
New Democratic Party | Deborah Trask | 755 | 13.20 | ||
Nova Scotia Party | Gordon Douglas Reid | 92 | 1.54 | ||
Total valid votes | 5,851 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.58 | |||
Turnout | 5,885 | 64.92 | |||
Eligible voters | 9,065 |
1999 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | Gordon Balser | 3,780 | 58.74 | ||
Liberal | Vivian O'Neil | 1,550 | 24.09 | ||
New Democratic Party | Steve Downes | 1,105 | 17.17 | ||
Total valid votes | 6,435 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 43 | 0.66 | |||
Turnout | 6,478 | 63.57 | |||
Eligible voters | 10,191 |
1998 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | Gordon Balser | 2,465 | 37.22 | ||
Liberal | John Drish | 2,232 | 33.70 | ||
New Democratic Party | Steve Downes | 1,925 | 29.07 | ||
Total valid votes | 6,622 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 51 | 0.76 | |||
Turnout | 6,673 | 64.90 | |||
Eligible voters | 10,281 |
1993 general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joe Casey | 5,805 | 71.46 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Walter MacAlpine | 1,521 | 18.72 | ||
New Democratic Party | Susan Jamieson | 797 | 9.81 | ||
Total valid votes | 8,123 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 69 | 0.84 | |||
Turnout | 8,192 | 73.79 | |||
Eligible voters | 11,178 |
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