Digby-Annapolis
Digby—Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1993 and 2013 and since 2021. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes the Municipality of the District of Digby, which is the northeastern half of Digby County as well as the western part of Annapolis County.
| Provincial electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1993, 2019 | ||
| District abolished | 2013 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 12,829 | ||
| Electors | 9,883 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,624 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.9 | ||
| Census division(s) | Annapolis County, Digby County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Annapolis, Sudb. A, Annapolis, Subd. D, Bear River 6, Bear River 6B, Municipality of the District of Digby, Digby (town) | ||
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. It was re-created out of those districts following the 2019 electoral boundary review.
Geography
Digby-Annapolis covers 2,624 km2 (1,013 sq mi) of land.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Digby-Annapolis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created | ||||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | Joseph H. Casey | Liberal | |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Gordon Balser | Progressive Conservative | |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Harold Theriault | Liberal | |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| Riding abolished | ||||
| Riding recreated | ||||
| 64th | 2021–present | Jill Balser | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
2021 general election
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jill S. Balser | 2,636 | 49.55 | +26.02 | ||||
| Liberal | Jimmy MacAlpine | 1,865 | 35.06 | -16.71 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael Carty | 626 | 11.77 | -11.61 | ||||
| Green | Jessica Walker | 113 | 2.12 | +1.09 | ||||
| Atlantica | Tyler Ducharme | 80 | 1.50 | +1.21 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,320 | 99.66 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,338 | 52.98 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,075 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +21.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2] | ||||||||
2017 general election (transposed)
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 2,854 | 51.77 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 1,297 | 23.53 | |
| New Democratic | 1,289 | 23.38 | |
| Green | 57 | 1.03 | |
| Atlantica | 16 | 0.29 | |
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 | ||||
References
- "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries