Annapolis East

Annapolis East
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
District created	1956
District abolished	1993
Last contested	1988

Last updated February 12, 2026

Annapolis East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and existed from 1956 to 1993. It was created by a division of the former district of Annapolis County into Annapolis East and Annapolis West. Annapolis East included the towns of Bridgetown and Middleton.^[1] On the recommendations of the 1992 Electoral Boundaries Commission, the district was abolished and merged into Digby-Annapolis.^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Annapolis East elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:^[1]

Annapolis East
Legislature	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Annapolis County (1867–1956)
46th	1956–1960		Henry Davies Hicks	Liberal
47th	1960–1963		Hanson Dowell	Progressive Conservative
48th	1963–1967		John Inglis Marshall
49th	1967–1970		John Inglis Marshall
50th	1970–1974		Gerald Earle Sheehy
51st	1974–1978
52nd	1978–1981
53rd	1981–1984
54th	1984–1988
55th	1988–1993		Earle Albert Rayfuse	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Digby-Annapolis (1993–2013)

Election results

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Earle Rafuse	3,519	48.93%	18.77%
	Progressive Conservative	Graham Smith	3,188	44.33%	-11.69%
	New Democratic	Margaret Wolfe	485	6.74%	-7.08%
Total			7,192	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2018.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Sheehy	3,736	56.02%	-0.38%
	Liberal	Nita M. Irvine	2,011	30.15%	-0.42%
	New Democratic	Joan M. Boutilier	922	13.83%	0.81%
Total			6,669	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Sheehy	3,700	56.40%	-0.48%
	Liberal	Hugh Laurence	2,006	30.58%	-5.79%
	New Democratic	Joan M. Boutilier	854	13.02%	6.27%
Total			6,560	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirtieth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Sheehy	3,863	56.88%	4.12%
	Liberal	Carl L. Bruce	2,470	36.37%	-7.11%
	New Democratic	Roger A. Boutilier	458	6.74%	2.99%
Total			6,791	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Sheehy	3,134	52.76%	-1.60%
	Liberal	Hank DeBoer	2,583	43.48%	-2.15%
	New Democratic	Murray Alton Bent	223	3.75%	–
Total			5,940	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Sheehy	2,836	54.36%	-1.77%
	Liberal	Lloyd K. Hill	2,381	45.64%	1.77%
Total			5,217	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Legislative Assembly (1970). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, 1970 (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John I. Marshall	2,866	56.13%	-0.27%
	Liberal	Malcolm Balcom	2,240	43.87%	1.37%
Total			5,106	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John I. Marshall	2,962	56.40%	7.70%
	Liberal	Melbourne P. Armstrong	2,232	42.50%	-6.05%
	New Democratic	Murray Alton Bent	58	1.10%	–
Total			5,252	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Hanson Dowell	2,666	48.69%	4.70%
	Liberal	Henry Hicks	2,658	48.55%	-6.13%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Murray Alton Bent	151	2.76%	1.42%
Total			5,475	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Hicks	2,830	54.68%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Harry L. Ritcey	2,277	43.99%	–
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Murray Alton Bent	69	1.33%	–
Total			5,176	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018.

References

1 2 3 Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

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