Digby (provincial electoral district)

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Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1993.

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From 1867 to 1949, the district included all of Digby County. After 1949, the Municipality of Clare received its own electoral district. [1] From 1949 to 1993, the district included the town of Digby and the Municipality of Digby.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
55th 1988-1993   Joseph H. Casey Liberal
54th 1984-1988   Merryl Lawton Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981-1984  Joseph H. Casey Liberal
52nd 1978-1981
51st 1974-1978
50th 1970-1974
49th 1967-1970   Robert Baden Powell Progressive Conservative
48th 1963-1967
47th 1960-1963   Victor Cardoza Liberal
46th 1956-1960   Malcolm Stewart Leonard Progressive Conservative
45th 1953–1956   Victor Cardoza Liberal
44th 1949–1953   E. Keith Potter Progressive Conservative
43rd 1945-1949   Joseph William Comeau Liberal
42nd 1941-1945
41st 1937-1941
40th 1933-1937
Digby returned two members before 1933
39th 1928-1933  Joseph William Comeau Liberal    Alexander Stirling MacMillan Liberal
38th 1925-1928   Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau Liberal-Conservative    William Hudson Farnham Liberal-Conservative
37th 1920-1925   Henry Ward Beecher Warner Liberal    Joseph William Comeau Liberal
36th 1916-1920
35th 1911-1916   Harry Hatheway Marshall Liberal-Conservative
1911   Allan Ellsworth Wall Liberal
34th 1910-1911
1907-1910 Angus Morrison Gidney
1906-1907 Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
33rd 1901-1906
32nd 1897-1901
31st 1895-1897
1894-1895 Eliakim Tupper
30th 1890-1894
29th 1886-1890 Henri M. Robicheau John S. McNeill
28th 1882-1886
27th 1878-1882   Benjamin Van Blarcom Liberal-Conservative
26th 1874-1878   Colin Campbell Liberal
25th 1871-1874 William Berrian Vail Urbine Doucett
24th 1867-1871

Election results

1867

1867 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal William Berrian Vail 1,13936.00%
Liberal Urbain Doucette1,01031.92%
Liberal–Conservative Colin Campbell 61219.34%
Liberal–ConservativeJ. Melanson40312.74%
Total3,164
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1871

1871 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal William Berrian Vail 1,02835.83%
Liberal Urbain Doucette1,01935.52%
Liberal–Conservative Colin Campbell 72125.13%
Liberal–ConservativeA. Amirault1013.52%
Total2,869
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1874

1874 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Colin Campbell 1,12335.17%
Liberal Henri M. Robicheau 96730.28%
Liberal–ConservativeJ. C. Wade57417.98%
Liberal Urbain Doucette52916.57%
Total3,193
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1878

1878 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–ConservativeBenjamin VanBlarcom83322.80%
Liberal Henri M. Robicheau 83022.72%
Liberal Urbain Doucette73820.20%
Independent Colin Campbell 72519.85%
Liberal John S. McNeill 52714.43%
Total3,653
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1882

1882 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Henri M. Robicheau 1,04829.59%
Liberal John S. McNeill 98627.84%
Liberal–ConservativeGeorge Taylor75221.23%
Liberal–ConservativeO. Doucette66418.75%
Independent William Lent922.60%
Total3,542
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1886

1886 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Henri M. Robicheau 1,10842.35%
Liberal John S. McNeill 98637.69%
Liberal–ConservativeRobert G. Munroe52219.95%
Total2,616
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1890

1890 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau 1,20726.57%
Liberal Eliakim Tupper 1,17925.96%
Liberal–ConservativeRobert G. Munroe70815.59%
Liberal–ConservativeDaniel LeBlanc66514.64%
Liberal William German4379.62%
Liberal Edward Hogan3467.62%
Total4,542
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1894

1894 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Eliakim Tupper 1,24527.92%
Liberal Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau 1,22827.54%
Liberal–ConservativeLouis Dugas1,01822.83%
Liberal–ConservativeM. R. Timpany96821.71%
Total4,459
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1897

1897 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau 1,51231.43%
Liberal Angus Morrison Gidney 1,49831.14%
Liberal–ConservativeFrank E. Comeau94019.54%
Liberal–ConservativeM. Dupuis86017.88%
Total4,810
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1901

1901 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau 1,50737.12%
Liberal Angus Morrison Gidney 1,40034.48%
Liberal–ConservativeJ. K. Tobin61115.05%
Liberal–ConservativeLouis Dugas54213.35%
Total4,060
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1906

1906 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau 1,37632.51%
Liberal Angus Morrison Gidney 1,25329.61%
Liberal–ConservativeM. H. Marshall82919.59%
Liberal–ConservativeA. A. Theriault77418.29%
Total4,232
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1911

1911 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Joseph William Comeau 1,89228.09%
Liberal Allen Ellsworth Wall1,85527.54%
Liberal–Conservative Harry Hatheway Marshall 1,59923.74%
Liberal–ConservativeF. P. Deveau1,38920.62%
Total6,735
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1916

1916 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Joseph William Comeau 2,00228.20%
Liberal Henry W. B. Warner1,90326.81%
Liberal–ConservativeFelix M. Gaudet1,60422.59%
Liberal–ConservativeWalton K. Tibert1,59022.40%
Total7,099
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1920

1920 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Joseph William Comeau 3,16532.67%
Liberal Henry W. B. Warner2,99730.93%
United Farmers Glidden Campbell1,83518.94%
United Farmers Emede Robicheau1,69217.46%
Total9,689
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative William Hudson Farnham 3,86230.27%
Liberal–Conservative Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau 3,82730.00%
Liberal Henry W. B. Warner2,54519.95%
Liberal Gilbert J. Belliveau2,52419.78%
Total12,758
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Joseph William Comeau 3,76327.55%
Liberal Alexander Stirling MacMillan 3,55726.04%
Liberal–ConservativeH. E. Wagner3,21323.52%
Liberal–Conservative Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau 3,12522.88%
Total13,658
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Joseph William Comeau 5,37259.20%
Liberal–Conservative Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau 3,70340.80%
Total9,075
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph William Comeau 5,17958.19%-1.00%
Liberal–ConservativeEdward Brenett Pugh3,72141.81%1.00%
Total8,900
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph William Comeau 4,81862.34%4.15%
Liberal–ConservativeJames John Wallis2,91037.66%-4.15%
Total7,728
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph William Comeau 4,71459.13%-3.21%
Liberal–ConservativeKenneth Earl Smith2,70633.94%-3.71%
Co-operative Commonwealth Edgar Lawrence Outhouse5526.92%
Total7,972
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal–Conservative E. Keith Potter 2,83050.74%16.79%
Liberal Blanchard Spring Morrell2,74849.26%-9.87%
Total5,578
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Victor Cardoza 2,77052.40%3.14%
Progressive Conservative Malcolm Stewart Leonard 2,51647.60%
Total5,286
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Malcolm Stewart Leonard 2,70151.35%3.75%
Liberal Victor Cardoza 2,55948.65%-3.75%
Total5,260
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Victor Cardoza 2,65149.23%0.58%
Progressive Conservative E. Keith Potter 2,59348.15%-3.20%
Co-operative Commonwealth Foster Journeay1412.62%
Total5,385
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Baden Powell 2,67152.23%4.08%
Liberal Victor Cardoza 2,37846.50%-2.73%
New Democratic Louis A. Beeler651.27%
Total5,114
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Baden Powell 2,52451.31%-0.92%
Liberal Phillip R. Woolaver2,39548.69%2.19%
Total4,919
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph H. Casey 2,90357.54%8.85%
Progressive Conservative Gifford W. Lewis2,14242.46%-8.85%
Total5,045
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph H. Casey 3,52565.90%8.36%
Progressive Conservative Jack Nichols1,59029.73%-12.73%
New Democratic Caleb Barry Haight2344.37%
Total5,349
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph H. Casey 3,04851.56%-14.34%
Progressive Conservative John Comeau2,60344.03%14.30%
New Democratic John Gray2614.41%0.04%
Total5,912
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph H. Casey 2,91846.04%-5.52%
Progressive Conservative John Comeau2,64341.70%-2.33%
New Democratic Bill Redden77712.26%7.84%
Total6,338
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Merryl Lawton 3,45160.66%18.96%
Liberal Paul Scovil1,65729.13%-16.91%
New Democratic Susan Jamieson58110.21%-2.05%
Total5,689
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph H. Casey 3,51452.87%23.75%
Progressive Conservative Maxine Connell2,68740.43%-20.23%
New Democratic Susan Jamieson4456.70%-3.52%
Total6,646
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

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References

  1. Clare-Digby Riding History Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine NS Legislature