Digby-Annapolis
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Jill Balser
Progressive Conservative
District created1993, 2019
District abolished2013
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)12,829
Electors9,883
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)

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.

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 from Annapolis East, Annapolis West and Digby
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 dissolved into Clare-Digby and Annapolis
Riding recreated from Clare-Digby and Annapolis
64th 2021–present     Jill Balser Progressive Conservative

Election results

1993 general election

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph H. Casey5,80571.46%
Progressive ConservativeWalter MacAlpine1,52118.72%
New DemocraticSusan Jamieson7979.81%
Total valid votes 8,123100.00
Total rejected ballots 690.84
Turnout 8,19273.79
Eligible voters 11,178
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1998 general election

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Balser2,46537.22%18.50%
LiberalJohn Drish2,23233.71%-37.76%
New DemocraticSteve Downes1,92529.07%19.26%
Total valid votes 6,622100.00
Total rejected ballots 510.76
Turnout 6,67364.90
Eligible voters 10,281
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999 general election

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Balser3,78058.74%21.52%
LiberalVivian O'Neil1,55024.09%-9.62%
New DemocraticSteve Downes1,10517.17%-11.90%
Total valid votes 6,435100.00
Total rejected ballots 430.66
Turnout 6,47863.57
Eligible voters 10,191
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003 general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHarold Theriault2,66645.56%21.48%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Balser2,33939.98%-18.77%
New DemocraticDeborah Trask75512.90%-4.27%
Nova Scotia PartyGordon D. Reid911.56%
Total valid votes 5,851100.00
Total rejected ballots 340.58
Turnout 5,88564.92
Eligible voters 9,065
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006 general election

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHarold Theriault3,03450.91%5.35%
Progressive ConservativeJimmy MacAlpine2,17036.42%-3.56%
New DemocraticAndrew Oliver66311.13%-1.78%
GreenNamron Bean921.54%
Total valid votes 5,959100.00
Total rejected ballots 120.20
Turnout 5,97159.27
Eligible voters 10,075
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009 general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHarold Theriault3,51463.48%12.56%
New DemocraticSherri Oliver1,09219.73%8.60%
Progressive ConservativeCindy Nesbitt85215.39%-21.03%
GreenNamron Bean781.41%-0.13%
Total valid votes 5,536100.00
Total rejected ballots 220.40
Turnout 5,55856.24
Eligible voters 9,983
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2017 general election (transposed)

2017 provincial election redistributed results[2]
Party Vote  %
  Liberal2,85451.77
  Progressive Conservative1,29723.53
  New Democratic1,28923.38
  Green571.03
  Atlantica160.29

2021 general election

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJill S. Balser2,63649.55+26.02
LiberalJimmy MacAlpine1,86535.06-16.71
New DemocraticMichael Carty62611.77-11.61
GreenJessica Walker1132.12+1.09
AtlanticaTyler Ducharme801.50+1.21
Total valid votes 5,32099.66
Total rejected ballots 180.34
Turnout 5,33852.98
Eligible voters 10,075
Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +21.37
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

References

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