Digby-Annapolis

Digby-Annapolis
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Jill Balser; Progressive Conservative
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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)	, , 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
56th	1993–1998		Joseph H. Casey	Liberal
57th	1998–1999		Gordon Balser	Progressive Conservative
58th	1999–2003		Gordon Balser	Progressive Conservative
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[]

2009 Nova Scotia 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[]

2006 Nova Scotia 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[]

2003 Nova Scotia 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[]

1999 Nova Scotia 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[]

1998 Nova Scotia 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[]

1993 Nova Scotia 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

External links[]

[1] "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[2] "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[3] Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries

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