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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.

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:

Legislature Years Member Party
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

References

  1. ^ Clare-Digby Riding History NS Legislature


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