Annapolis East

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 dissolved into Digby-Annapolis
55th 1988–1993     Earle Rafuse Liberal
54th 1984–1988     Gerry Sheehy Progressive Conservative
53rd 1981–1984
52nd 1978–1981
51st 1974–1978
50th 1970–1974
50th 1967–1970     John I. Marshall Progressive Conservative
50th 1963–1967
50th 1960–1963     Hanson Dowell Progressive Conservative
50th 1956–1960     Henry Hicks Liberal
Riding created from Annapolis County

Election results

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John I. Marshall 2,962 56.40% 7.70%
Liberal Melbourne Parker Armstrong 2,232 42.50% -6.05%
New Democratic Murray Alton Bent 58 1.10% –
Total 5,252 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

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 (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (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
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 (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (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
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 (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (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
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 (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (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
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 (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (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.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Electoral History for Annapolis East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2019.