Annapolis West

For the Nova Scotia school, see Annapolis West Education Centre.

Annapolis West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993. Prior to 1956, it was a part of the district of Annapolis County.

It was abolished when it was merged into Digby-Annapolis.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Annapolis West
Legislature Years Member Party
Riding dissolved into Digby-Annapolis
55th 1988–1993     Greg Kerr Progressive Conservative
54th 1984–1988
53rd 1981–1984
52nd 1978–1981
51st 1974–1978     Peter M. Nicholson Liberal
50th 1970–1974
50th 1967–1970
50th 1963–1967
50th 1960–1963
50th 1956–1960
Riding created from Annapolis County

Election results

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter M. Nicholson 2,523 53.84% –
Progressive Conservative Leigh Minard Marshall 2,163 46.16% –
Total 4,686 –
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 % ±%
Liberal Peter M. Nicholson 2,571 53.14% -0.70%
Progressive Conservative Charles T. LeBrun 2,068 42.74% -3.41%
Co-operative Commonwealth Louis A. Beeler 199 4.11% –
Total 4,838 –
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 % ±%
Liberal Peter M. Nicholson 2,386 52.67% -0.47%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth E. Green 2,075 45.81% 3.06%
New Democratic Dale A. Young 69 1.52% –
Total 4,530 –
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 % ±%
Liberal Peter M. Nicholson 2,338 54.13% 1.46%
Progressive Conservative Kenneth E. Green 1,981 45.87% 0.06%
Total 4,319 –
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 % ±%
Liberal Peter M. Nicholson 2,401 53.97% -0.17%
Progressive Conservative H. Robert Sanford 2,048 46.03% 0.17%
Total 4,449 –
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 % ±%
Liberal Peter M. Nicholson 2,636 53.00% -0.97%
Progressive Conservative J. R. Kerr 2,150 43.22% -2.81%
New Democratic David N. Lowe 188 3.78% –
Total 4,974 –
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 Greg Kerr 2,690 50.56% 7.34%
Liberal Peter M. Nicholson 2,329 43.78% -9.22%
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 301 5.66% 1.88%
Total 5,320 –
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 Greg Kerr 2,784 53.57% 3.01%
Liberal Herb Anderson 1,894 36.44% -7.33%
New Democratic John R. Taylor 519 9.99% 4.33%
Total 5,197 –
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 Greg Kerr 2,809 53.68% 0.11%
Liberal Herb Anderson 2,019 38.58% 2.14%
New Democratic Howard Langille 405 7.74% -2.25%
Total 5,233 –
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 % ±%
Progressive Conservative Greg Kerr 3,090 55.78% 2.10%
Liberal Daurene Lewis 2,068 37.33% -1.25%
New Democratic Nancy Onysko 306 5.52% -2.22%
Independent Leo E. MacDonald 76 1.37% –
Total 5,540 –
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.

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