Clare-Digby

Clare-Digby
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
District created2012
Last contested2017
Demographics
Population (2016)17,323
Electors (2017)14,486
Area (km²)2,521.00
Census division(s)Digby County
Census subdivision(s)Municipality of Clare, Town of Digby, Municipality of the District of Digby

Clare-Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 100 per cent of the former district of Clare and 76 per cent of the former district of Digby-Annapolis. It encompasses all of Digby County and consists of the Municipality of Clare, the Town of Digby, and the Municipality of the District of Digby.[1] The riding is home to the province's only French-language university, Université Sainte-Anne at Church Point, and North America's oldest Acadian festival. Lobster and scallop catches in St. Mary's Bay and along the Fundy coast are critical to the economy.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
Riding dissolved into Clare and Digby-Annapolis
63rd 2017–2021 Gordon Wilson Liberal
62nd 2013–2017
Riding created from Clare and Digby-Annapolis

Election results

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Wilson 4,044 50.49 -4.19
Progressive Conservative Normand Cormier 2,283 28.50 -2.58
New Democratic Harold Neil 1,682 21.00 +12.01
Total valid votes 8,009 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 116 1.43 +0.43
Turnout 8,125 56.54 -10.34
Eligible voters 14,370
Liberal hold Swing -0.81
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3]
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Gordon Wilson 5,122 54.68 N/A
  Progressive Conservative Paul Emile LeBlanc 2,911 31.08 N/A
  New Democratic Party Dean Kenley 842 8.99 N/A
  Independent Ian Thurber 492 5.25 N/A
Total valid votes 9,367 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 95 1.00
Turnout 9,462 66.88
Eligible voters 14,148

References

  1. ^ Clare-Digby Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Constituency History
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.