Digby (electoral district)

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Digby was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was created as part of the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Digby and Annapolis and Yarmouth and Clare ridings.

The district consisted of the County of Digby.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 3 Election results 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. Alfred William Savary, Anti-Confederate/Conservative (1867-1874)
2. E.R. Oakes, Liberal-Conservative (1874)
3. William B. Vail, Liberal (1874-1877)
4. John C. Wade, Conservative (1878-1882)
5. William Berrian Vail, Liberal (1882-1887)
6. John Campbell, Conservative (1887)
7. Herbert Ladd Jones, Conservative (1887-1891)
8. Edward Charles Bowers, Liberal (1891-1896)
9. Albert J.S. Copp, Liberal (1896-1908)
10. Clarence Jameson, Conservative (1908-1917)

[edit] Election results

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Anti-Confederate	Alfred William Savary	792
	Unknown	Wade	497
	Unknown	Mehan	362

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Alfred William Savary	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	E.R. Oakes	1,168
	Conservative	Alfred William Savary	631

By-election: On Mr. Oakes' resignation when appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, Oct. 1874

By-election on 26 October 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Berrian Vail	932
	Unknown	W.H. Taylor	656

By-election: On Mr. Vail's resignation, 31 December 1877

By-election on 19 January 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Chipman Wade	1,210
	Liberal	William Berrian Vail	845

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Chipman Wade	1,019
	Unknown	P.W. Smith	1,001

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Berrian Vail	1,123
	Conservative	John Chipman Wade	871

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Campbell	1,459
	Liberal	William Berrian Vail	1,364

By-election: On Mr. Campbell's death, 26 May 1887

By-election on 16 July 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Herbert Ladd Jones	1,092
	Independent	H.M. Robichon	1,056

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edward Charles Bowers	1,503
	Conservative	H.L. Jones	1,430

By-election: Edward Charles Bowers acclaimed

By-election on 13 February 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edward Charles Bowers	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert James Smith Copp	1,636
	Conservative	J. Edgar Jones	1,591

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert James Smith Copp	1,923
	Conservative	J. Edgar Jones	1,418

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert James Smith Copp	1,840
	Conservative	John Arthur Grinson	1,096
	Independent Liberal	C. Comeau	105

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Clarence Jameson	1,771
	Liberal	Albert James Smith Copp	1,640

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Clarence Jameson	2,126
	Liberal	Allan Ellsworth Wall	1,866

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Digby (1867–1914) from the Library of Parliament