Digby—Annapolis—Kings
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Digby—Annapolis—Kings was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949, and from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Digby—Annapolis and Hants—Kings ridings. It consisted of the counties of Kings and Annapolis and the county of Digby excluding the municipality of Clare. The district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed between Annapolis—Kings and Digby—Yarmouth ridings.
The district was created again in 1952 from Annapolis—Kings and Digby—Yarmouth. It consisted of consisting of the counties of Kings and Annapolis and the county of Digby excluding the Municipality of Clare. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Annapolis Valley and South Western Nova ridings.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
1935-1949
- James Lorimer Ilsley, Liberal (1935-1948)
- George C. Nowlan, Progressive Conservative (1948-1949)
1953-1968
- George C. Nowlan, Progressive Conservative (1953-1965)
- John Patrick Nowlan, Progressive Conservative (1965-1968)
[edit] Election results
[edit] 1935-1949
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | ILSLEY, James Lorimer | 13,894 | |||
| Conservative | STEWART, R.D. Caldwell | 7,266 | |||
| Reconstruction | WETMORE, Cyril B. | 1,773 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | ILSLEY, Hon. James Lorimer | 15,094 | |||
| National Government | THOMAS, Hiram | 9,518 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | ILSLEY, Hon. James Lorimer | 14,445 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | THOMAS, Hiram | 9,885 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | HANSFORD, Cecil Hambly | 1,252 | |||
| Farmer-Labour | FILLMORE, Roscoe Alfred | 362 | |||
By-election: On Mr. Ilsley's resignation, 27 October 1948
| By-election on 13 December 1948 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | NOWLAN, George Clyde | 14,057 | |||
| Liberal | MCKENZIE, John Douglas | 12,469 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | SHAW, Lloyd R. | 1,992 | |||
[edit] 1953-1968
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | NOWLAN, George Clyde | 16,422 | |||
| Liberal | BALCOM, Eric Wilfred | 15,387 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | NOWLAN, George Clyde | 18,534 | |||
| Liberal | MORFEE, Arthur Laurence | 13,417 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | NOWLAN, George Clyde | 19,432 | |||
| Liberal | ELDERKIN, Angus A. | 13,981 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | NOWLAN, George C. | 17,499 | |||
| Liberal | STEADMAN, Joseph Edward | 14,511 | |||
| New Democrat | BENT, Murray Alton | 803 | |||
| Social Credit | THOMPSON, Granville B. | 456 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | NOWLAN, George Clyde | 16,887 | |||
| Liberal | SHAFFNER, John Elvin | 16,471 | |||
| New Democrat | BENT, Murray Alton | 579 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | NOWLAN, John Patrick | 17,845 | |||
| Liberal | SHAFFNER, John Elvin | 14,636 | |||
| New Democrat | TURNER, George W. | 1,049 | |||
