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.

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[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 Chipman 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


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