Digby-Annapolis

For the former federal electoral district, see Digby and Annapolis.

Digby-Annapolis

Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Jill Balser Progressive Conservative
District created	1993, 2019
District abolished	2013
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2011)	12,829
Electors	9,883
Area (km²)	2,624
Pop. density (per km²)	4.9
Census division(s)	Annapolis County, Digby County
Census subdivision(s)	Annapolis, Sudb. A, Annapolis, Subd. D, Bear River 6, Bear River 6B, Municipality of the District of Digby, Digby (town)

Digby—Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1993 and 2013 and since 2021. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes the Municipality of the District of Digby, which is the northeastern half of Digby County as well as the western part of Annapolis County.

The electoral district was created in 1993 by merging sections from Annapolis East, Annapolis West and Digby. It was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral districts of Clare-Digby and Annapolis. It was re-created out of those districts following the 2019 electoral boundary review.

Geography

Digby-Annapolis covers 2,624 km² (1,013 sq mi) of land.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Digby-Annapolis
Legislature	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Annapolis East, Annapolis West and Digby
56th	1993–1998		Joseph H. Casey	Liberal
57th	1998–1999		Gordon Balser	Progressive Conservative
58th	1999–2003
59th	2003–2006		Harold Theriault	Liberal
60th	2006–2009
61st	2009–2013
Riding dissolved into Clare-Digby and Annapolis
Riding recreated from Clare-Digby and Annapolis
64th	2021–present		Jill Balser	Progressive Conservative

Election results

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph H. Casey	5,805	71.46%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Walter MacAlpine	1,521	18.72%	–
	New Democratic	Susan Jamieson	797	9.81%	–
Total valid votes			8,123	100.00
Total rejected ballots			69	0.84
Turnout			8,192	73.79
Eligible voters			11,178
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Balser	2,465	37.22%	18.50%
	Liberal	John Drish	2,232	33.71%	-37.76%
	New Democratic	Steve Downes	1,925	29.07%	19.26%
Total valid votes			6,622	100.00
Total rejected ballots			51	0.76
Turnout			6,673	64.90
Eligible voters			10,281
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Balser	3,780	58.74%	21.52%
	Liberal	Vivian O'Neil	1,550	24.09%	-9.62%
	New Democratic	Steve Downes	1,105	17.17%	-11.90%
Total valid votes			6,435	100.00
Total rejected ballots			43	0.66
Turnout			6,478	63.57
Eligible voters			10,191
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Theriault	2,666	45.56%	21.48%
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Balser	2,339	39.98%	-18.77%
	New Democratic	Deborah Trask	755	12.90%	-4.27%
	Nova Scotia Party	Gordon D. Reid	91	1.56%	–
Total valid votes			5,851	100.00
Total rejected ballots			34	0.58
Turnout			5,885	64.92
Eligible voters			9,065
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Theriault	3,034	50.91%	5.35%
	Progressive Conservative	Jimmy MacAlpine	2,170	36.42%	-3.56%
	New Democratic	Andrew Oliver	663	11.13%	-1.78%
	Green	Namron Bean	92	1.54%	–
Total valid votes			5,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			12	0.20
Turnout			5,971	59.27
Eligible voters			10,075
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Theriault	3,514	63.48%	12.56%
	New Democratic	Sherri Oliver	1,092	19.73%	8.60%
	Progressive Conservative	Cindy Nesbitt	852	15.39%	-21.03%
	Green	Namron Bean	78	1.41%	-0.13%
Total valid votes			5,536	100.00
Total rejected ballots			22	0.40
Turnout			5,558	56.24
Eligible voters			9,983
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2017 (transposed)

2017 provincial election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	2,854	51.77
	Progressive Conservative	1,297	23.53
	New Democratic	1,289	23.38
	Green	57	1.03
	Atlantica	16	0.29

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Jill Balser	2,636	49.55	+26.02	$18,174.72
	Liberal	Jimmy MacAlpine	1,865	35.06	-16.71	$31,375.32
	New Democratic	Michael Carty	626	11.77	-11.61	$21,949.92
	Green	Jessica Walker	113	2.12	+1.09	$200.00
	Atlantica	Tyler Ducharme	80	1.50	+1.21	$200.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			5,320	99.66	–	$62,588.83
Total rejected ballots			18	0.34
Turnout			5,338	52.98
Eligible voters			10,075
	Progressive Conservative notional gain from Liberal		Swing		+21.37
Source: Elections Nova Scotia

External links

• riding profile
• June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results