Digby—Annapolis—Kings
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 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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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)
Election results
1935–1949
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Lorimer Ilsley | 13,894 | ||||||
| Conservative | Caldwell Stewart | 7,266 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Cyril B. Wetmore | 1,773 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Lorimer Ilsley | 15,094 | ||||||
| National Government | Hiram Thomas | 9,518 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Lorimer Ilsley | 14,445 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hiram Thomas | 9,885 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Cecil Hambly Hansford | 1,252 | ||||||
| Farmer Labour | Roscoe Alfred Fillmore | 362 | ||||||
| By-election on 13 December 1948
On Mr. Ilsley's resignation, 27 October 1948 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | George Clyde Nowlan | 14,057 | |||
| Liberal | John Douglas McKenzie | 12,469 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd R. Shaw | 1,992 | |||
1953–1968
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Clyde Nowlan | 16,422 | ||||||
| Liberal | Eric Wilfred Balcom | 15,387 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Clyde Nowlan | 18,534 | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Laurence Morfee | 13,417 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Clyde Nowlan | 19,432 | ||||||
| Liberal | Angus A. Elderkin | 13,981 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Clyde Nowlan | 17,499 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Edward Steadman | 14,511 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Murray Alton Bent | 803 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Granville B. Thompson | 456 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Clyde Nowlan | 16,887 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Elvin Shaffner | 16,471 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Murray Alton Bent | 579 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Patrick Nowlan | 17,845 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Elvin Shaffner | 14,636 | ||||||
| New Democratic | George W. Turner | 1,049 | ||||||
