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Digby (federal electoral district)

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Digby
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911
Demographics
Census division(s)Digby

Digby was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created as part of the British North America Act, 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.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Digby
1st  1867–1869     Alfred William Savary Anti-Confederation
 1869–1872     Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1874     Edwin Randolph Oakes Liberal–Conservative
 1874–1877     William Berrian Vail Liberal
 1878–1878     John Chipman Wade Conservative
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887     William Berrian Vail Liberal
6th  1887–1887     John Campbell Conservative
 1887–1891 Herbert Ladd Jones
7th  1891–1892     Edward Charles Bowers Liberal
 1892–1896
8th  1896–1900 Albert James Smith Copp
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911     Clarence Jameson Conservative
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Digby and Annapolis and Yarmouth and Clare

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Anti-Confederation Alfred William Savary 792
Liberal–Conservative John Chipman Wade 497
Unknown William Mehan 362
1872 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Alfred William Savary acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
1874 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative E. Oakes 1,168
Conservative Alfred Savary 631
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
By-election on 26 October 1874

On Mr. Oakes' resignation when appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, October 1874

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Berrian Vail 932
Unknown W. H. Taylor 656
By-election on 19 January 1878

On Mr. Vail's resignation, 31 December 1877

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Chipman Wade 1,210
Liberal William Berrian Vail 845
1878 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Chipman Wade 1,019
Unknown P.W. Smith 1,001
1882 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Berrian Vail 1,123
Conservative John Chipman Wade 871
1887 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Campbell 1,459
Liberal William Berrian Vail 1,364
By-election on 16 July 1887

On Mr. Campbell's death, 26 May 1887

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Herbert Ladd Jones 1,092
Independent H.M. Robichon 1,056
1891 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edward Charles Bowers 1,503
Conservative Herbert Ladd Jones 1,430
By-election on 13 February 1892

Edward Charles Bowers acclaimed

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Edward Charles Bowers acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative John Chipman Wade 1,019
Unknown P.W. Smith 1,001
1900 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Albert James Smith Copp 1,923
Conservative J. Edgar Jones 1,418
1904 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Albert James Smith Copp 1,840
Conservative John Arthur Grinson 1,096
Independent Liberal C. Comeau 105
1908 Canadian federal election: Digby
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Clarence Jameson 1,771
Liberal Albert James Smith Copp 1,640
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Clarence Jameson 2,126
Liberal Allan Ellsworth Wall 1,866

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
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