Digby and Annapolis was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in the
province of
Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1917 to 1935.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of
Digby
Digby may refer to:
Places Australia
* Digby, Victoria, a town
Canada
* Digby (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia (1867–1914)
* Digby (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district i ...
and
Annapolis
Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
ridings. It consisted of the county of Annapolis and the county of Digby without the municipality of Clare. In 1924, the municipality of Clare was added to the riding, so that it consisted of the counties of Digby and Annapolis. Its name was changed in 1924 to Digby—Annapolis.
The riding was abolished in 1933 when it was divided between
Digby—Annapolis—Kings
Digby—Annapolis—Kings was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949, and from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of ...
and
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Dig ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament:
Election results
Digby and Annapolis, 1917–1925
Digby—Annapolis, 1925–1935
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history for Digby—Annapolis (1924–1933) from the Library of Parliament
Riding history for Digby and Annapolis (1914–1924) from the Library of Parliament
{{Ridings in Nova Scotia
Former federal electoral districts of Nova Scotia