Digby—Annapolis—Kings was a federal
electoral district in the
province
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of
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
, 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
Digby—Annapolis and
Hants—Kings
Hants—Kings was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935.
This riding was created in 1924 from Hants and Kings ridings. It consisted of t ...
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
The Annapolis Valley is a valley and region in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the western part of the Nova Scotia peninsula, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy. Stat ...
and
South Western Nova ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
1935–1949
1953–1968
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history for Digby—Annapolis—Kings (1933–1947) from theLibrary of Parliament
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Riding history for Digby—Annapolis—Kings (1952–1966) from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Nova Scotia