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 En ...
, 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
Digby and Annapolis was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1935.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Digby and Annapolis ridings. It ...
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
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 1949 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1947 from Digby—Annapolis—Kings. It consisted of ...
and
Digby—Yarmouth
Digby—Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelbu ...
ridings.
The district was created again in 1952 from
Annapolis—Kings
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 1949 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1947 from Digby—Annapolis—Kings. It consisted of ...
and
Digby—Yarmouth
Digby—Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelbu ...
. 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
West Nova (french: Nova-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
South Western Nova and South West Nova were ridings that covered roughly the same geog ...
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
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provinc ...
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