Digby (electoral district)
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Digby was a federal electoral district
in Nova Scotia
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1917. It was created as part of the British North America Act of 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
.
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 to 1917. It was created as part of the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Digby and Annapolis
Digby and Annapolis
Digby and Annapolis was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935....
and Yarmouth and Clare
Yarmouth and Clare
Yarmouth and Clare was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1914 from Digby and Yarmouth ridings. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth and the municipality of Clare...
ridings.
The district consisted of the County of Digby
Digby County, Nova Scotia
Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Taking its name from the Township of Digby , which had been named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby who dispatched HMS Atlanta to convey loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby,...
.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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- Alfred William SavaryAlfred William SavaryAlfred William Savary served as a Nova Scotia member of the 1st Canadian Parliament for the Digby riding....
, Anti-Confederate/Conservative (1867-1874) - E. R. OakesEdwin Randolph OakesEdwin Randolph Oakes was a Canadian and Nova Scotian politician and merchant. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal-Conservative Party in 1874 to represent the riding of Digby...
, Liberal-Conservative (1874) - William B. VailWilliam Berrian VailWilliam Berrian Vail, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician.Vail was born in Sussex Vale, New Brunswick, the son of John Cougle Vail and Charlotte Hannah Arnold. In 1850, he married Charlotte Leslie Jones. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1874-1877) - John Chipman WadeJohn Chipman WadeJohn Chipman Wade was a Canadian politician and lawyer who served in both the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and the Canadian House of Commons....
, Conservative (1878-1882) - William Berrian VailWilliam Berrian VailWilliam Berrian Vail, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician.Vail was born in Sussex Vale, New Brunswick, the son of John Cougle Vail and Charlotte Hannah Arnold. In 1850, he married Charlotte Leslie Jones. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874...
, Liberal (1882-1887) - John CampbellJohn Campbell (Nova Scotia politician)John Campbell was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby in the Canadian House of Commons in 1887 as a Conservative member....
, Conservative (1887) - Herbert Ladd JonesHerbert Ladd JonesHerbert Ladd Jones was a Canadian politician.Born in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, the son of St. Clair Jones and Helen Ladd, Jones was educated at the schools in Weymouth and the Collegiate Institute in Fredericton, graduating in 1875...
, Conservative (1887-1891) - Edward Charles BowersEdward Charles BowersEdward Charles Bowers was a politician, teacher and trader. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1891 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Digby. He was acclaimed in 1892....
, Liberal (1891-1896) - Albert James Smith CoppAlbert James Smith CoppAlbert James Smith Copp was a Canadian politician.Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, the son of Thomas Copp, Copp was educated in Amherst Academy, Dorchester and Sackville, New Brunswick. He was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1879. Copp practised law in Digby. He was a crown prosecutor for the...
, Liberal (1896-1908) - Clarence JamesonClarence JamesonClarence Jameson was a municipal official and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1917 as a Conservative....
, Conservative (1908-1917)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Digby (1867–1914) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...