Annapolis West
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1956 |
| District abolished | 1993 |
| Last contested | 1988 |
Annapolis West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993. Prior to 1956, it was a part of the district of Annapolis County.[1]
It was abolished when it was merged into Digby-Annapolis.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Annapolis West | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Annapolis County (1867–1953) | ||||
| 46th | 1956–1960 | Peter M. Nicholson | Liberal | |
| 47th | 1960–1963 | |||
| 48th | 1963–1967 | |||
| 49th | 1967–1970 | |||
| 50th | 1970–1974 | |||
| 51st | 1974–1978 | |||
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Greg Kerr | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Digby-Annapolis (1993–2013) | ||||
Election results
1988
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Kerr | 3,090 | 55.78% | 2.10% | ||||
| Liberal | Daurene Lewis | 2,068 | 37.33% | -1.25% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nancy Onysko | 306 | 5.52% | -2.22% | ||||
| Independent | Leo E. MacDonald | 76 | 1.37% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,540 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2018. | ||||||||
1984
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Kerr | 2,809 | 53.68% | 0.11% | ||||
| Liberal | Herb Anderson | 2,019 | 38.58% | 2.14% | ||||
| New Democratic | Howard Langille | 405 | 7.74% | -2.25% | ||||
| Total | 5,233 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. | ||||||||
1981
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Kerr | 2,784 | 53.57% | 3.01% | ||||
| Liberal | Herb Anderson | 1,894 | 36.44% | -7.33% | ||||
| New Democratic | John R. Taylor | 519 | 9.99% | 4.33% | ||||
| Total | 5,197 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirtieth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. | ||||||||
1978
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Kerr | 2,690 | 50.56% | 7.34% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter M. Nicholson | 2,329 | 43.78% | -9.22% | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Duchesne | 301 | 5.66% | 1.88% | ||||
| Total | 5,320 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1974
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter M. Nicholson | 2,636 | 53.00% | -0.97% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Kerr | 2,150 | 43.22% | -2.81% | ||||
| New Democratic | David N. Lowe | 188 | 3.78% | – | ||||
| Total | 4,974 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1970
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter M. Nicholson | 2,401 | 53.97% | -0.17% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | H. Robert Sanford | 2,048 | 46.03% | 0.17% | ||||
| Total | 4,449 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Legislative Assembly (1970). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, 1970 (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1967
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter M. Nicholson | 2,338 | 54.13% | 1.46% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth E. Green | 1,981 | 45.87% | 0.06% | ||||
| Total | 4,319 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1963
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter M. Nicholson | 2,386 | 52.67% | -0.47% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth E. Green | 2,075 | 45.81% | 3.06% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dale A. Young | 69 | 1.52% | -2.59% | ||||
| Total | 4,530 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1960
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter M. Nicholson | 2,571 | 53.14% | -0.70% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles T. LeBrun | 2,068 | 42.74% | -3.41% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Louis A. Beeler | 199 | 4.11% | – | ||||
| Total | 4,838 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1956
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter M. Nicholson | 2,523 | 53.84% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Leigh Minard Marshall | 2,163 | 46.16% | – | ||||
| Total | 4,686 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Annapolis West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
- Elections Nova Scotia - Summary Results from 1867 to 2011 (PDF) Archived 2017-01-11 at the Wayback Machine