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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Alfred William Savary, Anti-Confederate/Conservative (1867–1874)
- E. R. Oakes, Liberal-Conservative (1874)
- William B. Vail, Liberal (1874–1877)
- John Chipman Wade, Conservative (1878–1882)
- William Berrian Vail, Liberal (1882–1887)
- John Campbell, Conservative (1887)
- Herbert Ladd Jones, Conservative (1887–1891)
- Edward Charles Bowers, Liberal (1891–1896)
- Albert James Smith Copp, Liberal (1896–1908)
- Clarence Jameson, Conservative (1908–1917)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | Alfred William Savary | 792 | ||||||
| Unknown | Wade | 497 | ||||||
| Unknown | Mehan | 362 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred William Savary | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | E.R. Oakes | 1,168 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred William Savary | 631 | ||||||
| By-election on 26 October 1874
On Mr. Oakes' resignation when appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, October 1874 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Berrian Vail | 932 | |||
| Unknown | W. H. Taylor | 656 | |||
| By-election on 19 January 1878
On Mr. Vail's resignation, 31 December 1877 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Chipman Wade | 1,210 | |||
| Liberal | William Berrian Vail | 845 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | John Chipman Wade | 1,019 | ||||||
| Unknown | P.W. Smith | 1,001 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Berrian Vail | 1,123 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Chipman Wade | 871 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | John Campbell | 1,459 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Berrian Vail | 1,364 | ||||||
| By-election on 16 July 1887
On Mr. Campbell's death, 26 May 1887 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Herbert Ladd Jones | 1,092 | |||
| Independent | H.M. Robichon | 1,056 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Charles Bowers | 1,503 | ||||||
| Conservative | Herbert Ladd Jones | 1,430 | ||||||
| By-election on 13 February 1892
Edward Charles Bowers acclaimed |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Charles Bowers | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,636 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Edgar Jones | 1,591 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,923 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Edgar Jones | 1,418 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,840 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Arthur Grinson | 1,096 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | C. Comeau | 105 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Clarence Jameson | 1,771 | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,640 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Clarence Jameson | 2,126 | ||||||
| Liberal | Allan Ellsworth Wall | 1,866 | ||||||
