# Annapolis West

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.
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 dissolved into Digby-Annapolis |||||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | Greg Kerr | Progressive Conservative |
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Greg Kerr | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Greg Kerr | Progressive Conservative |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Greg Kerr | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1974–1978 | Peter M. Nicholson | Liberal |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Peter M. Nicholson | Liberal |
| 50th | 1967–1970 | Peter M. Nicholson | Liberal |
| 50th | 1963–1967 | Peter M. Nicholson | Liberal |
| 50th | 1960–1963 | Peter M. Nicholson | Liberal |
| 50th | 1956–1960 | Peter M. Nicholson | Liberal |
| Riding created from Annapolis County |||||

## Election results
### 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 | Total | Total | 4,686 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 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 | Total | Total | 4,838 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 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% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,530 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 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 | Total | Total | 4,319 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 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 | Total | Total | 4,449 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter M. Nicholson | 2,636 | 53.00% | -0.97% |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. R. Kerr | 2,150 | 43.22% | -2.81% |
| | New Democratic | David N. Lowe | 188 | 3.78% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,974 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 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 | Total | Total | 5,320 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 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 | Total | Total | 5,197 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 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 | Total | Total | 5,233 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 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 | Total | Total | 5,540 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||