# Annapolis East

Annapolis East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and existed from 1956 to 1993. It was created by a division of the former district of Annapolis County into Annapolis East and Annapolis West. Annapolis East included the towns of Bridgetown and Middleton. On the recommendations of the 1992 Electoral Boundaries Commission, the district was abolished and merged into Digby-Annapolis.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Annapolis East elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:
Annapolis East :
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding dissolved into Digby-Annapolis |||||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | Earle Rafuse | Liberal |
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Gerry Sheehy | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Gerry Sheehy | Progressive Conservative |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | Gerry Sheehy | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1974–1978 | Gerry Sheehy | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Gerry Sheehy | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1967–1970 | John I. Marshall | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1963–1967 | John I. Marshall | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1960–1963 | Hanson Dowell | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1956–1960 | Henry Hicks | Liberal |
| Riding created from Annapolis County |||||

## Election results
### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Hicks | 2,830 | 54.68% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harry L. Ritcey | 2,277 | 43.99% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Murray Alton Bent | 69 | 1.33% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,176 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hanson Dowell | 2,666 | 48.69% | 4.70% |
| | Liberal | Henry Hicks | 2,658 | 48.55% | -6.13% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Murray Alton Bent | 151 | 2.76% | 1.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,475 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John I. Marshall | 2,962 | 56.40% | 7.70% |
| | Liberal | Melbourne Parker Armstrong | 2,232 | 42.50% | -6.05% |
| | New Democratic | Murray Alton Bent | 58 | 1.10% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,252 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John I. Marshall | 2,866 | 56.13% | -0.27% |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Balcom | 2,240 | 43.87% | 1.37% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,106 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerry Sheehy | 2,836 | 54.36% | -1.77% |
| | Liberal | Lloyd K. Hill | 2,381 | 45.64% | 1.77% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,217 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerry Sheehy | 3,134 | 52.76% | -1.60% |
| | Liberal | Hank DeBoer | 2,583 | 43.48% | -2.15% |
| | New Democratic | Murray Alton Bent | 223 | 3.75% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,940 | – |
| 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 | Gerry Sheehy | 3,863 | 56.88% | 4.12% |
| | Liberal | Carl L. Bruce | 2,470 | 36.37% | -7.11% |
| | New Democratic | Roger A. Boutilier | 458 | 6.74% | 2.99% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,791 | – |
| 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 | Gerry Sheehy | 3,700 | 56.40% | -0.48% |
| | Liberal | Hugh Laurence | 2,006 | 30.58% | -5.79% |
| | New Democratic | Joan M. Boutilier | 854 | 13.02% | 6.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,560 | – |
| 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 | Gerry Sheehy | 3,736 | 56.02% | -0.38% |
| | Liberal | Nita M. Irvine | 2,011 | 30.15% | -0.42% |
| | New Democratic | Joan M. Boutilier | 922 | 13.83% | 0.81% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,669 | – |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Earle Rafuse | 3,519 | 48.93% | 18.77% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Graham Smith | 3,188 | 44.33% | -11.69% |
| | New Democratic | Margaret Wolfe | 485 | 6.74% | -7.08% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,192 | – |
| 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. |||||||