# Digby (provincial electoral district)

Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1993. In 1993, it was dissolved into Digby-Annapolis.
From 1867 to 1949, the district included all of Digby County. After 1949, the Municipality of Clare received its own electoral district. From 1949 to 1993, the district included the town of Digby and the Municipality of Digby.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Joseph H. Casey | Liberal |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Merryl Lawton | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | Joseph H. Casey | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | Joseph H. Casey | Liberal |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | Joseph H. Casey | Liberal |
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Joseph H. Casey | Liberal |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | Robert Baden Powell | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Robert Baden Powell | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Victor Cardoza | Liberal |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | Malcolm Stewart Leonard | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 1953–1956 | Victor Cardoza | Liberal |
| 44th | 1949–1953 | E. Keith Potter | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| 41st | 1937-1941 | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| 40th | 1933-1937 | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| Digby returned two members before 1933 |||||
| 39th | 1928-1933 | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal | Alexander Stirling MacMillan | Liberal |
| 38th | 1925-1928 | Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau | Liberal-Conservative | William Hudson Farnham | Liberal-Conservative |
| 37th | 1920-1925 | Henry Ward Beecher Warner | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| 36th | 1916-1920 | Henry Ward Beecher Warner | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| 35th | 1911-1916 | Harry Hatheway Marshall | Liberal-Conservative | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| 35th | 1911 | Allan Ellsworth Wall | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| 34th | 1910-1911 | Allan Ellsworth Wall | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| 34th | 1907-1910 | Angus Morrison Gidney | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | Liberal |
| 34th | 1906-1907 | Angus Morrison Gidney | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1901-1906 | Angus Morrison Gidney | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1897-1901 | Angus Morrison Gidney | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | Liberal |
| 31st | 1895-1897 | Angus Morrison Gidney | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | Liberal |
| 31st | 1894-1895 | Eliakim Tupper | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | Liberal |
| 30th | 1890-1894 | Eliakim Tupper | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | Liberal |
| 29th | 1886-1890 | Henri M. Robicheau | Liberal | John S. McNeill | Liberal |
| 28th | 1882-1886 | Henri M. Robicheau | Liberal | John S. McNeill | Liberal |
| 27th | 1878-1882 | Henri M. Robicheau | Liberal | Benjamin Van Blarcom | Liberal-Conservative |
| 26th | 1874-1878 | Henri M. Robicheau | Liberal | Colin Campbell | Liberal |
| 25th | 1871-1874 | William Berrian Vail | Liberal | Urbine Doucett | Liberal |
| 24th | 1867-1871 | William Berrian Vail | Liberal | Urbine Doucett | Liberal |

## Election results
### 1867

1867 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Berrian Vail | 1,139 | 36.00% |
| | Liberal | Urbain Doucette | 1,010 | 31.92% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Colin Campbell | 612 | 19.34% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. Melanson | 403 | 12.74% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,164 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1871

1871 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Berrian Vail | 1,028 | 35.83% |
| | Liberal | Urbain Doucette | 1,019 | 35.52% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Colin Campbell | 721 | 25.13% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | A. Amirault | 101 | 3.52% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,869 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1874

1874 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Colin Campbell | 1,123 | 35.17% |
| | Liberal | Henri M. Robicheau | 967 | 30.28% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. C. Wade | 574 | 17.98% |
| | Liberal | Urbain Doucette | 529 | 16.57% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,193 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1878

1878 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Benjamin VanBlarcom | 833 | 22.80% |
| | Liberal | Henri M. Robicheau | 830 | 22.72% |
| | Liberal | Urbain Doucette | 738 | 20.20% |
| | Independent | Colin Campbell | 725 | 19.85% |
| | Liberal | John S. McNeill | 527 | 14.43% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,653 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1882

1882 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henri M. Robicheau | 1,048 | 29.59% |
| | Liberal | John S. McNeill | 986 | 27.84% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Taylor | 752 | 21.23% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | O. Doucette | 664 | 18.75% |
| | Independent | William Lent | 92 | 2.60% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,542 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1886

1886 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henri M. Robicheau | 1,108 | 42.35% |
| | Liberal | John S. McNeill | 986 | 37.69% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert G. Munroe | 522 | 19.95% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,616 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1890

1890 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | 1,207 | 26.57% |
| | Liberal | Eliakim Tupper | 1,179 | 25.96% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert G. Munroe | 708 | 15.59% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Daniel LeBlanc | 665 | 14.64% |
| | Liberal | William German | 437 | 9.62% |
| | Liberal | Edward Hogan | 346 | 7.62% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,542 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1894

1894 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Eliakim Tupper | 1,245 | 27.92% |
| | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | 1,228 | 27.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Louis Dugas | 1,018 | 22.83% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | M. R. Timpany | 968 | 21.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,459 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1897

1897 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | 1,512 | 31.43% |
| | Liberal | Angus Morrison Gidney | 1,498 | 31.14% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frank E. Comeau | 940 | 19.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | M. Dupuis | 860 | 17.88% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,810 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1901

1901 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | 1,507 | 37.12% |
| | Liberal | Angus Morrison Gidney | 1,400 | 34.48% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. K. Tobin | 611 | 15.05% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Louis Dugas | 542 | 13.35% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,060 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1906

1906 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau | 1,376 | 32.51% |
| | Liberal | Angus Morrison Gidney | 1,253 | 29.61% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | M. H. Marshall | 829 | 19.59% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | A. A. Theriault | 774 | 18.29% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,232 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1911

1911 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | 1,892 | 28.09% |
| | Liberal | Allen Ellsworth Wall | 1,855 | 27.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Harry Hatheway Marshall | 1,599 | 23.74% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | F. P. Deveau | 1,389 | 20.62% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,735 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1916

1916 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | 2,002 | 28.20% |
| | Liberal | Henry W. B. Warner | 1,903 | 26.81% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Felix M. Gaudet | 1,604 | 22.59% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Walton K. Tibert | 1,590 | 22.40% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,099 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1920

1920 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | 3,165 | 32.67% |
| | Liberal | Henry W. B. Warner | 2,997 | 30.93% |
| | United Farmers | Glidden Campbell | 1,835 | 18.94% |
| | United Farmers | Emede Robicheau | 1,692 | 17.46% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,689 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Hudson Farnham | 3,862 | 30.27% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau | 3,827 | 30.00% |
| | Liberal | Henry W. B. Warner | 2,545 | 19.95% |
| | Liberal | Gilbert J. Belliveau | 2,524 | 19.78% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,758 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | 3,763 | 27.55% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Stirling MacMillan | 3,557 | 26.04% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | H. E. Wagner | 3,213 | 23.52% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau | 3,125 | 22.88% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,658 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | 5,372 | 59.20% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau | 3,703 | 40.80% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,075 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | 5,179 | 58.19% | -1.00% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Edward Brenett Pugh | 3,721 | 41.81% | 1.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,900 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | 4,818 | 62.34% | 4.15% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | James John Wallis | 2,910 | 37.66% | -4.15% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,728 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph William Comeau | 4,714 | 59.13% | -3.21% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Kenneth Earl Smith | 2,706 | 33.94% | -3.71% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Edgar Lawrence Outhouse | 552 | 6.92% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,972 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | E. Keith Potter | 2,830 | 50.74% | 16.79% |
| | Liberal | Blanchard Spring Morrell | 2,748 | 49.26% | -9.87% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,578 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Victor Cardoza | 2,770 | 52.40% | 3.14% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Malcolm Stewart Leonard | 2,516 | 47.60% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,286 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Malcolm Stewart Leonard | 2,701 | 51.35% | 3.75% |
| | Liberal | Victor Cardoza | 2,559 | 48.65% | -3.75% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,260 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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 | Victor Cardoza | 2,651 | 49.23% | 0.58% |
| | Progressive Conservative | E. Keith Potter | 2,593 | 48.15% | -3.20% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Foster Journeay | 141 | 2.62% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,385 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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 | Robert Baden Powell | 2,671 | 52.23% | 4.08% |
| | Liberal | Victor Cardoza | 2,378 | 46.50% | -2.73% |
| | New Democratic | Louis A. Beeler | 65 | 1.27% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,114 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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 | Robert Baden Powell | 2,524 | 51.31% | -0.92% |
| | Liberal | Phillip R. Woolaver | 2,395 | 48.69% | 2.19% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,919 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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 | Joseph H. Casey | 2,903 | 57.54% | 8.85% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gifford W. Lewis | 2,142 | 42.46% | -8.85% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,045 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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 | Joseph H. Casey | 3,525 | 65.90% | 8.36% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jack Nichols | 1,590 | 29.73% | -12.73% |
| | New Democratic | Caleb Barry Haight | 234 | 4.37% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,349 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph H. Casey | 3,048 | 51.56% | -14.34% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Comeau | 2,603 | 44.03% | 14.30% |
| | New Democratic | John Gray | 261 | 4.41% | 0.04% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,912 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph H. Casey | 2,918 | 46.04% | -5.52% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Comeau | 2,643 | 41.70% | -2.33% |
| | New Democratic | Bill Redden | 777 | 12.26% | 7.84% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,338 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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 | Merryl Lawton | 3,451 | 60.66% | 18.96% |
| | Liberal | Paul Scovil | 1,657 | 29.13% | -16.91% |
| | New Democratic | Susan Jamieson | 581 | 10.21% | -2.05% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,689 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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 | Joseph H. Casey | 3,514 | 52.87% | 23.75% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Maxine Connell | 2,687 | 40.43% | -20.23% |
| | New Democratic | Susan Jamieson | 445 | 6.70% | -3.52% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,646 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Digby" (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. |||||||