Clare-Digby

Clare-Digby
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Gordon Wilson
Liberal

District created 2012
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Population (2011) 18,036
Electors 14,161
Area (km²) 2,521.00
Pop. density (per km²) 7.2
Census divisions Digby County
Census subdivisions Municipality of Clare, Town of Digby, Municipality of the District of Digby

Clare-Digby is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 100 per cent of the former district of Clare and 76 per cent of the former district of Digby-Annapolis. It encompasses all of Digby County and consists of the Municipality of Clare, the Town of Digby, and the Municipality of the District of Digby.[1] The riding is home to the province's only French-language university, Université Sainte-Anne at Church Point, and North America's oldest Acadian festival. Lobster and scallop catches in St. Mary's Bay and along the Fundy coast are critical to the economy.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
62nd 2013-Present Gordon Wilson Liberal

Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     Liberal Gordon Wilson 5,122 54.68 N/A
     Progressive Conservative Paul Emile LeBlanc 2,911 31.08 N/A
     New Democratic Party Dean Kenley 842 8.99 N/A
     Independent Ian Thurber 492 5.25 N/A

References

  1. Clare-Digby Constituency History

External links

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