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Annapolis
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Carman Kerr
Liberal
District created1867
District abolished1953
District re-created1993
First contested1867, 1993
Last contested1953, 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)20,591
Electors (2021)14,821
Area (km²)2,158
Pop. density (per km²)9.5
Census division(s)Annapolis County
Census subdivision(s)Annapolis Royal, Middleton

Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The district was created in 1867 and was abolished in 1953 when it was re-distributed into Annapolis East and Annapolis West. The district was re-formed in 1993 and its boundaries were changed following the 2012 electoral reform commission to include the portion of Digby-Annapolis within Annapolis County north of Maitland Bridge.

The district includes the entirety of Annapolis County including the municipalities of Annapolis Royal and Middleton.

Since 2021, the district has been represented by Carman Kerr.

Geography

The electoral district of Annapolis has 2,158 km2 (833 sq mi) of landmass.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district has been represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
64th 2021-     Carman Kerr Liberal
63rd 2017–2021     Stephen McNeil Liberal
62nd 2013–2017
61st 2009–2013
60th 2006–2009
59th 2003–2006
58th 1999–2003     Frank Chipman Progressive Conservative
57th 1998–1999     Laurie Montgomery Liberal
56th 1993–1998     Earle Rafuse Liberal
Annapolis East and Annapolis West from 1953–1993
44th 1949–1953     Henry Davies Hicks Liberal
43rd 1945–1949
42nd 1941–1945     John Douglas McKenzie Liberal
41st 1937–1941
40th 1933–1937
Annapolis returned two members before 1933
39th 1928–1933     Harry Thompson MacKenzie Progressive Conservative     Obediah Parker Goucher Progressive Conservative
38th 1925–1928
37th 1920–1925     Orlando Daniels Liberal     Frank R. Elliott Liberal
36th 1916–1920
35th 1913–1916     Norman Phinney Liberal-Conservative
1911–1916
34th 1906–1911     Joseph A. Bancroft Liberal
33rd 1903–1906     James Wilberforce Longley Liberal
1901–1903
32nd 1897–1901
31st 1895–1897
30th 1891–1894     Henry H. Chute Liberal
29th 1886–1890     Frank Andrews Liberal-Conservative
28th 1882–1886     Henry M. Munro Liberal
27th 1878–1882     Caleb Shaffner Conservative     William Botsford Troop Conservative
26th 1874–1878     Avard Longley Conservative
25th 1871–1874     David C. Landers Liberal     Jared C. Troop Liberal
24th 1867–1871

Election results

1867

1867 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jared C. Troop 1,187 27.16%
Liberal David C. Landers 1,163 26.61%
Liberal–Conservative W. T. Foster 1,019 23.31%
Liberal–Conservative George Whitman 1,002 22.92%
Total 4,371 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1871

1871 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jared C. Troop 1,083 26.03%
Liberal David C. Landers 1,076 25.86%
Liberal–Conservative Avard Longley 1,017 24.44%
Liberal–Conservative T. W. Chesley 985 23.67%
Total 4,161 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1874

1874 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Avard Longley 1,211 27.55%
Liberal–Conservative William Botsford Troop 1,177 26.78%
Liberal E. Bent 1,013 23.05%
Liberal Parker 994 22.62%
Total 4,395 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1878

1878 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative William Botsford Troop 1,350 26.77%
Liberal–Conservative Caleb Shaffner 1,295 25.68%
Liberal O. M. Taylor 1,235 24.49%
Liberal E. Bent 1,163 23.06%
Total 5,043 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1882

1882 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Wilberforce Longley 1,340 26.06%
Liberal Henry M. Munro 1,329 25.85%
Liberal–Conservative Caleb Shaffner 1,261 24.52%
Liberal–Conservative William Botsford Troop 1,212 23.57%
Total 5,142 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1886

1886 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Wilberforce Longley 1,556 25.25%
Liberal–Conservative Frank Andrews 1,540 24.99%
Liberal–Conservative R. J. Ellison 1,535 24.91%
Liberal Henry M. Munro 1,531 24.85%
Total 6,162 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1890

1890 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Wilberforce Longley 1,814 27.95%
Liberal Harris H. Chute 1,639 25.25%
Liberal–Conservative C. S. Harrington 1,613 24.85%
Liberal–Conservative B. Starratt 1,424 21.94%
Total 6,490 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1894

1894 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Wilberforce Longley 1,808 27.18%
Liberal Joseph A. Bancroft 1,793 26.95%
Liberal–Conservative Thomas R. Jones 1,555 23.38%
Liberal–Conservative Hugh E. Gillis 1,496 22.49%
Total 6,652 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1896 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Wilberforce Longley Acclaimed –
Total – –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1897

1897 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph A. Bancroft 1,878 26.48%
Liberal James Wilberforce Longley 1,871 26.38%
Liberal–Conservative Thomas R. Jones 1,680 23.69%
Liberal–Conservative C. S. Harrington 1,664 23.46%
Total 7,093 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1901

1901 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James Wilberforce Longley 1,825 29.60%
Liberal Joseph A. Bancroft 1,750 28.39%
Liberal–Conservative W. C. Healey 1,348 21.87%
Liberal–Conservative Frank Andrews 1,242 20.15%
Total 6,165 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1906

1906 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Orlando Daniels 2,062 29.46%
Liberal Joseph A. Bancroft 1,826 26.09%
Liberal–Conservative A. L. Davison 1,674 23.91%
Liberal–Conservative Alfred Wightman 1,438 20.54%
Total 7,000 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1911

1911 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Orlando Daniels 2,092 26.74%
Liberal–Conservative Norman Phinney 1,938 24.77%
Liberal–Conservative A. L. Davison 1,931 24.68%
Liberal J. R. Hall 1,863 23.81%
Total 7,824 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1916

1916 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Orlando Daniels 2,149 26.34%
Liberal Frank R. Elliott 2,077 25.46%
Liberal–Conservative Obediah Parker Goucher 2,020 24.76%
Liberal–Conservative Earle C. Phinney 1,912 23.44%
Total 8,158 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1920

1920 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Orlando Daniels 3,630 30.41%
Liberal Frank R. Elliott 3,330 27.90%
United Farmers Vernon B. Leonard 2,512 21.05%
United Farmers Edgar C. Shaffner 2,463 20.64%
Total 11,935 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Obediah Parker Goucher 4,331 29.46%
Liberal–Conservative Harry Thompson MacKenzie 4,133 28.12%
Liberal Frank R. Elliott 3,165 21.53%
Liberal Kenneth L. Crowell 3,071 20.89%
Total 14,700 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Obediah Parker Goucher 3,689 25.90%
Liberal–Conservative Harry Thompson MacKenzie 3,645 25.59%
Liberal Daniel Owen 3,461 24.30%
Liberal John D. McKenzie 3,450 24.22%
Total 14,245 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John D. McKenzie 4,917 55.35%
Liberal–Conservative Obediah Parker Goucher 3,967 44.65%
Total 8,884 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John D. McKenzie 4,977 57.35% 2.00%
Liberal–Conservative James Eugene Morse 3,702 42.65% -2.00%
Total 8,679 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John D. McKenzie 4,292 60.60% 3.26%
Liberal–Conservative Hanson Dowell 2,790 39.40% -3.26%
Total 7,082 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Hicks 4,880 59.06% -1.55%
Liberal–Conservative Horton Wheelock Phinney 3,383 40.94% 1.55%
Total 8,263 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Hicks 5,091 52.29% -6.77%
Liberal–Conservative Harry Thompson MacKenzie 4,447 45.68% 4.73%
Co-operative Commonwealth Louisa Anna Shaw 198 2.03% –
Total 9,736 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Hicks 5,006 51.55% -0.74%
Progressive Conservative Charles F. LeBrun 4,705 48.45% –
Total 9,711 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Earle Rafuse 7,022 62.89% –
Progressive Conservative Greg Kerr 3,388 30.34% –
New Democratic Margaret Wolfe 756 6.77% –
Total 11,166 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laurie Montgomery 3,448 36.96% -25.93%
Progressive Conservative Basil Stewart 3,198 34.28% 3.94%
New Democratic John Kinsella 2,468 26.46% 19.68%
Independent Bob Mann 215 2.30% –
Total 9,329 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Frank Chipman 4,026 43.43% 9.15%
Liberal Stephen McNeil 3,265 35.22% -1.74%
New Democratic Tom Clahane 1,708 18.43% -8.03%
Nova Scotia Party Paul Mann 271 2.92% –
Total 9,270 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen McNeil 4,522 50.83% 15.60%
Progressive Conservative Frank Chipman 2,795 31.42% -12.02%
New Democratic Adrian Nette 1,395 15.68% -2.75%
Nova Scotia Party Harry Wilson 185 2.08% -0.84%
Total 8,897 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen McNeil 4,668 56.20% 5.37%
Progressive Conservative Blair Hannam 2,041 24.57% -6.84%
New Democratic Malcolm MacKenzie 1,391 16.75% 1.07%
Green Ken McGowan 206 2.48% –
Total 8,306 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen McNeil 6,446 73.70% 17.50%
New Democratic Henry Spurr 1,131 12.93% -3.82%
Progressive Conservative Kent Robinson 971 11.10% -13.47%
Green Jamie Spinney 198 2.26% -0.22%
Total 8,746 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Annapolis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Stephen McNeil 7,710 75.88 +2.56
  Progressive Conservative Virginia Hurlock 1,390 13.68 +2.63
  New Democratic Party Henry Spurr 834 8.21 -5.17
Green Ron Neufeld 227 2.23 -0.02
Total valid votes 10,161 100.00
Total rejected ballots 48 0.47
Turnout 10,209 64.13
Eligible voters 15,919

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen McNeil 6,410 64.73 -11.15
New Democratic Colin Sproul 1,517 15.32 +7.11
Progressive Conservative Ginny Hurlock 1,480 14.94 +1.27
Green Zac Crockatt 366 3.70 +1.46
Atlantica Kent Robinson 130 1.31
Total valid votes 9,903 100.00
Total rejected ballots 38 0.38 -0.09
Turnout 9,941 58.86 -5.27
Eligible voters 16,888
Liberal hold Swing -9.13
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3]
2017 provincial election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 5,540 66.12
  Progressive Conservative 1,249 14.91
  New Democratic 1,167 13.93
  Green 309 3.69
  Atlantica 114 1.36

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Carman Kerr 4,231 49.62 -16.49
Progressive Conservative Jennifer Ehrenfeld-Poole 2,753 32.29 +17.38
New Democratic Cheryl Burbidge 1,127 13.22 -0.71
Green Krista Grear 306 3.59 -0.10
Atlantica Mark Robertson 109 1.28 -0.08
Total valid votes 8,526 99.52
Total rejected ballots 41 0.48
Turnout 8,567 57.80
Eligible voters 14,821
Liberal hold Swing -16.94
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]

References

  1. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
  5. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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