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{{For|the former federal electoral district|Digby and Annapolis}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
|prov-status         = active
|province            = Nova Scotia
|image               =  
|prov-rep-party      = PC
|prov-rep            = [[Jill Balser]]
|demo-census-date    = 2011
|demo-pop            = 12829
|prov-election-last  = 2024
|demo-electors       = 9883
|demo-area           = 2624
|prov-created        = 1993, 2019
|prov-abolished      = 2013
|demo-cd             = [[Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Annapolis County]], <br />[[Digby County, Nova Scotia|Digby County]]
|demo-csd            = [[Annapolis, Sudb. A]], [[Annapolis, Subd. D]], [[Bear River 6]], [[Bear River 6B]], [[Digby, Nova Scotia (municipal district)|Municipality of the District of Digby]], [[Digby, Nova Scotia|Digby (town)]] 
}}

'''Digby—Annapolis''' is a provincial [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in  [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]] which existed between 1993 and 2013 and since 2021.  It elects one member of the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]].  The electoral district includes the [[Digby, Nova Scotia (municipal district)|Municipality of the District of Digby]], which is the northeastern half of [[Digby County, Nova Scotia|Digby County]] as well as the western part of [[Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Annapolis County]].

The electoral district was created in 1993 by merging sections from [[Annapolis East]], [[Annapolis West]] and [[Digby (provincial electoral district)|Digby]].  It was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral districts of [[Clare-Digby]] and [[Annapolis (provincial electoral district)|Annapolis]]. It was re-created out of those districts following the 2019 electoral boundary review.

==Geography==
Digby-Annapolis covers {{convert|2624|km2|abbr=on}} of land.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election |url=https://enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca/edinfo55/Default.aspx?ED=20 |website=enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref>

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
The electoral district was represented by the following [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|members of the Legislative Assembly]]:

{{NS-MLA|Digby-Annapolis}}
{{NS-MLA nodata|Riding created from [[Annapolis East]], [[Annapolis West]] and [[Digby (provincial electoral district)|Digby]]}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1993
| ToYr = 1998
| Assembly# = 56
| RepName = Joseph H. Casey
| NSParty = Liberal
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1998
| ToYr = 1999
| Assembly# = 57
| RepName = Gordon Balser
| NSParty = PC
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1999
| ToYr = 2003
| Assembly# = 58
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2003
| ToYr = 2006
| Assembly# = 59
| RepName = Harold Theriault
| NSParty = Liberal
| RepTerms# = 3
| PartyTerms# = 3
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2009
| Assembly# = 60
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2009
| ToYr = 2013
| Assembly# = 61
}}
{{NS-MLA nodata|Riding dissolved into [[Annapolis (provincial electoral district)|Annapolis]] and [[Clare-Digby]]}}
{{NS-MLA nodata|Riding recreated from [[Annapolis (provincial electoral district)|Annapolis]] and [[Clare-Digby]]}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2021
| ToYr = 2024
| Assembly# = 64
| RepName = Jill Balser
| NSParty = PC
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2024
| ToYr = 
| Assembly# = 65
}}
{{NS-MLA end}}

==Election results==
===2024===
{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Digby-Annapolis}}

===2021===
{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Digby-Annapolis}}

===2017 (transposed)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2017 Nova Scotia general election|2017 provincial election]] redistributed results<ref>[https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/TranspositionofVotesReport_2017PGE_2019ElectoralDirstricts_reportApril2021.pdf Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries]</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Nova Scotia|Liberal]] ||align=right| 2,854 ||align=right| 51.77
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservative]] ||align=right| 1,297 ||align=right| 23.53
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 1,289 ||align=right| 23.38
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Nova Scotia Green Party|Green]] ||align=right| 57 ||align=right| 1.03
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NS|Atlantica|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Atlantica Party|Atlantica]] ||align=right| 16 ||align=right| 0.29
|}
=== 2009 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2009|Digby-Annapolis|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Harold Theriault]]|3,514|63.48%|12.56%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Sherri Oliver|1,092|19.73%|8.60%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Cindy Nesbitt|852|15.39%|-21.03%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Namron Bean|78|1.41%|-0.13%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,536|100.00}} 
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|22|0.40|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|5,558|56.24|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|9,983}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/digby-annapolis_2021.pdf|title=Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 2006 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2006|Digby-Annapolis|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Harold Theriault]]|3,034|50.91%|5.35%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Jimmy MacAlpine|2,170|36.42%|-3.56%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Andrew Oliver|663|11.13%|-1.78%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Namron Bean|92|1.54%|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,959|100.00}} 
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|12|0.20|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|5,971|59.27|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|10,075}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/digby-annapolis_2021.pdf|title=Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 2003 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2003|Digby-Annapolis|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Harold Theriault]]|2,666|45.56%|21.48%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Gordon Balser]]|2,339|39.98%|-18.77%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Deborah Trask|755|12.90%|-4.27%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Nova Scotia|Gordon D. Reid|91|1.56%|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,851|100.00}} 
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|34|0.58|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|5,885|64.92|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|9,065}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/digby-annapolis_2021.pdf|title=Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1999 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1999|Digby-Annapolis|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Gordon Balser]]|3,780|58.74%|21.52%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Vivian O'Neil|1,550|24.09%|-9.62%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Steve Downes|1,105|17.17%|-11.90%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,435|100.00}} 
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|43|0.66|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|6,478|63.57|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|10,191}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/digby-annapolis_2021.pdf|title=Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1998 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1998|Digby-Annapolis|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[Gordon Balser]]|2,465|37.22%|18.50%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|John Drish|2,232|33.71%|-37.76%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Steve Downes|1,925|29.07%|19.26%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,622|100.00}} 
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|51|0.76|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|6,673|64.90|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|10,281}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/digby-annapolis_2021.pdf|title=Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
=== 1993 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1993|Digby-Annapolis|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Joseph H. Casey]]|5,805|71.46%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Walter MacAlpine|1,521|18.72%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Susan Jamieson|797|9.81%|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|8,123|100.00}} 
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|69|0.84|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|8,192|73.79|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|11,178}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/digby-annapolis_2021.pdf|title=Electoral History for Digby-Annapolis|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf|date=1993|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2003/riding/021/ riding profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091705/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/06results/dist21.pdf June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results]

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