Clare-Digby
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
|prov-status = defunct
|province = Nova Scotia
|image = Clare-Digby provincial electoral district.svg
|prov-rep-party = Liberal
|prov-rep = Gordon Wilson
|demo-census-date = 2016
|demo-pop = 17323
|prov-election-last = 2017
|demo-electors = 14486
|demo-electors-date = 2017
|demo-area = 2521.00
|prov-created = 2012
|demo-cd = Digby County
|demo-csd = Municipality of Clare, Town of Digby, Municipality of the District of Digby
}}
Clare-Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected 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.[http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/clare-digby.pdf Clare-Digby] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823064832/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/clare-digby.pdf |date=2017-08-23 }} Constituency History 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:
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! Legislature ! Years ! colspan="2" | Member ! Party |
| {{NS-MLA nodata|Riding dissolved into Clare and Digby-Annapolis}} |
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 63rd
| 2017–2021 | rowspan=2 {{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}}| | rowspan=2| Gordon Wilson | rowspan=2| Liberal |
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 62nd
| 2013–2017 |
| {{NS-MLA nodata|Riding created from Clare and Digby-Annapolis}} |
Election results
{{Nova Scotia provincial election, 2017/Clare-Digby}}
{{Election box begin | title=2013 Nova Scotia general election}}
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{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|align="right"| 5,122
|align="right"| 54.68
|align="right"| N/A
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{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|Paul Emile LeBlanc
|align="right"| 2,911
|align="right"| 31.08
|align="right"| N/A
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{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|Dean Kenley
|align="right"| 842
|align="right"| 8.99
|align="right"| N/A
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{{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|row}}
|Ian Thurber
|align="right"| 492
|align="right"| 5.25
|align="right"| N/A
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{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|9,367|100.0 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|95|1.00|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|9,462|66.88|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|14,148}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.cbc.ca/elections/nsvotes2013/ridings/view/nsvotes-riding-008 2013 riding profile]
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