Digby—Yarmouth

Digby—Yarmouth

Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1947
District abolished	1952
First contested	1949
Last contested	1949

Digby—Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1953.

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare ridings. It consisted of the counties of Digby and Yarmouth. It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare ridings.

Its only Member of Parliament was Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Digby—Yarmouth Riding created from Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
21st	1949–1953		Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare

Election results

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk	11,084
	Progressive Conservative	Donald Farish Filleul	9,505

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

External links

• Riding history for Digby—Yarmouth (1947–1952) from the Library of Parliament