Antigonish is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1867 and is one of only four Nova Scotian districts that has existed continuously since Canadian Confederation.
The district includes the community of Antigonish and the surrounding Antigonish County. It is bordered by Pictou East to the west, Guysborough-Sheet Harbour to its south, the Strait of Canso to the east, and the Northumberland Strait to the north.
With the electoral boundary changes announced on September 12, 2012, the area east of Tracadie River is moved to the new riding of Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie.
Geography The electoral district of Antigonish covers of land.
Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Dual-member era Legislature Years Member A Party Member B Party 24th 1867–1871 Daniel MacDonaldLiberal Joseph MacDonaldLiberal 25th 1871–1874 26th 1874–1877 John J. McKinnon Independent 1877–1878 John Sparrow David ThompsonConservative 27th 1878–1882 Angus McGillivrayLiberal 28th 1882 1882–1886 Charles B. Whidden Conservative 29th 1886–1890 Colin Francis McIsaacLiberal 30th 1890–1891 1891–1894 Christopher P. ChisholmLiberal 31st 1894–1895 1895–1897 Angus McGillivrayLiberal 32nd 1897–1901 33rd 1901–1903 1903–1906 Fred Robert TrotterLiberal 34th 1906–1911 35th 1911 Edward Lavin Girroir Liberal-Conservative 1913–1916 John Sarsfield O'Brien Liberal-Conservative 36th 1916–1920 William ChisholmLiberal 37th 1920–1925 Angus J. MacGillivray United Farmers 38th 1925–1928 John Laughlin McIsaacLiberal 39th 1928–1933
Single-member era
Election results
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1945
1942 by-election
1941
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1933
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1925
1923 by-election
1920
1916
1913
1911
1907 by-election
1906
1903 by-election
1901
1897
1895
1894
1891
1890
1887
1886
1882
1882
1878
1877 by-election
1874
1873 by-election
1871
1867
See also List of Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
Elections Nova Scotia, Summary Results from 1867 to 2011 . Retrieved December 1, 2013. Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (August 5, 2003). Retrieved December 1, 2013. Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (June 13, 2006) . Retrieved December 1, 2013.
External links CBC: 2013 riding profile