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.
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1867 | ||
First contested | 1867 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 19,590 | ||
Electors | 13,314[1] | ||
Area (km²) | 1,353 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 14.5 | ||
Census division(s) | Antigonish County | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Antigonish |
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.[2]
The electoral district of Antigonish covers 1,353 km2 (522 sq mi) of land.[3]
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | ||||
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64th | 2021- | Michelle Thompson | Progressive Conservative | ||||
63rd | 2017–2021 | Randy Delorey | Liberal | ||||
62nd | 2013–2017 | ||||||
61st | 2009–2013 | Maurice Smith | New Democrat | ||||
2009 | Angus MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative | |||||
60th | 2006–2009 | ||||||
59th | 2003–2006 | ||||||
58th | 1999–2003 | ||||||
57th | 1998–1999 | Hyland Fraser | Liberal | ||||
56th | 1993–1998 | Bill Gillis | Liberal | ||||
55th | 1988–1993 | ||||||
54th | 1984–1988 | ||||||
53rd | 1981–1984 | ||||||
52nd | 1978–1981 | ||||||
51st | 1974–1978 | ||||||
50th | 1970–1974 | ||||||
49th | 1967–1970 | William F. MacKinnon | Progressive Conservative | ||||
48th | 1963–1967 | ||||||
47th | 1960–1963 | ||||||
46th | 1956–1960 | ||||||
45th | 1953–1956 | Colin H. Chisholm | Liberal | ||||
44th | 1949–1953 | ||||||
43rd | 1945–1949 | John Patrick Gorman | Liberal | ||||
42nd | 1942–1945 | ||||||
1941–1942 | John A. MacIsaac | Liberal | |||||
41st | 1937–1941 | John Laughlin McIsaac | Liberal | ||||
40th | 1933–1937 | ||||||
Antigonish returned two members before 1933 | |||||||
39th | 1928–1933 | William Chisholm | Liberal | John Laughlin McIsaac | Liberal | ||
38th | 1925–1928 | ||||||
37th | 1920–1925 | Angus J. MacGillivray | United Farmers | ||||
36th | 1916–1920 | Fred Robert Trotter | Liberal | ||||
35th | 1913–1916 | John Stanfield O'Brien | Liberal-Conservative | ||||
1911–1916 | Edward Lavin Girroir | Liberal-Conservative | |||||
34th | 1906–1911 | Christopher P. Chisholm | Liberal | ||||
33rd | 1903–1906 | ||||||
1901–1903 | Angus McGillivray | Liberal | |||||
32nd | 1897–1901 | ||||||
31st | 1895–1897 | ||||||
1894–1895 | Colin Francis McIsaac | Liberal | |||||
30th | 1891–1894 | ||||||
1890–1891 | Angus McGillivray | Liberal | |||||
29th | 1886–1890 | ||||||
28th | 1882–1886 | Charles B. Whidden | Conservative | ||||
1882 | John Sparrow David Thompson | Conservative | |||||
27th | 1878–1882 | ||||||
26th | 1877–1878 | Daniel MacDonald | Liberal | ||||
1874–1877 | John J. McKinnon | Independent | |||||
25th | 1871–1874 | Joseph MacDonald | Liberal | ||||
24th | 1867–1871 |
1867 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Daniel MacDonald | 1,424 | 45.95% | |||||
Liberal | Joseph MacDonald | 1,072 | 34.59% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | R. N. Henry | 410 | 13.23% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | J. MacDonald | 193 | 6.23% | |||||
Total | 3,099 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1871 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Daniel MacDonald | 1,052 | 30.62% | |||||
Liberal | Joseph MacDonald | 978 | 28.46% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | R. N. Henry | 853 | 24.83% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Angus McGillivray | 553 | 16.09% | |||||
Total | 3,436 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1874 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Independent | John McKinnon | 1,012 | 41.73% | |||||
Liberal | Daniel MacDonald | 752 | 31.01% | |||||
Liberal | Joseph McDonald | 661 | 27.26% | |||||
Total | 2,425 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1878 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | John Sparrow David Thompson | Acclaimed | – | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Angus McGillivray | Acclaimed | – | |||||
Total | – | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1882 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | John Sparrow David Thompson | 1,166 | 41.60% | |||||
Liberal | Angus McGillivray | 1,094 | 39.03% | |||||
Liberal | Joseph McDonald | 543 | 19.37% | |||||
Total | 2,803 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles B. Whidden | 1225 | |||
Liberal | C. C. Gregrory | 884 |
1886 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Angus McGillivray | 1,384 | 41.50% | |||||
Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 1,269 | 38.05% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Rod K. McDonald | 482 | 14.45% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Charles B. Whidden | 200 | 6.00% | |||||
Total | 3,335 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Angus MacGillivray | Acclamation |
1890 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Angus McGillivray | 1,362 | 30.64% | |||||
Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 1,274 | 28.66% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | J.J. Cameron | 1,003 | 22.56% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Archibald McPhee | 806 | 18.13% | |||||
Total | 4,445 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. P. Chisholm | 933 | |||
Liberal | J. J. Cameron | 916 |
1894 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 1,333 | 28.00% | |||||
Liberal | Christopher P. Chisholm | 1,225 | 25.74% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | J.J. Cameron | 1,141 | 23.97% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | C. Ernest Gregory | 1,061 | 22.29% | |||||
Total | 4,760 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | A. MacGillivray | 1312 | |||
Liberal-Conservative | D. A. Fraser | 1016 |
1897 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Angus McGillivray | 1,263 | 27.77% | |||||
Independent | Christopher P. Chisholm | 1,176 | 25.86% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Charles B. Whidden | 1,123 | 24.69% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Hugh MacDonald | 986 | 21.68% | |||||
Total | 4,548 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1901 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Angus McGillivray | 0.00% | ||||||
Liberal | Christopher P. Chisholm | 0.00% | ||||||
Total | – | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Fred Robert Trotter |
1906 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Christopher P. Chisholm | Acclaimed | – | |||||
Liberal | Fred Robert Trotter | Acclaimed | – | |||||
Total | – | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1911 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Edward Lavin Girroir | 1,299 | 27.92% | |||||
Liberal | Fred Robert Trotter | 1,267 | 27.24% | |||||
Liberal | Christopher P. Chisholm | 1,070 | 23.00% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Hugh MacDougall | 1,016 | 21.84% | |||||
Total | 4,652 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Stanfield O'Brien |
1916 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | William Chisholm | 1,366 | 28.54% | |||||
Liberal | Fred Robert Trotter | 1,300 | 27.16% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | John Stanfield O'Brien | 1,167 | 24.38% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Allan MacDonald | 953 | 19.91% | |||||
Total | 4,786 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1920 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | William Chisholm | 2,059 | 28.23% | |||||
United Farmers | Angus J. MacGillivray | 1,804 | 24.73% | |||||
Liberal | Alexander Stirling MacMillan | 1,725 | 23.65% | |||||
United Farmers | Fred R. Irish | 1,706 | 23.39% | |||||
Total | 7,294 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Chisholm |
1925 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | John L. MacIsaac | 2,393 | 27.74% | |||||
Liberal | William Chisholm | 2,267 | 26.28% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Duncan S. Chisholm | 2,095 | 24.29% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Fred R. Irish | 1,871 | 21.69% | |||||
Total | 8,626 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1928 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | John L. MacIsaac | 2,431 | 28.42% | |||||
Liberal | William Chisholm | 2,407 | 28.14% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | John F. McLellan | 1,925 | 22.50% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | John D. MacIntyre | 1,792 | 20.95% | |||||
Total | 8,555 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1933 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | John L. MacIsaac | 2,951 | 54.32% | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | John Archibald Walker | 2,482 | 45.68% | |||||
Total | 5,433 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1937 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | John L. MacIsaac | 3,160 | 61.11% | 6.79% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | Robert Hamilton Butts | 2,011 | 38.89% | -6.79% | ||||
Total | 5,171 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1941 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | John A. MacIsaac | 2,759 | 61.49% | 22.60% | ||||
Liberal | Michael Ignatius Webb | 1,728 | 38.51% | -22.60% | ||||
Total | 4,487 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Patrick Gorman | 2496 | |||
Conservative | Russell Cunningham | 1099 |
1945 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | John Patrick Gorman | 2,650 | 61.83% | 23.32% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | Douglas MacDonald | 1,636 | 38.17% | -23.32% | ||||
Total | 4,286 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Colin H. Chisholm | 3,179 | 58.23% | -3.60% | ||||
Liberal–Conservative | Terrance Bernard Thompson | 2,280 | 41.77% | 3.60% | ||||
Total | 5,459 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Colin H. Chisholm | 2,624 | 48.92% | -9.32% | ||||
Independent | Vincent J. MacDonald | 2,065 | 38.50% | – | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Terrance Bernard Thompson | 675 | 12.58% | – | ||||
Total | 5,364 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | William F. MacKinnon | 2,884 | 51.94% | 39.35% | ||||
Liberal | Colin H. Chisholm | 2,669 | 48.06% | -0.85% | ||||
Total | 5,553 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | William F. MacKinnon | 3,177 | 54.77% | 2.83% | ||||
Liberal | Vincent J. MacDonald | 2,495 | 43.01% | -5.05% | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Alex MacPherson | 129 | 2.22% | – | ||||
Total | 5,801 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | William F. MacKinnon | 3,334 | 54.58% | -0.18% | ||||
Liberal | Ronald Saint John Chisholm | 2,774 | 45.42% | 2.41% | ||||
Total | 6,108 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | William F. MacKinnon | 3,222 | 50.20% | -4.38% | ||||
Liberal | Bill Gillis | 3,196 | 49.80% | 4.38% | ||||
Total | 6,418 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bill Gillis | 4,002 | 50.91% | 1.11% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Willliam Shaw | 3,594 | 45.72% | -4.48% | ||||
New Democratic | Alex MacPherson | 265 | 3.37% | – | ||||
Total | 7,861 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bill Gillis | 5,141 | 56.88% | 5.97% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ronnie MacDonald | 3,172 | 35.09% | -10.63% | ||||
New Democratic | Patrick D. Gough | 726 | 8.03% | 4.66% | ||||
Total | 9,039 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bill Gillis | 4,689 | 49.82% | -7.06% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill MacNeil | 3,713 | 39.45% | 4.36% | ||||
New Democratic | John A. Murphy | 1,010 | 10.73% | 2.70% | ||||
Total | 9,412 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bill Gillis | 4,522 | 46.47% | -3.34% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIssac | 4,271 | 43.90% | 4.45% | ||||
New Democratic | John A. Murphy | 937 | 9.63% | -1.10% | ||||
Total | 9,730 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bill Gillis | 5,167 | 47.78% | 1.31% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Liz Chisholm | 4,854 | 44.89% | 0.99% | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Woodfine | 793 | 7.33% | -2.30% | ||||
Total | 10,814 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bill Gillis | 6,004 | 53.24% | 5.46% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Garvie | 4,463 | 39.57% | -5.31% | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Woodfine | 811 | 7.19% | -0.14% | ||||
Total | 11,278 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Bill Gillis | 7,292 | 64.48% | 11.24% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Liz Chisholm | 3,196 | 28.26% | -11.31% | ||||
New Democratic | Marion MacDonald | 821 | 7.26% | 0.07% | ||||
Total | 11,309 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |
1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Hyland Fraser | 4,649 | 41.55% | -22.93% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Andrew MacNeil | 3,554 | 31.76% | 3.50% | ||||
New Democratic | Maurice Smith | 2,986 | 26.69% | 19.43% | ||||
Total | 11,189 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIsaac | 4,070 | 39.30% | 7.53% | ||||
Liberal | Hyland Fraser | 4,058 | 39.18% | -2.37% | ||||
New Democratic | Charlene Long | 2,229 | 21.52% | -5.17% | ||||
Total | 10,357 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIsaac | 4,256 | 41.64% | 2.34% | ||||
Liberal | David Allister Cameron | 3,650 | 35.71% | -3.47% | ||||
New Democratic | Terry O'Toole | 1,755 | 17.17% | -4.35% | ||||
Marijuana | Gene Purdy | 560 | 5.48% | – | ||||
Total | 10,221 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIsaac | 4,629 | 48.28% | 6.64% | ||||
Liberal | Daniel MacIsaac | 2,953 | 30.80% | -4.91% | ||||
New Democratic | Andrew MacDonald | 1,827 | 19.06% | 1.88% | ||||
Green | Judith Dowden | 179 | 1.87% | – | ||||
Total | 9,588 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIsaac | 3,613 | 38.08% | -10.20% | ||||
New Democratic | Maurice Smith | 3,338 | 35.18% | 16.12% | ||||
Liberal | Miles Tompkins | 2,378 | 25.06% | -5.74% | ||||
Green | Rebecca Mosher | 160 | 1.69% | -0.18% | ||||
Total | 9,489 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Democrat | Maurice Smith | 3,310 | 41.02 | +5.84 | |
Progressive Conservative | Darren Thompson | 2,855 | 35.38 | -2.70 | |
Liberal | Miles Tompkins | 1,830 | 22.68 | -2.38 | |
Green | Michael Marshall | 74 | 0.92 | -0.77 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Randy Delorey | 3882 | 42.78 | +20.10 | |
Progressive Conservative | Darren Thompson | 2868 | 31.61 | -3.77 | |
New Democrat | Maurice Smith | 2324 | 25.61 | -15.41 | |
Total valid votes | 9,074 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 81 | 0.88 | |||
Turnout | 9,155 | 65.20 | |||
Eligible voters | 14,041 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Randy Delorey | 3,877 | 43.38 | +0.60 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Ray Mattie | 3,139 | 35.12 | +3.52 | ||||
New Democratic | Moraig MacGillivray | 1,815 | 20.31 | -5.30 | ||||
Atlantica | Ryan Smyth | 106 | 1.19 | |||||
Total valid votes | 8,973 | 99.60 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 36 | 0.40 | -0.48 | |||||
Turnout | 8,973 | 62.08 | -3.12 | |||||
Eligible voters | 14,455 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.46 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] |
2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Michelle Thompson | 4,707 | 49.98 | +14.86 | ||||
Liberal | Randy Delorey | 2,997 | 31.82 | -11.56 | ||||
New Democratic | Moraig Macgillivray | 1,552 | 16.48 | -3.83 | ||||
Green | Will Fraser | 128 | 1.36 | |||||
Atlantica | Ryan Smyth | 34 | 0.36 | -0.83 | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,418 | 99.59 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 39 | 0.41 | ||||||
Turnout | 9,457 | 64.78 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 14,599 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.21 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6] |
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