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.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1947 |
| District abolished | 1952 |
| First contested | 1949 |
| Last contested | 1949 |
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
editThis riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Digby—Yarmouth Riding created from Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare |
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| 21st | 1949–1953 | Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Digby—Annapolis—Kings and Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare |
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Election results
edit| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk | 11,084 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald Farish Filleul | 9,505 | ||||||