 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1949, 2019 | ||
| District abolished | 2013 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 7,687 | ||
| Electors (2024) | 7,206 | ||
| Area (km²) | 830 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 9.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Digby County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Municipality of the District of Clare | ||
Clare is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1949-2013 and since 2021. Prior to 1949, Clare was part of Digby district. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes most of the Municipality of the District of Clare, an Acadian area occupying the southwestern half of Digby County. For four consecutive elections from 1988 to 1999, the district had the highest voter turnout in the province.[1][2][3][4]
The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Clare-Digby. It was re-created out of Clare-Digby following the 2019 Electoral Boundary Review after a court challenge that also re-instated the province's two other protected Acadians ridings of Argyle and Richmond, and the Black riding of Preston.[5]
- ^ Recapitulation 1988 Election Elections Nova Scotia
- ^ Recapitulation 1993 Election Elections Nova Scotia
- ^ Recapitulation 1998 Election Elections Nova Scotia
- ^ Recapitulation 1999 Election Elections Nova Scotia
- ^ Doucette, Keith. "Province to restore four protected ridings for Acadians, African Nova Scotians". CTV. Retrieved 4 August 2023.