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Antigonish was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was created in the British North America Act, 1867. The federal riding was dissolved in 1914 into the riding of Antigonish—Guysborough. It consisted of the County of Antigonish.
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.
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 is Randy Delorey of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
"Antigonish" is an 1899 poem by American educator and poet William Hughes Mearns. It is also known as "The Little Man Who Wasn't There", and was a hit song under that title.
"Antigonish" is most commonly used in reference to:
- Municipality of the County of Antigonish is an incorporated county municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- " Town of Antigonish" is a town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Antigonish may also refer to:
- Antigonish (poem), by Hughes Mearns
- Antigonish (electoral district)
- Antigonish (provincial electoral district), in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Diocese of Antigonish, in the Roman Catholic Church
- Antigonish Arena, in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Antigonish Movement
- HMCS Antigonish (K661), a River class frigate