Federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
Kings—Hants Nova Scotia electoral district Kings—Hants in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries)
Legislature House of Commons MP Kody Blois Liberal District created 1966 First contested 1968 Last contested 2021 District webpage profile , map Population (2016 )[1] 83,465 Electors (2021)71,285 Area (km²)[1] 4,124 Pop. density (per km²) 20.2 Census division(s) Hants , Kings Census subdivision(s) Cambridge 32 , East Hants , Glooscap 35 , Hantsport , Indian Brook 14 , Kentville , Kings, Subd. A , Kings, Subd. B , Kings, Subd. C , Kings, Subd. D , West Hants , Windsor , Wolfville
Kings—Hants (formerly Annapolis Valley—Hants and Annapolis Valley ) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Demographics
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 2001 79,286 — 2006 81,531 +2.8% 2011 83,306 +2.2% 2016 83,465 +0.2%
According to the Canada 2016 Census ; 2013 representation[2] [3] [4]
Ethnic groups: 91.5% White, 5.3% Aboriginal, 1.6% Black
Languages: 96.1% English, 1.4% French
Religions (2011): 71.7% Christian (17.4% Baptist, 17.1% Catholic, 15.3% United Church, 12.5% Anglican, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.5% Pentecostal, 6.1% Other), 27.4% No religion
Median income (2015): $31,020
Average income (2015): $39,385
Geography
The district includes all of Hants County and the eastern part of Kings County . Communities include Enfield , Elmsdale , Lantz , Kentville , Windsor and Wolfville .
History
The electoral district was created as "Annapolis Valley in 1966 from parts of Colchester—Hants and Digby—Annapolis—Kings ridings .
In 1996, it was renamed "Kings—Hants". In 2003, it was given its current boundaries: the area encompassed by the provincial electoral district of Kings West was removed from Kings—Hants and added to West Nova . There was no territory changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution .
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Scott Brison resigned his seat effective 10 February 2019.[5] Under legislation that had recently come into effect, the seat remained vacant until the next general election.[6]
Election results
Graph of election results in Annapolis Valley, Annapolis Valley—Hants, Kings—Hants (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Kings—Hants
Graph of election results in Kings—Hants (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 general election
2019 general election
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Kody Blois
20,806
43.31
−27.43
$62,750.09
Conservative
Martha MacQuarrie
11,905
24.78
+6.20
$48,454.21
New Democratic
Stephen Schneider
8,254
17.18
+10.76
$28,020.03
Green
Brogan Anderson
6,029
12.55
+9.19
$12,592.53
People's
Matthew Southall
786
1.64
New
$3,504.18
Rhinoceros
Nicholas Tan
138
0.29
−0.11
none listed
Veterans Coalition
Stacey Dodge
118
0.25
New
$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit
48,036
99.32
$101,328.14
Total rejected ballots
327
0.68
+0.25
Turnout
48,363
68.76
−1.00
Eligible voters
70,332
Liberal hold
Swing
−16.81
Source: Elections Canada [8]
2015 general election
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Scott Brison
33,026
70.74
+31.19
$88,355.31
Conservative
David Morse
8,677
18.59
–18.05
$80,877.49
New Democratic
Hugh Curry
2,998
6.42
–13.60
$15,831.09
Green
Will Cooper
1,569
3.36
–0.42
$1,277.65
Rhinoceros
Megan Brown-Hodges
184
0.39
–
$730.27
Independent
Edd Twohig
132
0.28
–
$1,070.96
Independent
Cliff James Williams
100
0.21
–
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
46,686
99.57
$200,775.69
Total rejected ballots
202
0.43
Turnout
46,888
70.56
Eligible voters
66,454
Liberal hold
Swing
+24.62
Source: Elections Canada [9] [10]
2011 general election
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Scott Brison
15,887
39.56
-4.62
$74,312.84
Conservative
David Morse
14,714
36.63
+10.49
$79,610.04
New Democratic
Mark Rogers
8,043
20.03
-1.98
$30,929.92
Green
Sheila Richardson
1,520
3.78
-2.46
$1,566.57
Total valid votes/Expense limit
40,164
100.0
$82,155.51
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
200
0.50
+0.01
Turnout
40,364
61.76
+3.17
Eligible voters
65,355
Liberal hold
Swing
-7.56
Sources:[11] [12]
2008 general election
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Scott Brison
16,641
44.18
-1.38
$57,579.50
Conservative
Rosemary Segado
9,846
26.14
-6.05
$59,850.46
New Democratic
Carol Harris
8,291
22.01
+2.99
$19,364.79
Green
Brendan MacNeill
2,353
6.24
+4.04
$2,914.98
Christian Heritage
Jim Hnatiuk
528
1.40
–
$11,240.76
Total valid votes/Expense limit
37,659
100.0
$79,171
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
187
0.49
+0.08
Turnout
37,846
58.59
-6.60
Eligible voters
64,593
Liberal hold
Swing
+2.34
2006 general election
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Scott Brison
19,491
45.56
-1.05
$74,044.26
Conservative
Bob Mullan
13,772
32.19
+2.07
$65,675.63
New Democratic
Mary Dewolfe
8,138
19.02
+1.33
$19,691.41
Green
Sheila Richardson
947
2.21
-1.41
$1,181.00
Marijuana
Chummy Anthony
436
1.02
–
none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit
42,784
100.0
$74,073
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
177
0.41
-0.35
Turnout
42,961
65.19
+2.77
Eligible voters
65,898
Liberal hold
Swing
-1.56
2004 general election
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Scott Brison
17,555
46.61
+16.11
$68,487.35
Conservative
Bob Mullan
11,344
30.12
-19.42
$64,737.24
New Democratic
Skip Hambling
6,663
17.69
+0.08
$24,085.01
Green
Kevin Stacey
1,364
3.62
–
$2,710.55
Christian Heritage
Jim Hnatiuk
493
1.31
–
$7,088.07
Independent
Richard Hennigar
242
0.64
+0.34
$5,710.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit
37,661
100.0
$70,804
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
289
0.76
Turnout
37,950
62.42
Eligible voters
60,801
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative
Swing
+18.56
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Changes for Liberal candidate Scott Brison from 2000 are based on the Liberal Party's results. He received +6.48% votes from his results as a Progressive Conservative. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals. Change for independent candidate Richard Hennigar is based on his 2000 results as a Natural Law candidate (results not redistributed).
2000 general election
All changes are based on the 2000 by-election, except the Liberal Party and the Natural Law Party, which did not field a candidate; and Communist Party candidate Graham Jake MacDonald, who ran as an Independent.
2000 by-election
Canadian federal by-election, September 11, 2000
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Progressive Conservative
Joe Clark
14,525
53.45
+17.18
$38,552
New Democratic
Kaye Johnson
7,375
27.14
+8.17
$45,722
Alliance
Gerry Fulton
4,385
16.14
+2.75
$40,044
Marijuana
Alex Néron
670
2.47
$371
Independent
John Turmel
221
0.81
$0
Total valid votes
27,176
100.00
Total rejected ballots
232
Turnout
27,408
39.54
Electors on the lists
69,319
Cause of by-election: resignation of Scott Brison on July 24, 2000. Canadian Alliance percentages are contrasted with the Reform Party figures from 1997. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada .
1997 general election
Annapolis Valley—Hants
Graph of election results in Annapolis Valley—Hants (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1993 general election
Changes from the 1988 election for both Progressive Conservative candidate Jim White and Independent candidate Pat Nowlan are based on the same 1988 result, when Pat Nowlan ran as a Progressive Conservative. Independent Rik Gates was the youngest candidate to run for MP at the age of twenty two.
1988 general election
1984 general election
1980 general election
1979 general election
Annapolis Valley
Graph of election results in Annapolis Valley (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1974 general election
1972 general election
1968 general election
See also
References
Notes
^ a b Statistics Canada : 2011
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Kings--Hants [Federal electoral district], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]" . February 8, 2017.
^ "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile" . February 8, 2012.
^ "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)" . May 8, 2013.
^ "Scott Brison bids farewell to House of Commons, announces resignation date" . Halifax Today . The Canadian Press. February 6, 2019.
^ "A Federal Seat is Vacant in Kings–Hants" (Press release). Elections Canada. February 22, 2019.
^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results" . Elections Canada . Retrieved September 22, 2021 .
^ "Official Voting Results" . Elections Canada . Retrieved September 22, 2021 .
^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Kings—Hants (Validated results)" . Elections Canada . October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015 .
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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