Kings—Hants
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| Kings—Hants | |
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| Member of Parliament | Scott Brison Liberal |
| Population, 2001 | 79 286 |
| Electors, 2006 | 65 898 |
| Area (km²) | 4440 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 18 |
| Electoral district created | 1976, from Annapolis Valley and Halifax—East Hants |
| Census divisions | • Hants County • Kings County |
| Polling divisions | 179 |
| Major municipalities | • East Hants • Kentville • West Hants • Windsor • Wolfville |
Kings—Hants (formerly Annapolis Valley—Hants) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 79,286.
It is a largely rural and fairly conservative riding, but its conservatism is in the Red Tory tradition of the rest of the Maritimes, i.e., there is a strong concern for social programs.
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[edit] Demographics
Ethnic groups: 95.7% White, 2.1% Native Canadian, 1.5% Black
Languages: 96.4% English, 1.1% French, 2.1% Other
Religions: 63.8% Protestant, 18.3% Catholic, 1.2% Other Christian, 15.9% No affiliation
Average income: $23,425
[edit] Geography
The district includes all of Hants County and the eastern part of Kings. Communities include East Hants, West Hants, Kentville, Windsor and Wolfville. The area is 4,440 sq. km.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created as "Annapolis Valley—Hants" in 1976 from parts of Annapolis Valley and Halifax—East Hants ridings. It consisted of the consisting of the Counties of Kings and Hants.
In 1996, it was renamed "Kings—Hants". In 2003, it was given its current boundaries.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Annapolis Valley and Halifax—East Hants prior to 1979 | ||||
| Annapolis Valley—Hants | ||||
| 31st | 1979-1980 | Pat Nowlan | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980-1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984-1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988-1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993-1997 | John Murphy | Liberal | |
| Kings—Hants | ||||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | Scott Brison 1st term |
Progressive Conservative | |
| 2000 By-election | 2000 | Joe Clark | Progressive Conservative | |
| 37th | 2000-2003 | Scott Brison 2nd term |
Progressive Conservative | |
| 2003-2004 | Liberal | |||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
[edit] Kings—Hants
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Scott Brison | 19,492 | |||
| Conservative | Bob Mullan | 13,762 | |||
| New Democrat | Mary Dewolfe | 8,138 | |||
| Green | Sheila Richardson | 947 | |||
| Marijuana | Chummy Anthony | 436 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Scott Brison | 17,555 | |||
| Conservative | Bob Mullan | 11,344 | |||
| New Democrat | Skip Hambling | 6,663 | |||
| Green | Kevin Stacey | 1,364 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jim Hnatiuk | 493 | |||
| Independent | Richard Hennigar | 242 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Scott Brison | 17,612 | |||
| Liberal | Claude O'Hara | 13,213 | |||
| New Democrat | Kaye Johnson | 7,244 | |||
| Canadian Alliance | Gerry Fulton | 4,618 | |||
| Marijuana | Jim King | 669 | |||
| Independent | Kenneth MacEachern | 140 | |||
| Natural Law | Richard Hennigar | 133 | |||
| Communist | Graham Jake MacDonald | 85 | |||
| By-election on 11 September 2000 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes
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| Progressive Conservative | Joe Clark | 14,525 | |||
| New Democrat | Kaye Johnson | 7,375 | |||
| Canadian Alliance | Gerry Fulton | 4,385 | |||
| Not affiliated | Alex Neron | 670 | |||
| Independent | John Turmel | 221 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Scott Brison | 17,401 | |||
| Liberal | John Murphy | 14,515 | |||
| New Democrat | Philip A. Brown | 9,101 | |||
| Reform | Lloyd Schmidt | 6,424 | |||
| Natural Law | James McLelland | 278 | |||
| Independent | Graham Jake MacDonald | 251 | |||
[edit] Annapolis Valley—Hants
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | John Murphy | 18,238 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim White | 9,344 | |||
| Independent | Pat Nowlan | 8,958 | |||
| Reform | John Merriam | 5,919 | |||
| New Democrat | Dick Terfry | 2,308 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jack Enserink | 614 | |||
| National | Steve Mockford | 484 | |||
| Natural Law | John Runkle | 319 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Nowlan | 20,763 | |||
| Liberal | John Murphy | 18,840 | |||
| New Democrat | Keith Collins | 5,886 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jack Enserink | 1,318 | |||
| Not affiliated | Rik Gates | 200 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Nowlan | 23,580 | |||
| Liberal | Howard Fuller | 12,463 | |||
| New Democrat | Peggy Hope-Simpson | 6,987 | |||
| Rhino | Graham Macdermott | 762 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Nowlan | 17,152 | |||
| Liberal | Jim Munro | 12,804 | |||
| New Democrat | Bob Levy | 10,338 | |||
| Rhino | Mark Moors | 343 | |||
| Independent | Dick Killam | 233 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Nowlan | 20,103 | |||
| Liberal | Frank C. Bezanson | 12,001 | |||
| New Democrat | Bob Levy | 8,008 | |||
