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.
Kings—Hants 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
Historical population Year 2001 79,286 — 2006 81,531 +2.8% 2011 83,306 +2.2% 2016 83,465 +0.2%
According to the 2016 Canadian census ; 2013 representation[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Ethnic groups: 91.5% White, 5.3% Aboriginal, 1.6% Black Languages: 96.1% English, 1.4% FrenchReligions (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
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
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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament :
Scott Brison resigned his seat effective 10 February 2019.[ 5] [ 6]
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)
Graph of election results in Kings—Hants (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Kody Blois 20,192
44.92
+1.61
$80,518.90
Conservative Mark Parent 13,234
29.44
+4.66
$54,740.13
New Democratic Stephen Schneider
8,645
19.23
+2.05
$13,834.66
People's Steven Ford
1,945
4.33
+2.69
$0.00
Green Sheila G. Richardson
940
2.09
-10.46
$4,644.16
Total valid votes/expense limit
44,956 100.00 – $107,126.60
Total rejected ballots
251
Turnout
45,207 63.42 -5.34
Registered voters
71,285
Liberal hold
Swing
-1.53
Source: Elections Canada [ 7]
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 [ 9]
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 [ 10] [ 11]
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:[ 12] [ 13]
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 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 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).
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.
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 .
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Graph of election results in Annapolis Valley—Hants (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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.
Graph of election results in Annapolis Valley (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
^ 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 .^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders" . Elections Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2024 .^ "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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