Federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
Kings—Hants electoral district Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP Kody Blois Liberal District created 1966 First contested 1968 Last contested 2025 District webpage profile ,map Demographics Population (2021 )[ 1] 87,744 Electors (2025)[ 2] 81,110 Area (km²)[ 1] 4,124 Pop. density (per km²) 21.3 Census division(s) Hants ,Kings Census subdivision(s) Kings (part),East Hants ,West Hants ,Kentville ,Wolfville ,Indian Brook ,Berwick ,Annapolis Valley ,Glooscap
Kings—Hants (formerlyAnnapolis Valley—Hants andAnnapolis Valley ) is a federalelectoral district inNova Scotia , Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since 1968.
According to the2021 Canadian census ; 2023 representation[ 3] Racial groups: 90.5% White, 5.4% Indigenous, 1.8% BlackLanguages: 95.6% English, 1.7% FrenchReligions: 53.1% Christian (13.8% Catholic, 11.2% Baptist, 8.7% United Church, 8.6% Anglican, 1.1% Presbyterian, 9.7% Other), 45.1% No religionMedian income (2020): $36,800Average income (2015): $44,520
The district includes all ofHants County and the eastern part ofKings County . Communities includeEnfield ,Elmsdale ,Lantz ,Kentville ,Windsor andWolfville .
The electoral district was created as "Annapolis Valley" in 1966 from parts ofColchester—Hants andDigby—Annapolis—Kings ridings . It was composed of the eastern portion of Annapolis County, and all of Kings and Hants counties.
In 1978, it lost the eastern portion of Annapolis County to South West Nova.
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 toWest Nova . There was no territory changes as a result of the2012 federal electoral redistribution .
Following the2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution , the riding gained some territory (Berwick area) inKings County fromWest Nova .
Members of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the followingmembers of Parliament :
Scott Brison resigned his seat effective 10 February 2019.[ 4] [ 5]
Vote Share Year 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Liberal Conservative NDP Green PC Reform/Alliance Social Credit Independent (>5%) People's election results in Annapolis Valley, Annapo...
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)
Vote Share Year 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Liberal Conservative NDP Green PC Reform/Alliance People's election results in 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 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 [ 9]
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 [ 10]
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 [ 11] [ 12]
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:[ 13] [ 14]
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 fromProgressive 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 ofScott Brison on July 24, 2000. Canadian Alliance percentages are contrasted with theReform Party figures from 1997. Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada .
[ edit ] Vote Share Year 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 Liberal PC NDP Reform CHP Independent (>5%) election results in 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)
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.
Vote Share Year 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Liberal PC NDP Social Credit election results in 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)
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