Kings_South
Kings South
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
Kings South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the town of Wolfville, the village of New Minas, the community of Coldbrook, and Glooscap First Nation.
Quick Facts Nova Scotia electoral district, Provincial electoral district ...
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1956 | ||
| First contested | 1956 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 21,252 | ||
| Electors | 17,377 | ||
| Area (km²) | 576 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 36.9 | ||
| Census division(s) | Kings County | ||
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Kings South has a landmass of 576 km2 (222 sq mi).[1]
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
More information Legislature, Years ...
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | 2021–present | Keith Irving | Liberal | |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Ramona Jennex | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | David Morse | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Robbie Harrison | Liberal | |
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Derrick Kimball | Progressive Conservative | |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Bob Levy | New Democratic | |
| 53rd | 1984 | Paul Kinsman | Progressive Conservative | |
| 1981-1984 | Harry How | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | |||
| 49th | 1967-1970 | Edward Haliburton | Progressive Conservative | |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | |||
| 47th | 1960-1963 | |||
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
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1956
More information 1956 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Haliburton | 2,368 | 59.77% | – | ||||
| Liberal | MacIntosh MacLeod | 1,594 | 40.23% | – | ||||
| Total | 3,962 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1960
More information 1960 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Haliburton | 2,388 | 57.29% | -2.47% | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce M. Trenholm | 1,581 | 37.93% | -2.30% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George R. Goucher | 199 | 4.77% | – | ||||
| Total | 4,168 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1963
More information 1963 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Haliburton | 2,505 | 65.27% | 7.97% | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce M. Trenholm | 1,333 | 34.73% | -3.20% | ||||
| Total | 3,838 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1967
More information 1967 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Haliburton | 2,515 | 62.89% | -2.38% | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce M. Trenholm | 1,484 | 37.11% | 2.38% | ||||
| Total | 3,999 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1970
More information 1970 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry How | 2,722 | 57.55% | -5.34% | ||||
| Liberal | E. K. Aston | 2,008 | 42.45% | 5.34% | ||||
| Total | 4,730 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1974
More information 1974 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry How | 3,576 | 59.22% | 1.68% | ||||
| Liberal | Edward Aston | 1,999 | 33.11% | -9.35% | ||||
| New Democratic | John O'Meara | 463 | 7.67% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,038 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1978
More information 1978 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry How | 4,214 | 62.58% | 3.35% | ||||
| Liberal | Wilbur H. Starratt | 1,526 | 22.66% | -10.45% | ||||
| New Democratic | Donald Archibald | 994 | 14.76% | 7.09% | ||||
| Total | 6,734 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1981
More information 1981 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry How | 4,356 | 65.47% | 2.90% | ||||
| New Democratic | Evelyn Garbary | 1,364 | 20.50% | 5.74% | ||||
| Liberal | Betty Deal | 933 | 14.02% | -8.64% | ||||
| Total | 6,653 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1984
More information 1984 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Levy | 3,694 | 45.57% | 25.07% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Kinsman | 3,673 | 45.31% | -20.16% | ||||
| Liberal | Alan Sponagle | 625 | 7.71% | -6.31% | ||||
| Independent | Doug Milligan | 114 | 1.41% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,106 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1988
More information 1988 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Derrick Kimball | 3,531 | 42.44% | -2.87% | ||||
| New Democratic | Steve Mattson | 3,079 | 37.01% | -8.56% | ||||
| Liberal | Perry Wallace | 1,710 | 20.55% | 12.84% | ||||
| Total | 8,320 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1993
More information 1993 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robbie Harrison | 3,069 | 29.46% | 8.91% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry How | 2,941 | 28.24% | -14.20% | ||||
| Independent | Derrick Kimball | 2,240 | 21.51% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Steve Mattson | 2,064 | 19.82% | -17.19% | ||||
| Natural Law | Peter Cameron | 102 | 0.98% | – | ||||
| Total | 10,416 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1998
More information 1998 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robbie Harrison | 3,650 | 36.46% | 6.99% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mary DeWolfe | 3,293 | 32.89% | 13.07% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,069 | 30.65% | 2.42% | ||||
| Total | 10,012 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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1999
More information 1999 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,890 | 40.23% | 9.57% | ||||
| Liberal | Robbie Harrison | 3,213 | 33.23% | -3.23% | ||||
| New Democratic | Mary DeWolfe | 2,567 | 26.55% | -6.34% | ||||
| Total | 9,670 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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2003
More information 2003 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,347 | 37.65 | -2.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | David Mangle | 2,794 | 31.43 | 4.88 | ||||
| Liberal | Maura Ryan | 2,682 | 30.17 | -3.06 | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Victor Harris | 67 | 0.75 | – | ||||
| Total | 8,890 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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2006
More information 2006 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,788 | 42.37% | 4.72% | ||||
| New Democratic | David Mangle | 3,130 | 35.01% | 3.58% | ||||
| Liberal | Ray Savage | 1,797 | 20.10% | -10.07% | ||||
| Green | Steve McGowen | 226 | 2.53% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,941 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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2009
More information 2009 Nova Scotia general election, Party ...
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ramona Jennex | 4,038 | 41.18% | 6.18% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 2,759 | 28.14% | -14.23% | ||||
| Liberal | Paula Howatt | 2,639 | 26.91% | 6.82% | ||||
| Green | Brendan MacNeill | 369 | 3.76% | 1.24% | ||||
| Total | 9,805 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
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2013
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Keith Irving | 3,939 | 39.25 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Ramona Jennex | 3,568 | 35.55 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Shane MacKenzie Buchan | 2,278 | 22.70 | ||
| Green | Shelia G. Richardson | 251 | 2.50 | – | |
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2017
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| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Keith Irving | 4,269 | 46.71 | +7.46 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Harrison | 2,496 | 27.31 | +4.61 | ||||
| New Democratic | Steve Schneider | 1,921 | 21.02 | -14.53 | ||||
| Green | Sheila Richardson | 337 | 3.69 | -0.07 | ||||
| Atlantica | Joel Hirtle | 116 | 1.27 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,139 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,168 | 52.76 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,377 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.43 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3] | ||||||||
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More information 2017 provincial election redistributed results, Party ...
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 3,902 | 46.59 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,259 | 26.97 | |
| New Democratic | 1,804 | 21.54 | |
| Green | 315 | 3.76 | |
| Atlantica | 95 | 1.13 | |
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2021
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Keith Irving | 4,049 | 44.11 | -2.60 | $40,527.47 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Derrick Kimball | 3,046 | 33.18 | +5.87 | $68,832.87 | |||
| New Democratic | Mercedes Brian | 1,808 | 19.70 | -1.32 | $54,103.54 | |||
| Green | Barry Leslie | 276 | 3.01 | -0.68 | $1,669.27 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 9,179 | 99.70 | – | $94,818.40 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.30 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,207 | 55.70 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,531 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
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- "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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- Elections Nova Scotia: Electoral District of Kings South
- CBC: riding profile
- June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results
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