Kings North
Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1956 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 19,842 | ||
| Electors | 15,848 | ||
| Area (km²) | 483.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 41.1 | ||
| Census divisions | Kings County | ||
The electoral district was formed through redistribution in 1956. It was previously part of the district of Kings.
District profile
Agriculture is a major industry in Kings North. The district has many geographical features of note, including Cape Blomidon, Cape Split, and the Minas Basin. Also in the district is Blomidon Provincial Park.
Communities within Kings North include:
- Aldershot
- Baxters Harbour
- Billtown
- Blomidon
- Buckleys Corner
- Canada Creek
- Canard
- Canning
- Centreville
- Chipman Brook
- Glenmont
- Habitant
- Halls Harbour
- Town of Kentville
- Kingsport
- Kinsmans Corner
- Lakeville
- The Lookoff
- Lower Canard
- Medford
- Port Williams
- Ross Corner
- Scot's Bay
- Sheffield Mills
- Starr's Point
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Kings North has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | John Lohr | Progressive Conservative | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Jim Morton | New Democrat | |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | Mark Parent | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | George Archibald | Progressive Conservative | |
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Edward Twohig | Progressive Conservative | |
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | |||
| 51st | 1974–1978 | Glenn Ells | Liberal | |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | Victor Thorpe | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1967–1970 | |||
| 48th | 1963–1967 | Gladys Porter | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 1960–1963 | |||
| 46th | 1956–1960 | Eric Balcom | Liberal | |
Election results
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Lohr | 3,823 | 45.94 | +13.45 | ||||
| Liberal | Geof Turner | 2,784 | 33.46 | +2.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ted Champion | 1,347 | 16.19 | -16.07 | ||||
| Green | Mary Lou Harley | 295 | 3.54 | -0.51 | ||||
| Atlantica | Bryden Deadder | 72 | 0.86 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,321 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,353 | 52.71 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,848 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Lohr | 2,903 | 32.49 | ||
| New Democrat | Jim Morton | 2,882 | 32.26 | ||
| Liberal | Stephen Wayne Pearl | 2,787 | 31.20 | ||
| Green | Mary Lou Hartley | 362 | 4.05 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democrat | Jim Morton | 3,535 | 41.43 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Parent | 3,079 | 36.08 | ||
| Liberal | Shirley Fisher | 1,541 | 18.06 | ||
| Green | Anna-Maria Galante-Ward | 378 | 4.43 | – | |
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Parent | 4153 | 50.07 | |||||
| New Democrat | Jim Morton | 2190 | 26.40 | |||||
| Liberal | Madonna Spinazola | 1757 | 21.18 | |||||
| Green | Chris Alders | 195 | 2.35 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Parent | 4063 | 50.2 | ||
| New Democrat | Jim Morton | 2340 | 29.91 | ||
| Liberal | Michael Landry | 1533 | 18.94 | ||
| Marijuana | Ben "Budman" Friesen | 157 | 1.94 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Parent | 4321 | 49.05 | ||
| New Democrat | Neil H. McNeil | 2513 | 28.53 | ||
| Liberal | Peter Hill | 1975 | 22.42 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | George Archibald | 3760 | 41.5 | ||
| New Democrat | Neil H. McNeil | 2854 | 31.5 | ||
| Liberal | Jennifer Foster | 2457 | 27.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | George Archibald | 4137 | |||
| Liberal | Jennifer Foster | 3980 | |||
| New Democrat | Cameron Jess | 1505 | |||
| Natural Law | Anne Dow | 84 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | George Archibald | 3868 | |||
| Liberal | Glenn S. Ellis | 3116 | |||
| New Democrat | Don Fraser | 1532 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | George Archibald | 3655 | |||
| New Democrat | Don Fraser | 1860 | |||
| Liberal | Bob Wilson | 1858 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Edd Twohig | 3369 | |||
| New Democrat | Bob Levy | 2316 | |||
| Liberal | Lennie White | 2041 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Edd Twohig | 3744 | |||
| Liberal | Glenn S. Ellis | 3283 | |||
| New Democrat | Donald C. Fraser | 649 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Glenn S. Ellis | 3536 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | David J. Waterbury | 3124 | |||
| New Democrat | George W. Graves | 500 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Victor N. Thorpe | 3234 | |||
| Liberal | Glenn S. Ellis | 3077 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Victor N. Thorpe | 3407 | |||
| Liberal | Victor Cleyle | 2759 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Gladys Muriel Porter | 3668 | |||
| Liberal | David Durell Sutton | 2405 | |||
| George Turner | 99 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Gladys Muriel Porter | 3060 | |||
| Liberal | Eric Wilfred Balcom | 2782 | |||
| Levite Joseph Melanson | 136 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eric Wilfred Balcom | 3054 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | George A. Boggs | 3009 | |||
References
- "Recount confirms John A. Lohr Elected in Kings North". Elections Nova Scotia, October 21, 2013.
- http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/dist35.pdf
- Elections Nova Scotia, Election Summary From 1867-2007. Retrieved December 14, 2009
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (October 6, 1981). Retrieved December 14, 2009
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (November 6, 1984). Retrieved December 14, 2009
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (September 6, 1988). Retrieved December 14, 2009
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics (May 25, 1993). Retrieved December 14, 2009
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Kings North (March 9, 1998). Retrieved on December 15, 2009
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Kings North (July 27, 1999). Retrieved on December 15, 2009
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Kings North (August 5, 2003). Retrieved on December 15, 2009
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Kings North (June 13, 2006). Retrieved on December 15, 2009
- Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Poll By Poll Results - Kings North (June 9, 2009). Retrieved on December 15, 2009
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