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.
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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 |
Kings South has a landmass of 576 km2 (222 sq mi).[1]
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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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 |
1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
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. |
1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
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. |
1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,347 | 37.65% | -2.58% | ||||
New Democratic | David Mangle | 2,794 | 31.43% | 4.88% | ||||
Liberal | Murray 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. |
2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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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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] |
2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Keith Irving | 4,049 | 44.11 | -2.60 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Derrick Kimball | 3,046 | 33.18 | +5.87 | ||||
New Democratic | Mercedes Brian | 1,808 | 19.70 | -1.32 | ||||
Green | Barry Leslie | 276 | 3.01 | -0.68 | ||||
Total valid votes | 9,179 | 99.70 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.30 | ||||||
Turnout | 9,207 | 55.70 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 16,531 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.24 | ||||||
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4] |
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