Kings South
King 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 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 21,252 | ||
| Electors | 17,377 | ||
| Area (km²) | 591 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 36 | ||
| Census divisions | Kings County | ||
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 62nd | 2017–present | Keith Irving | Liberal | |
| 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 | |||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Bob Levy | New Democratic | |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Derrick Kimball | Progressive Conservative | |
| 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 | |||
Election results
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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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 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,139 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,168 | 52.76 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,377 | |||||||
| 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 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Ramona Jennex | 4,038 | 41.18 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 2,759 | 28.14 | ||
| Liberal | Paula Howatt | 2,639 | 26.91 | ||
| Green | Brendan MacNeill | 369 | 3.76 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,788 | 42.36 | ||
| New Democratic Party | David Mangle | 3,130 | 35.00 | ||
| Liberal | Ray Savage | 1,797 | 20.10 | ||
| Green | Steve McGowen | 226 | 2.54 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,347 | 37.65 | ||
| New Democratic Party | David Mangle | 2,794 | 31.43 | ||
| Liberal | Maura Ryan | 2,682 | 30.17 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Victor Harris | 67 | 0.75 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | David Morse | 3,890 | 40.23 | ||
| Liberal | Robbie Harrison | 3,213 | 33.23 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Mary DeWolfe | 2,567 | 26.55 | ||
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References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- 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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