District created 1966 Last contested 2015 Census divisions Cambridge 32 | MP Scott BrisonLiberal First contested 1968 District webpage profile, map Elector 66,454 | |
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Kings—Hants (formerly Annapolis Valley—Hants and Annapolis Valley) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.
Contents
- Demographics
- Geography
- History
- Members of Parliament
- KingsHants 1996 Representation Order
- Annapolis ValleyHants
- References
It is a largely rural and fairly conservative riding, but its conservatism is in the Red Tory tradition of the rest of the Maritimes, i.e., there is a strong concern for social programs.
Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representationEthnic groups: 93.8% White, 3.6% Aboriginal, 1.3% Black
Languages: 96.2% English, 1.4% French
Religions: 71.7% Christian (17.4% Baptist, 17.1% Catholic, 15.3% United Church, 12.5% Anglican, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.5% Pentecostal, 6.1% Other), 27.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $27,133
Average income (2010): $33,726
Geography
The district includes all of Hants County and the eastern part of Kings County. Communities include Enfield, Elmsdale, Lantz, Kentville, Windsor and Wolfville.
History
The electoral district was created as "Annapolis Valley in 1966 from parts of Colchester—Hants and Digby—Annapolis—Kings ridings.
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 to West Nova. There will be no territory changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Kings—Hants, 1996 Representation Order
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.
Annapolis Valley—Hants
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.