Kings—Hants (formerly Annapolis Valley—Hants and Annapolis Valley) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2023 representation
Racial groups: 90.5% White, 5.4% Indigenous, 1.8% Black Languages: 95.6% English, 1.7% French Religions: 53.1% Christian (13.8% Catholic, 11.2% Baptist, 8.7% United Church, 8.6% Anglican, 1.1% Presbyterian, 9.7% Other), 45.1% No religion Median income (2020): $36,800 Average income (2015): $44,520
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. It was composed of the eastern portion of Annapolis County, and all of Kings and Hants counties.
In 1978, it lost the eastern portion of Annapolis County to South West Nova.
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 was no territory changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained some territory (Berwick area) in Kings County from West Nova.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Scott Brison resigned his seat effective 10 February 2019. Under legislation that had recently come into effect, the seat remained vacant until the next general election.
Election results
Kings—Hants 2025
2021
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 21,582 44.39 Conservative 14,704 30.25 New Democratic 9,186 18.90 People's 2,202 4.53 Green 940 1.93 Total valid votes 48,614 99.46 Rejected ballots 265 0.54 Registered voters/ estimated turnout 78,544 62.23
2019
2015
2011
2008
2006
2004
2000 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Progressive Conservative 14,130 40.13 Liberal 10,741 30.50 New Democratic 6,202 17.61 Alliance 3,315 9.41 Others 826 2.35
2000
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.
2000 by-election
1997
Annapolis Valley—Hants
1993
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.
1988
1984
1980
1979
Annapolis Valley
1974
1972
1968
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links Riding history for Annapolis Valley—Hants (1976–1996) from the Library of Parliament Riding history for Kings—Hants (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament