Kings North
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
John Lohr
Progressive Conservative
District created1956
First contested1956
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)19,842
Electors15,848
Area (km²)483.00
Pop. density (per km²)41.1
Census division(s)Kings County

Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

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:

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Kings North has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
64th 2021–present John Lohr Progressive Conservative
63rd 2017–2021
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

1956 general election

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Balcom 3,054 50.37% –
Progressive Conservative George Arthur Boggs 3,009 49.63% –
Total 6,063 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1960 general election

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gladys Porter 3,060 51.19% 1.56%
Liberal Eric Balcom 2,782 46.54% -3.83%
Co-operative Commonwealth Levitte Joseph Melanson 136 2.28% –
Total 5,978 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1963 general election

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gladys Porter 3,668 59.43% 8.24%
Liberal David Durell Sutton 2,405 38.97% -7.57%
New Democratic George Turner 99 1.60% –
Total 6,172 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1967 general election

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Victor Thorpe 3,407 55.25% -4.18%
Liberal Victor Cleyle 2,759 44.75% 5.78%
Total 6,166 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1970 general election

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Victor Thorpe 3,234 51.24% -4.01%
Liberal Glenn Ells 3,077 48.76% 4.01%
Total 6,311 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1974 general election

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Glenn Ells 3,536 49.39% 0.63%
Progressive Conservative Dave Waterbury 3,124 43.63% -7.61%
New Democratic George W. Graves 500 6.98% –
Total 7,160 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1978 general election

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Edward Twohig 3,744 48.78% 5.14%
Liberal Glenn Ells 3,283 42.77% -6.62%
New Democratic Donald C. Fraser 649 8.45% 1.47%
Total 7,676 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1981 general election

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Edward Twohig 3,369 43.61% -5.17%
New Democratic Bob Levy 2,316 29.98% 21.52%
Liberal Lennie White 2,041 26.42% -16.35%
Total 7,726 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1984 general election

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Archibald 3,655 49.57% 5.97%
New Democratic Don Fraser 1,860 25.23% -4.75%
Liberal Bob Wilson 1,858 25.20% -1.22%
Total 7,373 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1988 general election

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Archibald 3,868 45.42% -4.15%
Liberal Glenn Ells 3,116 36.59% 11.39%
New Democratic Don Fraser 1,532 17.99% -7.24%
Total 8,516 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993 general election

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Archibald 4,137 42.62% -2.80%
Liberal Jennifer Foster 3,980 41.01% 4.42%
New Democratic Cameron Jess 1,505 15.51% -2.48%
Natural Law Anne Dow 84 0.87% –
Total 9,706 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998 general election

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George Archibald 3,760 41.45% -1.17%
New Democratic Neil H. McNeil 2,854 31.46% 15.96%
Liberal Jennifer Foster 2,457 27.09% -13.92%
Total 9,071 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999 general election

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 4,321 49.05% 7.60%
New Democratic Neil H. McNeil 2,513 28.53% -2.94%
Liberal Philip Carteret Hill 1,975 22.42% -4.67%
Total 8,809 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003 general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 4,063 50.20% 1.15%
New Democratic Jim Morton 2,340 28.91% 0.39%
Liberal Michael Landry 1,533 18.94% -3.48%
Marijuana Ben Friesen 157 1.94% –
Total 8,093 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006 general election

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 4,153 50.07% -0.14%
New Democratic Jim Morton 2,190 26.40% -2.51%
Liberal Madonna Spinazola 1,757 21.18% 2.24%
Green Chris Alders 195 2.35% –
Total 8,295 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009 general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jim Morton 3,535 41.43% 15.03%
Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 3,079 36.08% -13.98%
Liberal Shirley Fisher 1,541 18.06% -3.12%
Green Anna-Maria Galante-Ward 378 4.43% 2.08%
Total 8,533 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013 general election

2013 Nova Scotia general election[1]
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 –

2017 general election

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
Total valid votes 8,321 100
Total rejected ballots 32 0.38
Turnout 8,353 52.71
Eligible voters 15,848
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.19
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[2][3]
2017 provincial election redistributed results[4]
Party Vote %
  Progressive Conservative 3,819 45.94
  Liberal 2,781 33.45
  New Democratic 1,346 16.19
  Green 295 3.55
  Atlantica 72 0.87

2021 general election

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Lohr 3,971 44.70 -1.24
Liberal Geof Turner 2,602 29.29 -4.17
New Democratic Erin Patterson 1,876 21.12 +4.93
Green Doug Hickman 391 4.40 +0.86
Atlantica Paul Dunn 43 0.48 -0.38
Total valid votes 8,883 99.69
Total rejected ballots 28 0.31
Turnout 8,911 55.30
Eligible voters 16,115
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.47
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]

References

  1. ^ "Recount confirms John A. Lohr Elected in Kings North". Elections Nova Scotia, October 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
  5. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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