Kings North

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Kings North
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Kings North provincial electoral district.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
John Lohr
Progressive Conservative
District created1956
First contested 1956
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)19,842
Electors 15,848
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.

Contents

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:

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
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

1956 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Balcom 3,05450.37%
Progressive Conservative George Arthur Boggs 3,00949.63%
Total6,063
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gladys Porter 3,06051.19%1.56%
Liberal Eric Balcom 2,78246.54%-3.83%
Co-operative Commonwealth Levitte Joseph Melanson1362.28%
Total5,978
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gladys Porter 3,66859.43%8.24%
Liberal David Durell Sutton 2,40538.97%-7.57%
New Democratic George Turner991.60%
Total6,172
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Victor Thorpe 3,40755.25%-4.18%
Liberal Victor Cleyle2,75944.75%5.78%
Total6,166
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Victor Thorpe 3,23451.24%-4.01%
Liberal Glenn Ells 3,07748.76%4.01%
Total6,311
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Glenn Ells 3,53649.39%0.63%
Progressive Conservative Dave Waterbury3,12443.63%-7.61%
New Democratic George W. Graves5006.98%
Total7,160
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Edward Twohig 3,74448.78%5.14%
Liberal Glenn Ells 3,28342.77%-6.62%
New Democratic Donald C. Fraser6498.45%1.47%
Total7,676
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Edward Twohig 3,36943.61%-5.17%
New Democratic Bob Levy 2,31629.98%21.52%
Liberal Lennie White2,04126.42%-16.35%
Total7,726
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative George Archibald 3,65549.57%5.97%
New Democratic Don Fraser1,86025.23%-4.75%
Liberal Bob Wilson1,85825.20%-1.22%
Total7,373
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative George Archibald 3,86845.42%-4.15%
Liberal Glenn Ells 3,11636.59%11.39%
New Democratic Don Fraser1,53217.99%-7.24%
Total8,516
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative George Archibald 4,13742.62%-2.80%
Liberal Jennifer Foster3,98041.01%4.42%
New Democratic Cameron Jess1,50515.51%-2.48%
Natural Law Anne Dow840.87%
Total9,706
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative George Archibald 3,76041.45%-1.17%
New Democratic Neil H. McNeil2,85431.46%15.96%
Liberal Jennifer Foster2,45727.09%-13.92%
Total9,071
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 4,32149.05%7.60%
New Democratic Neil H. McNeil2,51328.53%-2.94%
Liberal Philip Carteret Hill 1,97522.42%-4.67%
Total8,809
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 4,06350.20%1.15%
New Democratic Jim Morton 2,34028.91%0.39%
Liberal Michael Landry1,53318.94%-3.48%
Marijuana Ben Friesen1571.94%
Total8,093
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 4,15350.07%-0.14%
New Democratic Jim Morton 2,19026.40%-2.51%
Liberal Madonna Spinazola1,75721.18%2.24%
Green Chris Alders1952.35%
Total8,295
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Jim Morton 3,53541.43%15.03%
Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 3,07936.08%-13.98%
Liberal Shirley Fisher1,54118.06%-3.12%
Green Anna-Maria Galante-Ward3784.43%2.08%
Total8,533
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 Progressive Conservative John Lohr 2,90332.49
 New Democrat Jim Morton 2,88232.26
 LiberalStephen Wayne Pearl2,78731.20
Green Mary Lou Hartley3624.05

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Lohr 3,82345.94+13.45
Liberal Geof Turner2,78433.46+2.26
New Democratic Ted Champion1,34716.19-16.07
Green Mary Lou Harley2953.54-0.51
Atlantica Bryden Deadder720.86
Total valid votes8,321100
Total rejected ballots320.38
Turnout8,35352.71
Eligible voters15,848
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.19
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [2] [3]
2017 provincial election redistributed results [4]
PartyVote %
  Progressive Conservative 3,81945.94
  Liberal 2,78133.45
  New Democratic 1,34616.19
  Green 2953.55
  Atlantica 720.87

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Lohr 3,97144.70-1.24
Liberal Geof Turner2,60229.29-4.17
New Democratic Erin Patterson1,87621.12+4.93
Green Doug Hickman3914.40+0.86
Atlantica Paul Dunn430.48-0.38
Total valid votes 8,88399.69
Total rejected ballots280.31
Turnout8,91155.30
Eligible voters 16,115
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.47
Source: Elections Nova Scotia [5]

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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.