Kings North

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Kings North
 Nova Scotia House of Assembly
electoral district
Member of the
Legislative Assembly		       Mark Parent
PC
Population (2001)
Electors (2006)
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created
Census divisions Kings County
Subdivisions

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

Agriculture is a major industry in Kings North. The riding overlooks the Minas Basin, and includes Cape Blomidon, Cape Split, and the Town of Kentville.

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1999 has been Mark Parent of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

The electoral district was created in 1956. It was previously a part of the district of Kings.

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly

  • Mark Parent, Progressive Conservative (1999 - present)
  • George Archibald, Progressive Conservative (1984 - 1999)
  • Edd Twohig, Progressive Conservative (1978 - 1984)
  • Glenn S. Ells, Liberal (1974 - 1978)
  • Victor N. Thorpe, Progressive Conservative (1967 - 1974)
  • Gladys Muriel Porter, Progressive Conservative (1960 - 1967)
  • Eric Wilfred Balcom, Liberal (1956 - 1960)

[edit] Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 4153 50.07
     New Democratic Party Jim Morton 2190 26.4
     Liberal Madonna Spinazola 1757 21.18
     Green Party Chris Alders 195 2.35
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 4063 50.2
     New Democratic Party Jim Morton 2340 29.91
     Liberal Michael Landry 1533 18.94
     Marijuana Party Ben "Budman" Friesen 157 1.94
Nova Scotia general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Mark Parent 4321 49.05
     New Democratic Party Neil H. McNeil 2513 28.53
     Liberal Peter Hill 1975 22.42
Nova Scotia general election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative George Archibald 3760 41.5
     New Democratic Party Neil H. McNeil 2854 31.5
     Liberal Jennifer Foster 2457 27.1
Nova Scotia general election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative George Archibald 4137
     Liberal Jennifer Foster 3980
     New Democratic Party Cameron Jess 1505
Natural Law Anne Dow 84
Nova Scotia general election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative George Archibald 3868
     Liberal Glenn S. Ellis 3116
     New Democratic Party Don Fraser 1532
Nova Scotia general election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative George Archibald 3655
     New Democratic Party Don Fraser 1860
     Liberal Bob Wilson 1858
Nova Scotia general election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Edd Twohig 3369
     New Democratic Party Bob Levy 2316
     Liberal Lennie White 2041
Nova Scotia general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Edd Twohig 3744
     Liberal Glenn S. Ellis 3283
     New Democratic Party Donald C. Fraser 649
Nova Scotia general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Glenn S. Ellis 3536
     Progressive Conservative David J. Waterbury 3124
     New Democratic Party George W. Graves 500
Nova Scotia general election, 1970
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Victor N. Thorpe 3234
     Liberal Glenn S. Ellis 3077
Nova Scotia general election, 1967
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Victor N. Thorpe 3407
     Liberal Victor Cleyle 2759
Nova Scotia general election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Gladys Muriel Porter 3668
     Liberal David Durell Sutton 2405
George Turner 99
Nova Scotia general election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Gladys Muriel Porter 3060
     Liberal Eric Wilfred Balcom 2782
Levite Joseph Melanson 136
Nova Scotia general election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Eric Wilfred Balcom 3054
     Conservative George A. Boggs 3009

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to 2003: Cape Breton East • Cape Breton The Lakes • Dartmouth South • Dartmouth-Cole Harbour • Halifax Bedford Basin • Sackville-Beaver Bank • Victoria
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to 1978: Colchester • Halifax Cobequid
to 1967: Halifax Centre • Halifax County Dartmouth • Halifax East • Halifax North • Halifax Northwest • Halifax South • Halifax West
to 1956: Annapolis County • Kings
to 1949: Cumberland • Hants • Pictou
to 1933: Halifax • Richmond and Cape Breton West
to 1925: Cape Breton
See also: 2006 election • List of elections • Politics of Nova Scotia