Kings West
For the former New Brunswick provincial electoral district, see Kings West (New Brunswick electoral district).
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
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| District created | 1956 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 19,495 | ||
| Electors | 14,614 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,063 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 18.3 | ||
| Census divisions | Kings County | ||
Kings West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Leo Glavine of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia.
Major towns include Berwick and Kingston.
Demographics
Population: 20,970 (2003)
Avg. Income: $23,743 (2003)
Unemployment rate: 7.9% (2003)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 46th | 1956-1960 | Hiram Thomas | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Edward D. MacArthur | Liberal | |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Paul Kinsman | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | Gordon Tidman | Progressive Conservative | |
| 50th | 1970-1971 | |||
| 1971-1974 | Frank Bezanson | Liberal | ||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | George Moody | Progressive Conservative | |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | Jon Carey | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2003-2006 | Leo Glavine | Liberal | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–present | |||
Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Leo Glavine | 5,890 | 74.31 | +13.46 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jody Alan Frowley | 1,275 | 16.09 | -4.22 | |
| New Democratic Party | Robert K. (Bob) Landry | 603 | 7.61 | -9.42 | |
| Green | Barbara G. Lake | 158 | 1.99 | +0.18 | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Leo Glavine | 4,996 | 60.85 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Palmer | 1,668 | 20.31 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Carol Tobin | 1,398 | 17.03 | ||
| Green | Nistal Prem de Boer | 149 | 1.81 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Leo Glavine | 3940 | 46.67 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Prall | 2801 | 33.18 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Greg Hubbert | 1590 | 18.83 | ||
| Green | Nistal Prem de Boer | 112 | 1.33 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Leo Glavine | 3045 | 36.91 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Jon Carey | 2935 | 35.58 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Greg Hubbert | 2269 | 27.51 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jon Carey | 4,033 | |||
| Liberal | Don Clarke | 2,346 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Jacquie DeMestral | 1,629 | |||
| Nova Scotia Party | Frances Adams | 166 | |||
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