Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
MLA |
Liberal |
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District created | 1949 | ||
Last contested | 2013 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 19,058 | ||
Electors | 14,650 | ||
Area (km²) | 1,267 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 15 | ||
Census divisions | Hants County |
Hants 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 since June 2006 has been Chuck Porter of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He formerly represented the riding as a Progressive Conservative, and as an Independent member.
The district has existed since 1949. Prior to that it, along with Hants East, were a part of the district of Hants County.
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly: