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Kings—Hants

Kings—Hants
Nova Scotia electoral district
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Kings—Hants in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Scott Brison
Liberal
District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016) 83,465
Electors (2015) 66,454
Area (km²) 4,124
Pop. density (per km²) 20.2
Census divisions Hants, Kings
Census subdivisions Cambridge 32, East Hants, Glooscap 35, Hantsport, Indian Brook 14, Kentville, Kings, Subd. A, Kings, Subd. B, Kings, Subd. C, Kings, Subd. D, West Hants, Windsor, Wolfville

Kings—Hants (formerly Annapolis Valley—Hants and Annapolis Valley) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.

It is a largely rural and fairly conservative riding, but its conservatism is in the Red Tory tradition of the rest of the Maritimes, i.e., there is a strong concern for social programs.

Ethnic groups: 93.8% White, 3.6% Aboriginal, 1.3% Black
Languages: 96.2% English, 1.4% French
Religions: 71.7% Christian (17.4% Baptist, 17.1% Catholic, 15.3% United Church, 12.5% Anglican, 1.7% Presbyterian, 1.5% Pentecostal, 6.1% Other), 27.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $27,133
Average income (2010): $33,726

The district includes all of Hants County and the eastern part of Kings County. Communities include Enfield, Elmsdale, Lantz, Kentville, Windsor and Wolfville.

The electoral district was created as "Annapolis Valley in 1966 from parts of Colchester—Hants and Digby—Annapolis—Kings ridings.

In 1996, it was renamed "Kings—Hants". In 2003, it was given its current boundaries: the area encompassed by the provincial electoral district of Kings West was removed from Kings—Hants and added to West Nova. There will be no territory changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.


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