Kings (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)
Former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kings was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly at the time of its dissolution. It existed from 1867 until 1956, when Kings County was divided into the three electoral districts of Kings North, Kings South, and Kings West. Apart from a brief period between 1933 and 1945, during which one member was elected, Kings always elected two members to the Legislature.[1]
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
District created1867
District abolished1956
Last contested1953
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1956 |
| Last contested | 1953 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Kings elected the following members to the legislature:[1]
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45th | 1953–1956 | Edward Haliburton | Progressive Conservative | George Arthur Boggs | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 44th | 1949—1953 | David Durell Sutton | Liberal | William H. Pipe | Liberal | ||
| 43rd | 1945–1949 | John Alexander McDonald | Liberal | ||||
| 42nd | 1941–1945 | seat declared vacant | |||||
| 41st | 1937—1941 | ||||||
| 40th | 1933–1937 | ||||||
| 39th | 1928–1933 | George C. Nowlan | Liberal-Conservative | Reginald Tucker Caldwell | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 38th | 1925–1928 | ||||||
| 37th | 1923–1925 | James Sealy | Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | Liberal | ||
| 1920–1923 | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal | |||||
| 36th | 1916–1920 | James Everett Kinsman | Liberal-Conservative | ||||
| 35th | 1911–1916 | Archibald Menzies Covert | Liberal | ||||
| 34th | 1911* | Charles Alexander Campbell | Unity Reform Party | ||||
| 1906–1910 | Brenton Dodge | Liberal | |||||
| 33rd | 1901–1906 | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal | ||||
| 32nd | 1897–1901 | ||||||
| 31st | 1894–1897 | ||||||
| 30th | 1890–1894 | Alfred Parker Welton | Liberal | Barclay Webster | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 29th | 1886–1890 | Leander Rand | Liberal | William C. Bill | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 28th | 1882–1886 | Thomas R. Harris | Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Lewis Dodge | Liberal | ||
| 27th | 1878–1882 | James Stainforth MacDonald | Liberal-Conservative | William C. Bill | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 26th | 1874–1878 | Douglas Benjamin Woodworth | Liberal-Conservative | John Burton North | Independent | ||
| 25th | 1871–1874 | Daniel Charles Moore | Liberal-Conservative | ||||
| 24th | 1867–1871 | Edward L. Brown | Anti-Confederation Party | David M. Dickie | Anti-Confederation Party | ||
*NB Dodge died in office on December 30, 1910. Wickwire was elected to replace him in a by-election on January 31, 1911. Wickwire was then re-elected in the Nova Scotia general election held on June 14, 1911[1].
Election results
1953
| 1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Haliburton | 7,642 | 25.98% |  | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Arthur Boggs | 7,481 | 25.43% | | ||||
| Liberal | David Russell Sutton | 7,245 | 24.63% | |||||
| Liberal | William H. Pipe | 7,047 | 23.96% | |||||
| Total | 29,415 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2018. | ||||||||
1949
| 1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | William H. Pipe | 7,369 | 25.51% | | ||||
| Liberal | David Russell Sutton | 7,322 | 25.34% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Haliburton | 7,138 | 24.71% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hiram Thomas | 7,061 | 24.44% | |||||
| Total | 28,890 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2018. | ||||||||
1945
| 1945 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | David Russell Sutton | 7,027 | 59.66% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Lawrence Chisholm | 4,751 | 40.34% | |||||
| Total | 11,778 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2018. | ||||||||
1941
| 1941 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | 6,654 | 62.58% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Raymond Crosby | 3,978 | 37.42% | |||||
| Total | 10,632 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2024. | ||||||||
1937
| 1937 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | 7,470 | 56.33% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Nowlan | 5,790 | 43.67% | |||||
| Total | 13,260 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2019. | ||||||||
1933
| 1933 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | 6,700 | 52.35% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | George Nowlan | 6,098 | 47.65% | |||||
| Total | 12,798 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2019. | ||||||||
1928
| 1928 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Reginald Tucker Caldwell | 5,540 | 26.89% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | George Nowlan | 5,452 | 26.46% | | ||||
| Liberal | James F. Durno | 5,003 | 24.28% | |||||
| Liberal | Frederick J. Porter | 4,610 | 22.37% | |||||
| Total | 20,605 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1925
| 1925 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | George Nowlan | 5,520 | 26.95% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Reginald Tucker Caldwell | 5,455 | 26.63% | | ||||
| Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | 4,963 | 24.23% | |||||
| Liberal | Allison H. Borden | 4,543 | 22.18% | |||||
| Total | 20,481 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1923
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1923-01-16 Death of Harry H. Wickwire | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | James Sealy | acclaimed | N/A | | ||||
| Total | – | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1920
| 1920 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 4,917 | 29.48% | | ||||
| Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | 4,705 | 28.21% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | James Everett Kinsman | 3,622 | 21.71% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | C. R. Bill | 3,437 | 20.60% | |||||
| Total | 16,681 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1916
| 1916 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,499 | 26.44% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | James Everett Kinsman | 2,421 | 25.62% | | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Alexander Campbell | 2,318 | 24.53% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Joseph D. Spidell | 2,212 | 23.41% | |||||
| Total | 9,450 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1911
| 1911 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,413 | 27.12% | | ||||
| Liberal | Archibald Menzies Covert | 2,156 | 24.24% | | ||||
| Moral Reform | N. W. Eaton | 1,893 | 21.28% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | S. C. Parker | 1,599 | 17.97% | |||||
| Moral Reform | Charles Alexander Campbell | 835 | 9.39% | |||||
| Total | 8,896 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1911
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1911-01-31 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | acclaimed | N/A | | ||||
| Total | – | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1906
| 1906 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Brenton Dodge | 2,152 | 25.83% | | ||||
| Unity Reform | Charles Alexander Campbell | 2,148 | 25.78% | | ||||
| Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,056 | 24.67% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | E. W. Sawyer | 1,977 | 23.72% | |||||
| Total | 8,333 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1901
| 1901 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Brenton Dodge | 2,225 | 33.97% | | ||||
| Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,122 | 32.40% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | J. W. Ryan | 1,116 | 17.04% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Peter Innis | 1,087 | 16.60% | |||||
| Total | 6,550 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1897
| 1897 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Brenton Dodge | 2,354 | 33.08% | | ||||
| Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,195 | 30.85% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Peter Innis | 1,460 | 20.52% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Leander Rand | 1,107 | 15.56% | |||||
| Total | 7,116 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1894
| 1894 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Brenton Dodge | 2,227 | 31.00% | | ||||
| Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,081 | 28.97% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Barclay Webster | 1,580 | 21.99% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | R. M. Rand | 1,296 | 18.04% | |||||
| Total | 7,184 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1890
| 1890 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Barclay Webster | 1,741 | 27.82% | | ||||
| Liberal | Alfred Parker Welton | 1,572 | 25.12% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas R. Harris | 1,540 | 24.61% | |||||
| Liberal | J. E. Starr | 1,405 | 22.45% | |||||
| Total | 6,258 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1886
| 1886 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Leander Rand | 1,635 | 26.54% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William C. Bill | 1,560 | 25.32% | | ||||
| Liberal | Alfred Parker Welton | 1,535 | 24.92% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas R. Harris | 1,430 | 23.21% | |||||
| Total | 6,160 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1882
| 1882 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Lewis Dodge | 1,437 | 25.82% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas R. Harris | 1,345 | 24.17% | | ||||
| Liberal | William C. Bill | 1,267 | 22.77% | |||||
| Liberal | C. B. Hickey | 1,198 | 21.53% | |||||
| Independent | James Lyons | 318 | 5.71% | |||||
| Total | 5,565 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1878
| 1878 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William C. Bill | 1,601 | 28.16% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | James S. MacDonald | 1,527 | 26.86% | | ||||
| Liberal | G. W. Fisher | 1,414 | 24.87% | |||||
| Liberal | E. A. Forsyth | 1,143 | 20.11% | |||||
| Total | 5,685 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1874
| 1874 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Douglas Benjamin Woodworth | 1,260 | 28.16% | | ||||
| Independent | John B. North | 1,171 | 26.17% | | ||||
| Liberal | Daniel Charles Moore | 1,027 | 22.95% | |||||
| Liberal | Henry Shaw | 1,016 | 22.71% | |||||
| Total | 4,474 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1871
| 1871 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Daniel Charles Moore | 1,094 | 29.80% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Douglas Benjamin Woodworth | 984 | 26.80% | | ||||
| Liberal | Edward L. Brown | 797 | 21.71% | |||||
| Liberal | David M. Dickie | 796 | 21.68% | |||||
| Total | 3,671 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1867
| 1867 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Anti-Confederation | David M. Dickie | 1,393 | 32.87% | | ||||
| Anti-Confederation | Edward L. Brown | 1,280 | 30.20% | | ||||
| Confederation | T. W. Harris | 904 | 21.33% | |||||
| Confederation | R. C. Foster | 661 | 15.60% | |||||
| Total | 4,238 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||