Kings was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada that, at the time of its dissolution, elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 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]

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 E. Kinsman Liberal-Conservative
35th 1911-1916 Archibald M. Covert Liberal
34th 1911* Charles A. 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 P. 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

1867 general election

1867 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDavid M. Dickie1,39332.87%
LiberalEdward L. Brown1,28030.20%
Liberal–ConservativeThomas R. Harris90421.33%
Liberal–ConservativeR. C. Foster66115.60%
Total 4,238
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1871 general election

1871 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeDaniel Charles Moore1,09429.80%
Liberal–ConservativeDouglas Benjamin Woodworth98426.80%
LiberalEdward L. Brown79721.71%
LiberalDavid M. Dickie79621.68%
Total 3,671
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1874 general election

1874 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeDouglas Benjamin Woodworth1,26028.16%
IndependentJohn B. North1,17126.17%
LiberalDaniel Charles Moore1,02722.95%
LiberalHenry Shaw1,01622.71%
Total 4,474
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1878 general election

1878 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeWilliam C. Bill1,60128.16%
Liberal–ConservativeJ. S. McDonald1,52726.86%
LiberalG. W. Fisher1,41424.87%
LiberalE. A. Forsyth1,14320.11%
Total 5,685
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1882 general election

1882 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalThomas Lewis Dodge1,43725.82%
Liberal–ConservativeThomas R. Harris1,34524.17%
Liberal–ConservativeWilliam C. Bill1,26722.77%
LiberalC. B. Hickey1,19821.53%
IndependentJames Lyons3185.71%
Total 5,565
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1886 general election

1886 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalLeander Rand1,63526.54%
Liberal–ConservativeWilliam C. Hill1,56025.32%
LiberalAlfred P. Welton1,53524.92%
Liberal–ConservativeThomas R. Harris1,43023.21%
Total 6,160
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1890 general election

1890 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeBarclay Webster1,74127.83%
LiberalAlfred P. Welton1,57225.13%
Liberal–ConservativeThomas R. Harris1,54024.62%
LiberalJ. E. Starr1,40322.43%
Total 6,256
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1894 general election

1894 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBrenton Dodge2,22731.00%
LiberalHarry H. Wickwire2,08128.97%
Liberal–ConservativeBarclay Webster1,58021.99%
Liberal–ConservativeR. M. Rand1,29618.04%
Total 7,184
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1897 general election

1897 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBrenton Dodge2,35433.08%
LiberalHarry H. Wickwire2,19530.85%
Liberal–ConservativePeter Innis1,46020.52%
Liberal–ConservativeLeander Rand1,10715.56%
Total 7,116
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1901 general election

1901 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBrenton Dodge2,22533.97%
LiberalHarry H. Wickwire2,12232.40%
Liberal–ConservativeJ. W. Ryan1,11617.04%
Liberal–ConservativePeter Innes1,08716.60%
Total 6,550
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1906 general election

1906 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBrenton Dodge2,15225.83%
IndependentCharles Alexander Campbell2,14825.78%
LiberalHarry H. Wickwire2,05624.67%
Liberal–ConservativeE. W. Sawyer1,97723.72%
Total 8,333
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1911 general election

1911 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHarry H. Wickwire2,41327.12%
LiberalArchibald Menzies Covert2,15624.24%
Liberal–ConservativeN. W. Eaton1,89321.28%
Liberal–ConservativeS. C. Parker1,59917.97%
IndependentCharles Alexander Campbell8359.39%
Total 8,896
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1916 general election

1916 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHarry H. Wickwire2,49926.44%
Liberal–ConservativeJames E. Kinsman2,42125.62%
LiberalCharles Alexander Campbell2,31824.53%
Liberal–ConservativeJoseph D. Spidell2,21223.41%
Total 9,450
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1920 general election

1920 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHarry H. Wickwire4,91729.48%
LiberalJohn Alexander McDonald4,70528.21%
Liberal–ConservativeJames E. Kinsman3,62221.71%
Liberal–ConservativeC. R. Bill3,43720.60%
Total 16,681
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1925 general election

1925 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeGeorge Nowlan5,52026.95%
Liberal–ConservativeReginald Tucker Caldwell5,45526.63%
LiberalJohn Alexander Macdonald4,96324.23%
LiberalAllison H. Borden4,54322.18%
Total 20,481
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1928 general election

1928 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
Liberal–ConservativeReginald Tucker Caldwell5,54027.69%
Liberal–ConservativeGeorge Nowlan5,45227.25%
LiberalJames F. Durno5,00325.01%
LiberalFrederick J. Porter4,01020.04%
Total 20,005
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1933 general election

1933 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Alexander McDonald6,70052.35%
Liberal–ConservativeGeorge Nowlan6,09847.65%
Total 12,798
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1937 general election

1937 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Alexander McDonald7,47056.33%3.98%
Liberal–ConservativeGeorge Nowlan5,79043.67%-3.98%
Total 13,260
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1941 general election

1941 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Alexander McDonald6,65462.58%6.25%
Liberal–ConservativeRaymond Crosby3,97837.42%-6.25%
Total 10,632
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1945 general election

1945 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDavid Durell Sutton7,02759.66%-2.92%
Liberal–ConservativeWilliam Chisholm4,75140.34%2.92%
Total 11,778
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1949 general election

1949 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWilliam H. Pipe7,36925.51%-34.15%
LiberalDavid Durell Sutton7,32225.34%-34.32%
Liberal–ConservativeEdward Haliburton7,13824.71%-15.63%
Liberal–ConservativeHiram Thomas7,06124.44%-15.90%
Total 28,890
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1953 general election

1953 Nova Scotia general election: Kings
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeEdward Haliburton7,64225.98%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Arthur Boggs7,48125.43%
LiberalDavid Durell Sutton7,24524.63%-26.22%
LiberalWilliam H. Pipe7,04723.96%-26.89%
Total 29,415
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. August 2, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

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