Hants—Kings

Hants—Kings
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1933
First contested1925
Last contested1930

Hants—Kings was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1924 from Hants and Kings ridings. It consisted of the Counties of Hants and Kings. It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Colchester—Hants and Digby—Annapolis—Kings ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Hants—Kings
Riding created from Hants and Kings
15th  1925–1926     Arthur de Witt Foster Conservative
16th  1926–1930     James Lorimer Ilsley Liberal
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Colchester—Hants
and Digby—Annapolis—Kings

Election results

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Arthur de Witt Foster 10,168
Liberal James Lorimer Ilsley 9,110
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Lorimer Ilsley 10,261
Conservative Arthur de Witt Foster 10,181
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Lorimer Ilsley 11,059
Conservative Arthur de Witt Foster 9,947
Source: lop.parl.ca

See also