Hants—Kings

Hants—Kings
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1924
District abolished 1933
First contested 1925
Last contested 1930

Hants—Kings was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFOSTER, Arthur de Witt 10,168
LiberalROBINSON, Ernest William 9,110
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalILSLEY, James Lorimer 10,261
ConservativeFOSTER, Arthur de Witt 10,181
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalILSLEY, James Lorimer 11,059
ConservativeFOSTER, Arthur de Witt 9,947

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