Kings—Hants
Kings—Hants is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Demographics
Racial groups: 90.5% White, 5.4% Indigenous, 1.8% BlackLanguages: 95.6% English, 1.7% French
Religions: 53.1% Christian, 45.1% No religion
Median income : $36,800
Average income : $44,520
Geography
The district includes all of Hants County and the eastern part of Kings County. Communities include Enfield, Elmsdale, Lantz, Kentville, Windsor and Wolfville.History
The electoral district was created as "Annapolis Valley" in 1966 from parts of Colchester—Hants and Digby—Annapolis—Kings ridings. It was composed of the eastern portion of Annapolis County, and all of Kings and Hants counties.In 1978, it lost the eastern portion of Annapolis County to South West Nova.
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 was no territory changes as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained some territory in Kings County from West Nova.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:Scott Brison resigned his seat effective 10 February 2019. Under legislation that had recently come into effect, the seat remained vacant until the next general election.