Kings North
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 Nova Scotia House of Assemblyelectoral district |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Mark Parent PC |
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| Census divisions | Kings County | |
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Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Agriculture is a major industry in Kings North. The riding overlooks the Minas Basin, and includes Cape Blomidon, Cape Split, and the Town of Kentville.
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1999 has been Mark Parent of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
The electoral district was created in 1956. It was previously a part of the district of Kings.
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Mark Parent, Progressive Conservative (1999 - present)
- George Archibald, Progressive Conservative (1984 - 1999)
- Edd Twohig, Progressive Conservative (1978 - 1984)
- Glenn S. Ells, Liberal (1974 - 1978)
- Victor N. Thorpe, Progressive Conservative (1967 - 1974)
- Gladys Muriel Porter, Progressive Conservative (1960 - 1967)
- Eric Wilfred Balcom, Liberal (1956 - 1960)
[edit] Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Parent | 4153 | 50.07 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Jim Morton | 2190 | 26.4 | ||
| Liberal | Madonna Spinazola | 1757 | 21.18 | ||
| Green Party | Chris Alders | 195 | 2.35 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Parent | 4063 | 50.2 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Jim Morton | 2340 | 29.91 | ||
| Liberal | Michael Landry | 1533 | 18.94 | ||
| Marijuana Party | Ben "Budman" Friesen | 157 | 1.94 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Parent | 4321 | 49.05 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Neil H. McNeil | 2513 | 28.53 | ||
| Liberal | Peter Hill | 1975 | 22.42 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1998 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | George Archibald | 3760 | 41.5 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Neil H. McNeil | 2854 | 31.5 | ||
| Liberal | Jennifer Foster | 2457 | 27.1 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1993 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | George Archibald | 4137 | |||
| Liberal | Jennifer Foster | 3980 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Cameron Jess | 1505 | |||
| Natural Law | Anne Dow | 84 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1988 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | George Archibald | 3868 | |||
| Liberal | Glenn S. Ellis | 3116 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Don Fraser | 1532 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1984 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | George Archibald | 3655 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Don Fraser | 1860 | |||
| Liberal | Bob Wilson | 1858 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1981 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Edd Twohig | 3369 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Bob Levy | 2316 | |||
| Liberal | Lennie White | 2041 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1978 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Edd Twohig | 3744 | |||
| Liberal | Glenn S. Ellis | 3283 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Donald C. Fraser | 649 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1974 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Glenn S. Ellis | 3536 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | David J. Waterbury | 3124 | |||
| New Democratic Party | George W. Graves | 500 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1970 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Victor N. Thorpe | 3234 | |||
| Liberal | Glenn S. Ellis | 3077 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1967 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Victor N. Thorpe | 3407 | |||
| Liberal | Victor Cleyle | 2759 | |||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1963 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gladys Muriel Porter | 3668 | |||
| Liberal | David Durell Sutton | 2405 | |||
| George Turner | 99 | ||||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1960 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gladys Muriel Porter | 3060 | |||
| Liberal | Eric Wilfred Balcom | 2782 | |||
| Levite Joseph Melanson | 136 | ||||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1956 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Eric Wilfred Balcom | 3054 | |||
| Conservative | George A. Boggs | 3009 | |||
