Kings South

Kings South
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Julie Vanexan; Progressive Conservative
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District created	1956
First contested	1956
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Population (2011)	21,252
Electors	17,377
Area (km²)	576
Pop. density (per km²)	36.9
Census division	Kings County

Kings South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the town of Wolfville, the village of New Minas, the community of Coldbrook, and Glooscap First Nation.

Geography

Kings South has a landmass of 576 km² (222 sq mi).^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Kings South
Legislature	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Kings
46th	1956–1960		Edward Haliburton	Progressive Conservative
47th	1960–1963
48th	1963–1967
49th	1967–1970
50th	1970–1974		Harry How
51st	1974–1978
52nd	1978–1981
53rd	1981–1984
53rd	1984–1984		Paul Kinsman
54th	1984–1988		Bob Levy	New Democratic
55th	1988–1993		Derrick Kimball	Progressive Conservative
56th	1993–1998		Robbie Harrison	Liberal
57th	1998–1999		Robbie Harrison	Liberal
58th	1999–2003		David Morse	Progressive Conservative
59th	2003–2005
60th	2006–2009
61st	2009–2013		Ramona Jennex	New Democratic
62nd	2013–2017		Keith Irving	Liberal
63rd	2017–2021
64th	2021–2024
65th	2024–present		Julie Vanexan	Progressive Conservative

Election results

2024

v t e 2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Julie Vanexan	3,372	41.77	+8.59
	New Democratic	Ramona Jennex	2,326	28.82	+9.12
	Liberal	Mike Hamm	2,230	27.63	-16.49
	Green	Sheila G. Richardson	144	1.78	-1.22
Total valid votes			8,072
Total rejected ballots			35
Turnout			8,109	45.89
Eligible voters			17,671
	Progressive Conservative gain		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[2]

2021

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Keith Irving	4,049	44.11	-2.48	$40,527.47
	Progressive Conservative	Derrick Kimball	3,046	33.18	+6.21	$68,832.87
	New Democratic	Mercedes Brian	1,808	19.70	-1.84	$54,103.54
	Green	Barry Leslie	276	3.01	-0.75	$1,669.27
Total valid votes/expense limit			9,179	99.70	–	$94,818.40
Total rejected ballots			28	0.30
Turnout			9,207	55.20
Eligible voters			16,680
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.35
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[3]^[4]

2017

2017 provincial election redistributed results^[5]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	3,902	46.59
	Progressive Conservative	2,259	26.97
	New Democratic	1,804	21.54
	Green	315	3.76
	Atlantica	95	1.13

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Irving	4,269	46.71	+7.46
	Progressive Conservative	Peter Harrison	2,496	27.31	+4.61
	New Democratic	Steve Schneider	1,921	21.02	-14.53
	Green	Sheila Richardson	337	3.69	-0.07
	Atlantica	Joel Hirtle	116	1.27
Total valid votes			9,139	100
Total rejected ballots			29	0.32
Turnout			9,168	52.76
Eligible voters			17,377
	Liberal hold		Swing		+1.43
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[6]^[7]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Irving	3,878	39.16	12.24
	New Democratic	Ramona Jennex	3,511	35.45	-5.73
	Progressive Conservative	Shane Buchan	2,263	22.85	-5.29
	Green	Sheila G. Richardson	252	2.54	-1.22
Total			9,904	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Ramona Jennex	4,038	41.18	6.18
	Progressive Conservative	David Morse	2,759	28.14	-14.72
	Liberal	Paula Kinley Howatt	2,639	26.91	7.31
	Green	Brendan MacNeill	369	3.76	1.24
Total			9,805	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	David Morse	3,832	42.86	5.21
	New Democratic	David Mangle	3,130	35.01	3.58
	Liberal	Ray Savage	1,753	19.61	-10.56
	Green	Steve McGowan	226	2.53	–
Total			8,941	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	David Morse	3,347	37.65	-2.58
	New Democratic	David Mangle	2,794	31.43	4.88
	Liberal	Maura Ryan	2,682	30.17	-3.06
	Nova Scotia Party	Victor Harris	67	0.75	–
Total			8,890	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	David Morse	3,890	40.23	9.57
	Liberal	Robbie Harrison	3,213	33.23	-3.23
	New Democratic	Mary DeWolfe	2,567	26.55	-6.34
Total			9,670	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Fifth General Election (Report). Elections Nova Scotia.

1998

1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robbie Harrison	3,650	36.46	7.00
	New Democratic	Mary DeWolfe	3,292	32.88	13.07
	Progressive Conservative	David Morse	3,069	30.66	2.42
Total			10,011	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robbie Harrison	3,069	29.46	8.91
	Progressive Conservative	Harry How	2,941	28.24	-14.20
	Independent	Derrick Kimball	2,240	21.51	–
	New Democratic	Steve Mattson	2,064	19.82	-17.19
	Natural Law	Peter Cameron	102	0.98	–
Total			10,416	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Derrick Kimball	3,531	42.44	-2.87
	New Democratic	Steve Mattson	3,079	37.01	-8.56
	Liberal	Perry Wallace	1,710	20.55	12.84
Total			8,320	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2018.

1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Bob Levy	3,694	45.57	11.04
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Kinsman	3,673	45.31	-1.50
	Liberal	Alan Sponagle	625	7.71	-10.95
	Independent	Doug Milligan	114	1.41	–
Total			8,106	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017.

1984 by-election

Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1984-02-12
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Kinsman	3,497	46.81	-18.67
	New Democratic	Bob Levy	2,580	34.53	14.03
	Liberal	Henry Hicks	1,394	18.66	4.64
Total			7,471	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017.

1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harry How	4,356	65.47	2.90
	New Democratic	Evelyn Garbary	1,364	20.50	5.74
	Liberal	Betty Deal	933	14.02	-8.64
Total			6,653	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirtieth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017.

1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harry How	4,214	62.58	3.35
	Liberal	Wilbur H. Starratt	1,526	22.66	-10.45
	New Democratic	Donald F. Archibald	994	14.76	7.09
Total			6,734	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harry How	3,576	59.22	1.68
	Liberal	Edgar K. Aston	1,999	33.11	-9.35
	New Democratic	John P. O'Meara	463	7.67	–
Total			6,038	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018.

1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harry How	2,722	57.55	-5.34
	Liberal	Edgar K. Aston	2,008	42.45	5.34
Total			4,730	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Legislative Assembly (1970). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, 1970 (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Edward Haliburton	2,515	62.89	-1.54
	Liberal	Bruce Trenholm	1,484	37.11	1.54
Total			3,999	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Edward Haliburton	2,505	64.43	7.14
	Liberal	Bruce Trenholm	1,383	35.57	-2.36
Total			3,888	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Edward Haliburton	2,388	57.29	-2.47
	Liberal	Bruce Trenholm	1,581	37.93	-2.30
	Co-operative Commonwealth	George R. Goucher	199	4.77	–
Total			4,168	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Edward Haliburton	2,368	59.77	–
	Liberal	MacIntosh MacLeod	1,594	40.23	–
Total			3,962	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018.

References

↑ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 202–203. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 12 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.

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[1] "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[2] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 202–203. Retrieved 1 February 2026.

[3] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.

[4] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.

[5] "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 12 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[6] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[7] Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.

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