Hants (provincial electoral district)

Hants was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that, at the time of its dissolution, elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 until 1949, at which point the district was divided into the current electoral districts of Hants East and Hants West.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Hants elected the following members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly:[1]

Legislature Years Member Party
43rd 1945-1949 Robert A. MacLellan Liberal
42nd 1941-1945 Alexander Stirling MacMillan
41st 1937-1941
40th 1933-1937

From 1933 to 1949, Hants elected one member to the Legislative Assembly. Prior to 1933, the district elected two members.

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party
39th 1930-1933
seat declared vacant
 Albert E. Parsons Liberal-Conservative
1928-1930 Edgar Nelson Rhodes Liberal-Conservative
38th 1925-1928
37th 1920-1925 James William Reid Liberal John Alexander MacDonald Farmer's Party
36th 1916-1920 Albert E. Parsons Liberal-Conservative
35th 1911-1916
34th 1909-1911 James O'Brien Liberal
1907-1909 Charles Smith Wilcox Liberal-Conservative
1906-1907 Arthur Drysdale Liberal
33rd 1901-1906 Francis Parker McHeffey Liberal
32nd 1897-1901 Charles Smith Wilcox Liberal-Conservative
31st 1894-1897
30th 1891-1894 Thomas Barlow Smith Liberal-Conservative
1890-1891 Allen Haley Liberal
29th 1886-1890 Archibald Frame Liberal
28th 1882-1886 Nathaniel David Spence Liberal-Conservative
27th 1878-1882 Thomas Barlow Smith Liberal
26th 1874-1878 William Henry Allison Liberal-Conservative Alfred Putnam Liberal-Conservative
25th 1874† Thomas Barlow Smith Liberal Henry Yeomans Liberal
1871-1874 William Henry Allison Liberal-Conservative William McDougall (politician) Liberal-Conservative
24th 1867-1871 William Dawson Lawrence Anti-Confederation Elkanah Young Anti-Confederation

†There were two by-elections held in 1874, shortly followed by a general election. The by-elections of March 10th, 1874 saw Allison and McDougall replaced by Smith and Yeomans. The general election held on December 17th, 1874 saw the re-election of Allison and the election of Alfred Putnam.[1]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Hants County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2019.


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