Kings West
Kings West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the towns of Berwick and Kingston, and the village of Greenwood.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1956 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 19,495 | ||
| Electors | 15,019 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,063 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 18.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Kings County | ||
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Leo Glavine | Liberal | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | Jon Carey | Progressive Conservative | |
| 57th | 1998-1999 | George Moody | Progressive Conservative | |
| 56th | 1993-1998 | |||
| 55th | 1988-1993 | |||
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | |||
| 51st | 1974-1978 | Frank Bezanson | Liberal | |
| 50th | 1971-1974 | |||
| 1970-1971 | Gordon Tidman | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 49th | 1967-1970 | |||
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Paul Kinsman | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Edward D. MacArthur | Liberal | |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | Hiram Thomas | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Leo Glavine | 4,190 | 52.45 | -21.86 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Palmer | 3,015 | 37.74 | +21.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cheryl Burbidge | 536 | 6.71 | -0.90 | ||||
| Green | Madeline Taylor | 247 | 3.09 | +1.10 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,988 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.22 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,006 | 53.30 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,019 | |||||||
2013 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leo Glavine | 5,890 | 74.31 | +13.46 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jody Alan Frowley | 1,275 | 16.09 | -4.22 | |
| New Democratic Party | Robert K. (Bob) Landry | 603 | 7.61 | -9.42 | |
| Green | Barbara G. Lake | 158 | 1.99 | +0.18 | |
2009 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leo Glavine | 4,996 | 60.85 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Palmer | 1,668 | 20.31 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Carol Tobin | 1,398 | 17.03 | ||
| Green | Nistal Prem de Boer | 149 | 1.81 | – | |
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leo Glavine | 3,940 | 46.67 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Prall | 2,801 | 33.18 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Greg Hubbert | 1,590 | 18.83 | ||
| Green | Nistal Prem de Boer | 112 | 1.33 | – | |
2003 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leo Glavine | 3,045 | 36.91 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Jon Carey | 2,935 | 35.58 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Greg Hubbert | 2,269 | 27.51 | ||
1999 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Jon Carey | 4,033 | 49.34 | ||
| Liberal | Don Clarke | 2,346 | 28.70 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Jacquie DeMestral | 1,629 | 19.93 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Frances Adams | 166 | 2.03 | ||
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