Queens (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district) explained

Prov-Status:active
Province:Nova Scotia
Prov-Rep-Party:Progressive Conservative
Prov-Rep:Kim Masland
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:12294
Prov-Election-Last:2021
Demo-Electors:9974
Demo-Area:3087
Prov-Created:1867, 2019
Prov-Abolished:2013
Prov-Created2:2019
Demo-Cd:Annapolis, Queens County
Demo-Csd:Annapolis, Subd. D, Ponhook Lake 10, Region of Queens Municipality, Wildcat 12

Queens is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1867 and 2013 and since 2021. It elects one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes the entirety of Queens County and a small part of Annapolis.

The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Queens-Shelburne. Following the 2019 electoral boundary review, the electoral district was re-created out of Queens-Shelburne.

Geography

Queens covers 3087km2 of land area.[1]

Demographics

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
64th2021-Kim MaslandProgressive Conservative
61st2009–2013Vicki ConradNew Democratic
60th2006-2009
59th2003-2006 Kerry MorashProgressive Conservative
58th1999-2003
57th1998-1999John LeefeProgressive Conservative
56th1993-1998
55th1988-1993
54th1984-1988
53rd1981-1984
52nd1978-1981
51st1974-1978   John WickwireProgressive Conservative
50th1971-1974   Floyd MacDonaldProgressive Conservative
1970-1971   W. S. Kennedy JonesProgressive Conservative
49th1967-1970
48th1963-1967
47th1960-1963
46th1956-1960
45th1953-1956
44th1949-1953   Merrill D. RawdingLiberal
43rd1945-1949
42nd1941-1945   Harry Dennis MaddenLiberal
41st1937-1941   John J. CameronConservative
40th1933-1937   Seth M. BartlingConservative
Queens returned two members before 1933
39th1928-1933   Donald W. MacKayLiberal-Conservative   William Lorimer HallLiberal-Conservative
38th1925-1928   Frank J.D. BarnjumConservative
37th1920-1925   Jordan W. SmithLiberal   George S. McClearnLiberal
36th1916-1920   William Lorimer HallLiberal-Conservative
35th1911-1916
34th1910-1911   Charles F. CooperLiberal
1906-1910   Edward Matthew FarrellLiberal
33rd1901-1906
32nd1897-1901   Thomas KeillorLiberal
31st1896-1897   Richard HuntLiberal
1894-1896   Albert M. HemeonLiberal
30th1890-1894
29th1887-1890   Joseph H. CookLiberal
1886-1887   Jason M. MackLiberal
28th1882-1886
27th1878-1882   Leander FordConservative   James C. BartlingConservative
26th1874-1878   Isaac N. MackLiberal   Samuel FreemanLiberal
25th1871-1874   William Henry SmithLiberal
24th1867-1871

Election results

2017 (transposed)

2017 provincial election redistributed results[2]
PartyVote%
 2,332 50.41
 1,269 27.43
 858 18.55
 167 3.61

2021

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election . enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca . Elections Nova Scotia . 22 July 2021.
  2. https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/TranspositionofVotesReport_2017PGE_2019ElectoralDirstricts_reportApril2021.pdf Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries