Kings (provincial electoral district)
# Kings (provincial electoral district)

Kings was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada that, at the time of its dissolution, elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 until 1956, when Kings County was divided into the three electoral districts of Kings North, Kings South and Kings West. Apart from a brief period between 1933 and 1945, during which one member was elected, Kings always elected two members to the Legislature.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Kings elected the following members to the Legislature:

| Legislature | Years | Member | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45th | 1953-1956 | | Edward Haliburton | Progressive Conservative | George Arthur Boggs | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 1949-1953 | | David Durell Sutton | Liberal | William H. Pipe | Liberal |
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | | David Durell Sutton | Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | seat declared vacant | seat declared vacant | seat declared vacant | | | John Alexander McDonald | Liberal |
| 41st | 1937-1941 | seat declared vacant | seat declared vacant | seat declared vacant | John Alexander McDonald | Liberal |
| 40th | 1933-1937 | seat declared vacant | seat declared vacant | seat declared vacant | John Alexander McDonald | Liberal |
| 39th | 1928-1933 | | George C. Nowlan | Liberal-Conservative | Reginald Tucker Caldwell | Liberal-Conservative |
| 38th | 1925-1928 | | George C. Nowlan | Liberal-Conservative | Reginald Tucker Caldwell | Liberal-Conservative |
| 37th | 1923-1925 | | James Sealy | Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | Liberal |
| 37th | 1920-1923 | | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | Liberal |
| 36th | 1916-1920 | | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal | James E. Kinsman | Liberal-Conservative |
| 35th | 1911-1916 | | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal | Archibald M. Covert | Liberal |
| 34th | 1911* | | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal | Charles A. Campbell | Unity Reform Party |
| 34th | 1906-1910 | | Brenton Dodge | Liberal | Charles A. Campbell | Unity Reform Party |
| 33rd | 1901-1906 | | Brenton Dodge | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1897-1901 | | Brenton Dodge | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal |
| 31st | 1894-1897 | | Brenton Dodge | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal |
| 30th | 1890-1894 | | Alfred P. Welton | Liberal | Barclay Webster | Liberal-Conservative |
| 29th | 1886-1890 | | Leander Rand | Liberal | William C. Bill | Liberal-Conservative |
| 28th | 1882-1886 | | Thomas R. Harris | Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Lewis Dodge | Liberal |
| 27th | 1878-1882 | | James Stainforth MacDonald | Liberal-Conservative | William C. Bill | Liberal-Conservative |
| 26th | 1874-1878 | | Douglas Benjamin Woodworth | Liberal-Conservative | John Burton North | Independent |
| 25th | 1871-1874 | | Douglas Benjamin Woodworth | Liberal-Conservative | Daniel Charles Moore | Liberal-Conservative |
| 24th | 1867-1871 | | Edward L. Brown | Anti-Confederation Party | David M. Dickie | Anti-Confederation Party |

$^{*NB}$ Dodge died in office on December 30, 1910. Wickwire was elected to replace him in a by-election on January 31, 1911. Wickwire was then re-elected in the Nova Scotia general election held on June 14, 1911.

## Election results

### 1867 general election

1867 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | David M. Dickie | 1,393 | 32.87% |
| | Liberal | Edward L. Brown | 1,280 | 30.20% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas R. Harris | 904 | 21.33% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | R. C. Foster | 661 | 15.60% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,238 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1871 general election

1871 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Daniel Charles Moore | 1,094 | 29.80% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Douglas Benjamin Woodworth | 984 | 26.80% |
| | Liberal | Edward L. Brown | 797 | 21.71% |
| | Liberal | David M. Dickie | 796 | 21.68% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,671 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1874 general election

1874 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Douglas Benjamin Woodworth | 1,260 | 28.16% |
| | Independent | John B. North | 1,171 | 26.17% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Charles Moore | 1,027 | 22.95% |
| | Liberal | Henry Shaw | 1,016 | 22.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,474 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1878 general election

1878 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William C. Bill | 1,601 | 28.16% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. S. McDonald | 1,527 | 26.86% |
| | Liberal | G. W. Fisher | 1,414 | 24.87% |
| | Liberal | E. A. Forsyth | 1,143 | 20.11% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,685 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1882 general election

1882 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Thomas Lewis Dodge | 1,437 | 25.82% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas R. Harris | 1,345 | 24.17% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William C. Bill | 1,267 | 22.77% |
| | Liberal | C. B. Hickey | 1,198 | 21.53% |
| | Independent | James Lyons | 318 | 5.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,565 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1886 general election

1886 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Leander Rand | 1,635 | 26.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William C. Hill | 1,560 | 25.32% |
| | Liberal | Alfred P. Welton | 1,535 | 24.92% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas R. Harris | 1,430 | 23.21% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,160 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1890 general election

1890 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Barclay Webster | 1,741 | 27.83% |
| | Liberal | Alfred P. Welton | 1,572 | 25.13% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas R. Harris | 1,540 | 24.62% |
| | Liberal | J. E. Starr | 1,403 | 22.43% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,256 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1894 general election

1894 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Brenton Dodge | 2,227 | 31.00% |
| | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,081 | 28.97% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Barclay Webster | 1,580 | 21.99% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | R. M. Rand | 1,296 | 18.04% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,184 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1897 general election

1897 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Brenton Dodge | 2,354 | 33.08% |
| | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,195 | 30.85% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Peter Innis | 1,460 | 20.52% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Leander Rand | 1,107 | 15.56% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,116 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1901 general election

1901 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Brenton Dodge | 2,225 | 33.97% |
| | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,122 | 32.40% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. W. Ryan | 1,116 | 17.04% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Peter Innes | 1,087 | 16.60% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,550 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1906 general election

1906 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Brenton Dodge | 2,152 | 25.83% |
| | Independent | Charles Alexander Campbell | 2,148 | 25.78% |
| | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,056 | 24.67% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | E. W. Sawyer | 1,977 | 23.72% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,333 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1911 general election

1911 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,413 | 27.12% |
| | Liberal | Archibald Menzies Covert | 2,156 | 24.24% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | N. W. Eaton | 1,893 | 21.28% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | S. C. Parker | 1,599 | 17.97% |
| | Independent | Charles Alexander Campbell | 835 | 9.39% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,896 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1916 general election

1916 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 2,499 | 26.44% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | James E. Kinsman | 2,421 | 25.62% |
| | Liberal | Charles Alexander Campbell | 2,318 | 24.53% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Joseph D. Spidell | 2,212 | 23.41% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,450 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1920 general election

1920 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | 4,917 | 29.48% |
| | Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | 4,705 | 28.21% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | James E. Kinsman | 3,622 | 21.71% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | C. R. Bill | 3,437 | 20.60% |
| Total | Total | Total | 16,681 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1925 general election

1925 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Nowlan | 5,520 | 26.95% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Reginald Tucker Caldwell | 5,455 | 26.63% |
| | Liberal | John Alexander Macdonald | 4,963 | 24.23% |
| | Liberal | Allison H. Borden | 4,543 | 22.18% |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,481 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1928 general election

1928 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Reginald Tucker Caldwell | 5,540 | 27.69% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Nowlan | 5,452 | 27.25% |
| | Liberal | James F. Durno | 5,003 | 25.01% |
| | Liberal | Frederick J. Porter | 4,010 | 20.04% |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,005 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1933 general election

1933 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | 6,700 | 52.35% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Nowlan | 6,098 | 47.65% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,798 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1937 general election

1937 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | 7,470 | 56.33% | 3.98% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Nowlan | 5,790 | 43.67% | -3.98% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,260 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1941 general election

1941 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Alexander McDonald | 6,654 | 62.58% | 6.25% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Raymond Crosby | 3,978 | 37.42% | -6.25% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,632 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1945 general election

1945 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | David Durell Sutton | 7,027 | 59.66% | -2.92% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Chisholm | 4,751 | 40.34% | 2.92% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,778 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1949 general election

1949 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | William H. Pipe | 7,369 | 25.51% | -34.15% |
| | Liberal | David Durell Sutton | 7,322 | 25.34% | -34.32% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Edward Haliburton | 7,138 | 24.71% | -15.63% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hiram Thomas | 7,061 | 24.44% | -15.90% |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,890 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1953 general election

1953 Nova Scotia general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Edward Haliburton | 7,642 | 25.98% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Arthur Boggs | 7,481 | 25.43% | – |
| | Liberal | David Durell Sutton | 7,245 | 24.63% | -26.22% |
| | Liberal | William H. Pipe | 7,047 | 23.96% | -26.89% |
| Total | Total | Total | 29,415 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
