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| Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Vote Share |
Elected |
| Scott Brison |
LIB |
11344 |
46.64%
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| Bob Mullan |
CON |
11344 |
30.12%
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| Skip Hambling |
NDP |
6663 |
17.69%
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| Kevin Stacey |
GRN |
1364 |
3.62%
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| Jim Hnatiuk |
CHP |
493 |
1.31%
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| Richard Hennigar |
IND |
242 |
0.64%
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| Last Update: June 29, 5:38:24 AM EDT |
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202
of 202 polls reporting |
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Ridings
017 Kings-Hants
2004 Candidates
Riding Profile
This is primarily a rural riding, well-known for its apple orchards and fertile land. The northern boundary is Cobequid Bay, Minas Basin and Minas Channel. It contains Hants County and part of Kings County. The largest town is Kentville, but other centres include Berwick, East and West Hants, New Minas, Windsor and Wolfville, home of Acadia University. The Indian Brook, Cambridge and Horton reserves are also in the riding.
The Department of National Defence is the largest single employer, because of the Canadian Forces Base in Greenwood. Retail trade is a large part of the economy, followed by services and manufacturing.
More than 95 per cent of the population cited English as their mother tongue. The total immigrant population is just over four per cent. The average family income is $50,374 and unemployment is 9.1 per cent.
In 2004, 80 per cent of Kings-Hants was kept and the western part of the riding moved to West Nova. The riding was established in 1933 as Digby-Annapolis-Kings. In 1966, Annapolis Valley replaced Digby-Annapolis-Kings. In the 1976 redistribution, Annapolis Valley-Hants was created from 83 per cent of Annapolis Valley and 17 per cent of Halifax-East Hants. There was no change in the 1986 redistribution but in 1996 the name was changed to Kings-Hants.
Population: 79,736
Political History
In 2000, Progressive Conservative MP Scott Brison resigned in July to
create a by election opportunity for then-leader Joe Clark. Brison defeated
Liberal Claude O'Hara to regain the seat in the November 2000 general
election. He joined the Liberal caucus in 2003, after the PCs merged with
the Canadian Alliance, and was appointed parliamentary secretary to the
prime minister with special emphasis on Canada-U.S. relations.
The former Digby-Annapolis-Kings and Annapolis Kings ridings were Liberal
from 1935 to 1948. PC George Nowlan won the 1948 by election, but was
defeated in 1949 by four votes. He won a 1950 by election and held the
riding until 1965. His son, PC Pat Nowlan, won in 1968, 1972 and 1974
in Annapolis Valley. Pat Nowlan won a further four terms in the new Annapolis
Valley-Hants riding. He was excluded from caucus in 1990 over objections
to the Meech Lake Accord. In 1993, Liberal John Murphy defeated PC Jim
White. Nowlan, running as an Independent, was third.
1935-1948 inclusive: LIB
1948 by-election: PC
1949: LIB
1950-1988 inclusive: PC
1993: LIB
1997, 2000 by-election, 2000: PC
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Candidate Profiles
Scott Brison
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: May 10, 1967
Age: 37
Birthplace: Windsor, N.S.
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University Degree: Yes
Education: B.Comm (Finance) from Dalhousie University
in 1989
Career Background: Established his first company, University Rentals
Ltd., in 1987. Four years later, he became the North American sales manager for a New
York company, Aquarius Coatings. Also former vice-president of investment banking at
Yorkton Securities in Toronto.
Political History
Party: Former president, Nova Scotia PC Youth.
Active in all federal and provincial elections since 1983.
Provincial:
Federal: Elected in Kings-Hants in 1997. Resigned on July 24, 2000,
to create vacancy for Joe Clark. Elected again in November 2000 general election.
Joined the Liberal Party of Canada on Dec. 11, 2003.
Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Parliamentary Secretary: Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime
Minister with special emphasis on Canada-US relations (Dec. 12, 2003).
Committees: Former member of Environment and Sustainable Development;
Finance; Industry, Science and Technology.
Member of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Caucus: Former PC critic for Foreign Affairs; International Trade; Finance;
National Revenue; Industry; Treasury Board; and Regional Development.
Leadership: Lost to fellow Nova Scotia MP Peter MacKay at May 2003
federal PC leadership convention.
Office Address:
360 Main St.
Suite 13
Wolfville NS
Tel: (902) 542-4010
Capital Address:
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
Tel: (613)995-8231
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Bob Mullan
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Age: 51
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University Degree: Yes
Education: B.Sc. from St. Mary's University.
Doctor of Medicine from Dalhousie University.
Certification in Addiction Medicine.
Career Background:
Has practiced family medicine in Kentville, NS, for the last 22 years.
Former medical director of the Regional Addictions Treatment Program.
Currently serving as the medical adviser for the Western Region
of Home Care Nova Scotia, medical director of Kings Regional
Rehabilitation Centre and Medical Examiner for Kings County.
Past President of the Medical Society of Nova Scotia and Board
Member of the Canadian Medical Association.
Chaired Corrections Canada's Health Care Advisory Committee.
Community:
Has served as a board member of Family and Children's Services
Society of Kings County, board member of Valley Health Services
Association, a Scout Troop leader and a cantor and choir member of his church.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Linda
Children: Three grown children: Kate, Erin and Jim
Political History
Party: Currently a director of Kings North PC Association (provincial) and a
director of Kings-Hants Conservative Association. Served as
vice-president of former Kings-Hants PC Association.
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Skip Hambling
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Age: 59
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Career Background: Former newspaper editor and communications specialist.
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Kevin Stacey
Party: The Green Party of Canada
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Career Background:
Currently works in marketing and sales for the Sherman Hines group of companies.
He was a youthful pioneer in national efforts to raise AIDS Awareness back in 1984.
In 1991, he pressed charges against a sexual abuser from his
youth (Cesar Lalo) and successfully pursued the issue. (Lalo
was subsequently convicted from charges arising
out of 65 more victims coming forward, eventually becoming "Canada's Most Charged Man".)
Successfully sued the NS government for
vicarious liability for covering up the behaviour of the perpetrator in his case.
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Party: Independent
Federal: Defeated in Kings-Hants in 2000.
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Party: Christian Heritage Party
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