Results, Ridings and Candidates
Kings - Hants
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 215/215 polls | |||
| LIB | Scott Brison | 16,643 | 44.19 |
Elected |
| CON | Rosemary Segado | 9,847 | 26.15 |
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| NDP | Carol Harris | 8,290 | 22.01 |
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| GRN | Brendan MacNeill | 2,353 | 6.25 |
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| CHP | Jim Hnatiuk | 528 | 1.40 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »Jim Hnatiuk
Party: Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Ellen
Children: One son and one daughter
Career Background: Served 25 years in the Combat Systems Engineering Department in the Canadian Forces, attaining the rank of chief petty officer 1st class. Currently a deacon at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Started a construction laser service centre and a hunting, fishing and taxidermy business.
Mailing address:
1107 Hwy 2
Lantz, N.S.
B2S 1M9
Contact information:
Telephone: 902-883-9746
Fax: 902-883-1808
Rosemary Segado
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: Argentina
Profession: Investment property owner and manager
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Community Activities: Served as chair of the Wolfville School Advisory Council, air quality and occupational health and safety committees, as vice-president of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra and as secretary-treasurer of the Wolfville Strings Program. Chairs the Wolfville source water protection advisory committee, served eight years on the board of Valley Waste Resource Management Authority and represents Kings-Hants at the Kaizer Meadow Solid Waste Facility.
Electoral History
Municipal: Served eight years as a town councillor in Wolfville.
Political History
Committee: Chairs the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Community Living and has served on the Kings County Partnership Committee, Economic Development Subcommittee, and Wolfville Advisory Planning Committee.
Contact information:
Telephone: 877-798-5144
Brendan MacNeill
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: Dec. 5, 1982
Age: 25
Birthplace: Halifax
Education: Has an environmental technician diploma from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Peterborough, Ont. Is now in the final year of his B.Sc. in environmental science at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S.
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Lunenburg West in the 2006 election.
Contact information:
Telephone: 902-542-5525
brendan.macneill@greenparty.ca
Scott Brison
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: May 10, 1967
Age: 41
Birthplace: Windsor, N.S.
Education: Graduated from Dalhousie University with a bachelor of commerce degree in finance
Profession: Businessman and banker
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Maxime Saint-Pierre
Career Background: In 1987, he started University Rentals Ltd., a business renting small fridges, while studying at Dalhousie. He then worked in corporate sales for 10 years before entering politics. He was the North American sales manager for a New York company, Aquarius Coatings, and held other private-sector positions. He also served as vice-president of Yorkton Securities, a former equities firm based in Toronto.
Electoral History
Federal: First elected in King-Hants as a Progressive Conservative in 1997 and re-elected in 2000. Ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative party in May 2003. Joined the Liberal party the same year and was elected in 2004 and 2006. Ran for leadership of the Liberal party in 2006.
Political History
Cabinet: Served as minister of public works and government services, and receiver general of Canada, from 2004 to 2006.
Committees: Served as vice-chairman of the House of Commons standing committee on finance, and as a member of the standing committees on industry, on foreign affairs and international trade, and on government operations and estimates. Former member of the standing committee on environment and sustainable development.
Caucus: Formerly a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus and a current member of the Liberal caucus. Served on committees for treasury board, domestic affairs and expenditure review.
Mailing address:
360 Main St., Suite 12
Wolfville, N.S.
B4P 1C4
Contact information:
Telephone: 902-542-4010
Fax: 902-542-4184
Carol Harris
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Education: Graduated from Acadia University; PhD in educational administration from the University of Toronto
Profession: University professor; professor emeritus at the University of Victoria where she taught organization theory and leadership studies in education for 15 years.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Tony Berger
Career Background: Worked with the Nova Scotia Division of Adult Education in the 1960s. Worked in Newfoundland as a teacher, developer of a music literacy program and consultant to the Department of Education. For 10 years lived, studied and worked in England, Ireland and Sri Lanka.
Community Activities: Active in national and international organizations associated with education and political action.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully for the NDP in Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca in the 2000 federal election.
Contact information:
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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