| Prov-status | active |
|---|---|
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Prov-rep-party | Progressive Conservative |
| Prov-rep | John A. MacDonald |
| Demo-census-date | 2011 |
| Demo-pop | 23266 |
| Prov-election-first | 1949 |
| Prov-election-last | 2024 |
| Demo-electors | 17,303 |
| Demo-area | 1653 |
| Prov-created | 1949 |
| Demo-cd | Hants County |
Hants East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2021 has been John A. MacDonald of the Progressive Conservative Party.
The district has existed since 1949. Earlier, it and Hants West were together in Hants.[1]
Geography
The land area of Hants East is 1,653 km2 (638 sq mi).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Election results
2017
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 3,500 | 43.88 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,747 | 34.44 | |
| New Democratic | 1,345 | 16.86 | |
| Green | 384 | 4.81 | |
See also
References
- ^ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Hants East". nslegislature.ca
- ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries". Elections Nova Scotia. 12 April 2021. Archived 2021-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 August 2021.