Hants (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Hants was a federal electoral district
in Nova Scotia
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1925. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867, and abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Hants—Kings
riding. It consisted of Hants County
.
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 to 1925. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867, and abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Hants—Kings
Hants—Kings
Hants—Kings was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935....
riding. It consisted of Hants County
Hants County, Nova Scotia
Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport...
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Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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- Joseph HoweJoseph HoweJoseph Howe, PC was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, and public servant. He is one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians...
, Anti-Confederate/Liberal-Conservative (1867-1873) - Monson H. GoudgeMonson Henry GoudgeMonson Henry Goudge was a Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented Hants in the Canadian House of Commons from 1873 to 1878 as a Liberal member. His surname also appears as Gouge....
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1873-1878) - William Henry AllisonWilliam Henry AllisonWilliam Henry Allison was a Canadian politician and school lands commissioner. He was elected as a Conservative to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1878 election in the riding of Hants and re-elected in 1882.Allison was the son of James Whidden Allison, who had served as a member of the...
, Conservative (1878-1887) - Alfred PutnamAlfred PutnamAlfred Putnam was a ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1896 as a Conservative member....
, Conservative (1887-1896) - Allen HaleyAllen HaleyAllen Haley was a dentist, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1882 to 1890 and Hants in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1900 as a Liberal member.He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of...
, Liberal (1896-1900) - Benjamin RussellBenjamin Russell (Canadian politician)Benjamin Russell was a Canadian lawyer, professor of law, judge, and politician in the province Nova Scotia....
, Liberal (1900-1904) - Judson Burpee BlackJudson Burpee BlackJudson Burpee Black was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in St. Martins, New Brunswick, the son of Thomas Henry Black and Mary E. Fownes, Black was educated at the Public Schools of St. Martin and St. John, New Brunswick, Mount Allison Academy, Mount Allison University and Dartmouth...
, Liberal (1904-1911) - Hadley Brown TremainHadley Brown TremainHadley Brown Tremain was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative....
, Conservative (1911-1921) - Lewis Herbert MartellLewis Herbert MartellLewis Herbert Martell was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia and became a lawyer....
, Liberal (1921-1925)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Hants (1867–1924) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...