Hants (electoral district)
Hants was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created in the British North America Act, 1867, and abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Hants—Kings riding. It consisted of Hants County.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1924 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hants | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1869 | Joseph Howe | Anti-Confederation | |
| 1869–1872 | Liberal–Conservative | |||
| 2nd | 1872–1873 | |||
| 1873–1874 | Monson Henry Goudge | Liberal | ||
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | William Henry Allison | Conservative | |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | |||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Alfred Putnam | ||
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Allen Haley | Liberal | |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Benjamin Russell | ||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | |||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Hadley Brown Tremain | Conservative | |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Government (Unionist) | ||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Lewis Herbert Martell | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Hants—Kings | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | Joseph Howe | 1,530 | ||||||
| Unknown | James King | 956 | ||||||
| By-election on 24 April 1869
On Mr. Howe being called to the Privy Council and | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | Joseph Howe | 1,512 | |||
| Liberal | Monson Henry Goudge | 1,129 | |||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joseph Howe | acclaimed | ||||||
| By-election on 5 July 1873
On Mr. Howe being named Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, 7 May 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monson Henry Goudge | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Monson Henry Goudge | 1,433 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Henry Allison | 1,341 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | William Henry Allison | 1,662 | ||||||
| Liberal | Monson Henry Goudge | 1,381 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | William Henry Allison | 1,386 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Curry | 1,341 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Putnam | 1,800 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Curry | 1,678 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Putnam | 1,705 | ||||||
| Liberal | Allen Haley | 1,604 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Allen Haley | 1,838 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Putnam | 1,803 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Benjamin Russell | 1,882 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Putnam | 1,866 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | J.B. Black | 2,033 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick W. Hanright | 1,957 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Judson Burpee Black | 2,141 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick W. Hanright | 2,008 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Hadley Brown Tremain | 2,191 | ||||||
| Liberal | Judson Burpee Black | 2,105 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Hadley Brown Tremain | 2,989 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Lewis Herbert Martell | 2,696 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lewis Herbert Martell | 4,027 | ||||||
| Conservative | Albert Parsons | 3,795 | ||||||
| Progressive | Henry Ernest Kendall | 993 | ||||||
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