Kings South

Candidates

Current MLA: David Morse (PC), Environment Minister

District profile: Kings South includes the southern part of Kings County and the Cambridge and Horton reserves. It also contains the town of Wolfville, home to Acadia University with 4,200 students and the Grand Pre National Historic site.

It also includes much of the shopping and manufacturing corridor between Wolfville and Kentville; these sectors are the main employers in areas such as New Minas and Coldbrook.

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2006 results

Voter turnout: 57.7 per cent in 2006

Political history

Kings South has made for dramatic watching on previous election nights, with all outcomes being decided by 650 votes or less over the past 20 years.

The Progressive Conservatives have held the upper hand for the past decade, as David Morse has been returned in the past three elections. The Liberals held the seat for much of the mid-1990s.