Photo: chester902 · Public domainKentville sends Kody Blois (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Kings—Hants
Of the 11 Commons seats from Nova Scotia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 11. No provincial riding is named for Kentville, as no open boundary file exists for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that we could find. Kentville is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. This page names no head of council for Kentville, as no open list of councils exists in Nova Scotia.
Three governments, and who does what
Kentville, a town in Nova Scotia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
The census places Kentville in Kings, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Kentville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kentville councilTown
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsKings—Hants
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Kentville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kentville council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly was last elected on 26 November 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Kentville council was elected on 19 October 2024, and the next vote is on 21 October 2028. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
nslegislature.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Kody Blois represents Kings—Hants in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Kings—Hants · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Kody Blois has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Kings—Hants puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 44%; Kody Blois held it for the party in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Kody Blois kept Kings—Hants for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Kings—Hants as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2019 result had favoured Kody Blois as well, at 43%. Kings—Hants elected Kody Blois (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 45% of the vote, a lead of 6,958 over Mark Parent (Conservative Party of Canada).
All 5 candidates in Kings—Hants, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kody Blois | Liberal Party of Canada | 20,192 | 44.9% |
| Mark Parent | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,234 | 29.4% |
| Stephen Schneider | New Democratic Party | 8,645 | 19.2% |
| Steven Ford | People's Party of Canada | 1,945 | 4.3% |
| Sheila G. Richardson | Green Party of Canada | 940 | 2.1% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Kentville is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
Questions about how Kentville is run
Who is the MP for Kentville?
Kody Blois (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Kings—Hants, the riding Kentville is in.
Which party won Kentville in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Kody Blois won Kings—Hants in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Kentville?
Every MLA of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Kentville.
Who heads the council in Kentville?
Ask the municipality itself: Kentville, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).