Photo: Madereugeneandrew · CC BY-SA 4.0Federally, Kingston is divided between 2 ridings, among them Acadie—Annapolis and Kings—Hants
60% of Kingston residents have Chris d'Entremont as their MP; most of the rest have Kody Blois. No provincial riding is named for Kingston, as no open boundary file exists for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that we could find. Kingston has no council of its own: it belongs to Kings, Subd. A, a subdivision of county municipality. In Nova Scotia, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Kingston’s mayor isn’t named.
Three governments, and who does what
Kingston, a subdivision of county municipality 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 Kings, Subd. A 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 Kingston, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kings, Subd. A councilSubdivision of county municipality
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsAcadie—Annapolis · 60%
- 4House of CommonsKings—Hants · 40%
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 Kingston votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kings, Subd. A council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Kings, Subd. A 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. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
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
Kingston has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Acadie—Annapolis · Liberal Party of Canada · member since 4 November 2025 · first elected 2019 · 60%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Kings—Hants · Liberal Party of Canada · 40%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
Chris d'Entremont is one of 11 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 11 from Nova Scotia.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2019, Chris d'Entremont is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Acadie—Annapolis gives the Conservative Party of Canada 51%, a lead of 20.6 points over the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada). Chris d'Entremont won the seat as a Conservative Party of Canada candidate and moved to the Liberal Party of Canada on 4 November 2025. Chris d'Entremont came to the Commons from the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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
West Nova returned Chris d'Entremont (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in West Nova, Kingston’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Acadie—Annapolis. It held 80% of Kingston’s residents.
In 2021, West Nova went to Chris d'Entremont (Conservative Party of Canada) on 50%; Alxys Chamberlain (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 8,372 votes behind. Chris d'Entremont already held it after the 2019 election, won with 39%. West Nova turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 4 candidates in West Nova, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris d'Entremont | Conservative Party of Canada | 22,104 | 50.4% |
| Alxys Chamberlain | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,732 | 31.3% |
| Cheryl Burbidge | New Democratic Party | 5,645 | 12.9% |
| Scott Spidle | People's Party of Canada | 2,390 | 5.5% |
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 Kingston 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
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
Questions about how Kingston is run
Who is the MP for Kingston?
Most residents of Kingston have Chris d'Entremont (Liberal Party of Canada) as MP for Acadie—Annapolis; the rest mainly have Kody Blois, for Kings—Hants.
Which party won Kingston in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Chris d'Entremont won West Nova in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Acadie—Annapolis.
Who is the MLA for Kingston?
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Kingston has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Kingston?
Kingston, a subdivision of county municipality, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).