# Hants (federal 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.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Hants |||||
| 1st | 1867–1869 | Joseph Howe | Anti-Confederation |
| 1st | 1869–1872 | Joseph Howe | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1873 | Joseph Howe | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1873–1874 | Monson Henry Goudge | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Monson Henry Goudge | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | William Henry Allison | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | William Henry Allison | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Alfred Putnam | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Alfred Putnam | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Allen Haley | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Benjamin Russell | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Benjamin Russell | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Benjamin Russell | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Hadley Brown Tremain | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Hadley Brown Tremain | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Lewis Herbert Martell | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Hants—Kings |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Anti-Confederation | Joseph Howe | 1,530 |
| | Unknown | James King | 956 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 24 April 1869
On Mr. Howe being called to the Privy Council and appointed President of that body, 19 January 1869 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Joseph Howe | 1,512 |
| | Liberal | Monson Henry Goudge | 1,129 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Joseph Howe | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 5 July 1873
On Mr. Howe being named Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, 7 May 1873 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Monson Henry Goudge | acclaimed |
vte1874 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Monson Henry Goudge | 1,433 |
| | Conservative | William Henry Allison | 1,341 |
| lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Henry Allison | 1,662 |
| | Liberal | Monson Henry Goudge | 1,381 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Henry Allison | 1,386 |
| | Liberal | William Curry | 1,341 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred Putnam | 1,800 |
| | Liberal | William Curry | 1,678 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred Putnam | 1,705 |
| | Liberal | Allen Haley | 1,604 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Allen Haley | 1,838 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Putnam | 1,803 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Russell | 1,882 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Putnam | 1,866 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | J.B. Black | 2,033 |
| | Conservative | Frederick W. Hanright | 1,957 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Judson Burpee Black | 2,141 |
| | Conservative | Frederick W. Hanright | 2,008 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hadley Brown Tremain | 2,191 |
| | Liberal | Judson Burpee Black | 2,105 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Hadley Brown Tremain | 2,989 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Lewis Herbert Martell | 2,696 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election: Hants :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Lewis Herbert Martell | 4,027 |
| Conservative | Albert Parsons | 3,795 |
| Progressive | Henry Ernest Kendall | 993 |