Kody Blois MP (born January 17, 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kings—Hants in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[3][4] Kody is currently the Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Foods [5]

Kody Blois
Member of Parliament
for Kings—Hants
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byScott Brison
Personal details
Born (1991-01-17) January 17, 1991 (age 33)
Belnan, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
ResidenceBelnan, Nova Scotia[2]
ProfessionLawyer

In May 2022, Blois was the only Liberal MP to support the opposition motion Bill C-234, which seeks to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act by exempting natural gas and propane used by farmers to dry grain and heat barns from the federal carbon tax.[6][7]

Electoral record

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2021 Canadian federal election: Kings—Hants
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Kody Blois 20,192 44.92 +1.61 $80,518.90
Conservative Mark Parent 13,234 29.44 +4.66 $54,740.13
New Democratic Stephen Schneider 8,645 19.23 +2.05 $13,834.66
People's Steven Ford 1,945 4.33 +2.69 $0.00
Green Sheila G. Richardson 940 2.09 -10.46 $4,644.16
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,956 100.00 $107,126.60
Total rejected ballots 251
Turnout 45,207 63.42 -5.34
Registered voters 71,285
Liberal hold Swing -1.53
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election: Kings—Hants
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Kody Blois 20,806 43.31 −27.43 $62,750.09
Conservative Martha MacQuarrie 11,905 24.78 +6.20 $48,454.21
New Democratic Stephen Schneider 8,254 17.18 +10.76 $28,020.03
Green Brogan Anderson 6,029 12.55 +9.19 $12,592.53
People's Matthew Southall 786 1.64 New $3,504.18
Rhinoceros Nicholas Tan 138 0.29 −0.11 none listed
Veterans Coalition Stacey Dodge 118 0.25 New $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,036 99.32   $101,328.14
Total rejected ballots 327 0.68 +0.25
Turnout 48,363 68.76 −1.00
Eligible voters 70,332
Liberal hold Swing −16.81
Source: Elections Canada[9]

References

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  1. ^ Kody Blois career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
  2. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "UPDATE: Liberal Kody Blois wins Kings-Hants election race". Annapolis County Spectator. October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hants County's Kody Blois chosen as Kings-Hants Liberal candidate for upcoming federal election". Truro News. May 13, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. ^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/kody-blois(104555)#roles, Parliament of Canada, Retrieved Nov 13, 2022
  6. ^ "C-234 (44-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  7. ^ Taylor-Vaisey, Nick; Forrest, Maura. "Ottawa Playbook". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  8. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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