Kody Blois

Canadian politician

The Honourable

Kody Blois

PC MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister

Incumbent

Assumed office
June 5, 2025

Serving with Rachel Bendayan

Prime Minister| Mark Carney
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development
In office
March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025
Prime Minister| Mark Carney
Preceded by| Lawrence MacAulay (Agriculture and Agri-Food)
Gudie Hutchings (Rural Economic Development)
Succeeded by| Heath MacDonald (Agriculture and Agri-Food)
Buckley Belanger (Rural Economic Development)
Member of Parliament
for Kings—Hants

Incumbent

Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded by| Scott Brison
Personal details
Born|  (1991-01-17) January 17, 1991 (age 34)
Belnan, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
Political party| Liberal Party of Canada
Residence| Belnan, Nova Scotia[2]
Profession| Lawyer
Signature|

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 as a member of the Liberal Party in the 2019 Canadian federal election. After Mark Carney became Prime Minister, Blois became the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development in March 2025, and was dropped from the ministry on May 13, 2025, due to the cabinet reshuffle.

## Early life and education

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Blois grew up in Belnan, Nova Scotia, in Hants County. He played ice hockey and was a draft pick for the Halifax Mooseheads.[3]

Blois was educated at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, graduating with an undergraduate degree in commerce. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor at Dalhousie University in 2018.[3]

## Federal politics

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Blois was elected to represent the riding of Kings—Hants in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[4]

In May 2022, Blois was the only Liberal MP to support the opposition motion Bill C-234, which sought 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.[5]

After Mark Carney became Prime Minister, Blois became the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development in March 2025.[6]

Blois was reelected in the 2025 federal election on April 28, 2025 and dropped from the 30th Canadian Ministry on May 13, 2025, due to the cabinet reshuffle.[7]

## Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Kings—Hants

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Kody Blois | 35,836 | 60.56 | +16.16
| Conservative | Joel Hirtle | 19,773 | 33.41 | +3.17
| New Democratic | Paul Doerr | 2,154 | 3.64 | -15.26
| Green | Karen Beazley | 825 | 1.39 | -0.54
| People's | Alexander Cargill | 591 | 1.00 | -3.53
Total valid votes  | 59,179 | 99.35
Total rejected ballots  | 388 | 0.65 | +0.11
Turnout  | 59,567 | 73.02 | +10.78
Eligible voters  | 81,581
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +6.50
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.

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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[10]

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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[11]

## References

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1. ^ Kody Blois career statistics at HockeyDB
2. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
3. ^ a b Dowdall 2020.
4. ^ Annapolis County Spectator (2019); Truro News (2019).
5. ^ Parliament of Canada (2025); Politico (2023).
6. ^ Tasker (2025).
7. ^ Lévesque & Nardi 2025.
8. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
9. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
10. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
11. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

### Sources

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* "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.
* "Hants County's Kody Blois chosen as Kings-Hants Liberal candidate for upcoming federal election". Truro News. May 13, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
* Tasker, John Paul (14 Mar 2025). "Carney sworn in as prime minister with a reworked cabinet filled with new faces". CBC.
* "C-234 (44-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
* Taylor-Vaisey, Nick; Forrest, Maura (2023). "Ottawa Playbook". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
* Dowdall, Brent (28 January 2020). "Q & A with Kody Blois". CBA National. Canadian Bar Association. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
* Lévesque, Catherine; Nardi, Christopher (May 13, 2025). "Anand moves to foreign affairs, Guilbeault stays and Wilkinson is out in new Carney cabinet". National Post. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

## External links

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*   * Kody Blois – Parliament of Canada biography

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