Argyle-Barrington
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 2012 |
| District abolished | 2021 |
| Last contested | 2019 By-election |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2016) | 15,303 |
| Electors | 12,630 |
| Area (km²) | 2,172.00 |
| Census division(s) | Yarmouth County, Shelburne County |
| Census subdivision(s) | Municipality of Argyle, Clark's Harbour, Municipality of Barrington |
Argyle-Barrington was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 100 per cent of the former district of Argyle and 52 per cent of the former district of Shelburne. It consists of the Municipality of Argyle, the town of Clark's Harbour, and the Municipality of Barrington. Fishing is the economic mainstay of the area, although manufacturing and the service sector are significant employers.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Argyle-Barrington | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding dissolved into Argyle and Shelburne | ||||
| 63rd | 2019–2021 | Colton LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | |
| 62nd | 2017–2019 | Chris d'Entremont | ||
| 61st | 2013–2017 | |||
| Riding created from Argyle and Shelburne | ||||
Election results
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, September 3, 2019[2] upon the resignation of Chris d'Entremont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Colton LeBlanc | 3,850 | 62.65 | -2.43 | ||||
| Liberal | Charlene LeBlanc | 1,880 | 30.59 | +0.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Robin Smith | 213 | 3.47 | -1.75 | ||||
| Green | Adam Randall | 202 | 3.29 | New | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,145 | 99.64 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.36 | -0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,167 | 48.83 | -1.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,630 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.66 | ||||||
| Source: | ||||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 4,031 | 65.08 | +10.39 | ||||
| Liberal | Louis d'Entremont | 1,840 | 29.71 | -10.67 | ||||
| New Democratic | Greg Foster | 323 | 5.21 | +0.28 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,194 | 99.55 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.45 | -0.36 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,222 | 50.17 | -9.17 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,401 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +10.53 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 3,935 | 54.69 | |||||
| Liberal | Kent A. Blades | 2,905 | 40.38 | |||||
| New Democratic | Kenn Baynton | 355 | 4.93 | |||||
| Total | 7,195 | – | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 7,195 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 59 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,254 | 59.35 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,223 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5][6] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Argyle-Barrington" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
- ↑ Gorman, Michael (August 2, 2019). "Premier calls byelections to fill 3 vacancies". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ↑ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 1, 2026.