Argyle-Barrington

Argyle-Barrington

Nova Scotia electoral district
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.

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 [1] 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

v t e 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 [2] [3]

2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Chris d'Entremont	3,935	54.69	N/A
	Liberal	Kent Blades	2,905	40.38	N/A
	New Democratic Party	Kenn Baynton	355	4.93	N/A
Total valid votes			7,195
Total rejected ballots			59	0.81
Turnout			7,254	59.35
Eligible voters			12,223

References

1. Gorman, Michael (August 2, 2019). "Premier calls byelections to fill 3 vacancies". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
2. "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
3. "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

External links

• 2013 riding profile