Argyle-Barrington
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LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
District created2012
District abolished2021
Last contested2019 By-election
 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]
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Argyle-Barrington | ||||
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| 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 | ||||