Argyle (electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Argyle is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, which existed between 1981 and 2013 and since 2021. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1981 when the district of Yarmouth was split into two separate districts. The district comprises most of the Municipality of the District of Argyle, an Acadian area occupying the eastern half of Yarmouth County.[1]
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1981, 2019 | ||
| District abolished | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 1981 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 7,860 | ||
| Electors (2024) | 6,844 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,627 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.8 | ||
| Census division | Yarmouth County | ||
| Census subdivision | Municipality of the District of Argyle | ||
The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Argyle-Barrington. It was re-created following the 2019 electoral boundary review out of Argyle-Barrington after a court challenge that also re-instated the province's two other protected Acadians ridings of Clare and Richmond, and the Black riding of Preston.[2]
Geography
The riding of Argyle has 1,627 km2 (628 sq mi) of landmass.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Argyle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Yarmouth (1867–Present) | ||||
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Hugh Tinkham | Liberal | |
| 54th | 1984–1988 | Neil LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | |
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | Allister Surette | Liberal | |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Neil LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Chris d'Entremont | ||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| District dissolved into Argyle-Barrington | ||||
| District recreated from Argyle-Barrington | ||||
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Colton LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | |
| 65th | 2024–present | |||
Election results
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Colton LeBlanc | 3,383 | 85.60 | +3.25 | ||||
| Liberal | Lorelei Murphy | 439 | 11.11 | -3.22 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lauren Skabar | 67 | 1.70 | +0.28 | ||||
| Green | Lynette Amirault | 61 | 1.54 | -0.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 3,950 | 99.32 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 27 | 0.68 | +0.32 | |||||
| Turnout | 3,977 | 58.11 | -9.43 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,844 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4] | ||||||||
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Colton LeBlanc | 3,649 | 82.35 | +15.95 | $25,657.16 | |||
| Liberal | Nick d'Entremont | 635 | 14.33 | -15.46 | $20,310.17 | |||
| Green | Corey Clamp | 84 | 1.90 | – | $200.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Robin Smith | 63 | 1.42 | -2.39 | $10,293.32 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 4,431 | 99.66 | – | $42,222.94 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,446 | 67.54 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,583 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | +15.71 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5][6] | ||||||||
2017 (transposed)
| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,612 | 66.40 | |
| Liberal | 1,172 | 29.79 | |
| New Democratic | 150 | 3.81 | |
2009
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 2,818 | 64.00% | -3.65% | ||||
| New Democratic | Melvin Huskins | 759 | 17.24% | 5.36% | ||||
| Liberal | Lionel LeBlanc | 752 | 17.08% | -2.48% | ||||
| Green | Barbara Lake | 74 | 1.68% | 0.17% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,403 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,424 | 68.33 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,474 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 3,158 | 67.65% | 19.66% | ||||
| Liberal | Christian Surette | 913 | 19.56% | -20.27% | ||||
| New Democratic | Charles Muise | 531 | 11.38% | -0.80% | ||||
| Green | Patty Doucet-Saunders | 66 | 1.41% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,668 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.43 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,688 | 70.25 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,673 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 2,345 | 47.99% | -29.02% | ||||
| Liberal | Aldric Benoit d'Entremont | 1,946 | 39.83% | 24.27% | ||||
| New Democratic | Charles Muise | 595 | 12.18% | 5.67% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,886 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.65 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,918 | 84.14 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 5,845 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Neil LeBlanc | 4,060 | 77.01% | 23.42% | ||||
| Liberal | Karen Kravfe | 820 | 15.55% | -17.92% | ||||
| New Democratic | Belinda Tucker | 343 | 6.51% | -5.02% | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Oscar Harris | 49 | 0.93% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,272 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,292 | 80.21 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,598 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1998
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Neil LeBlanc | 3,028 | 53.59% | 9.31% | ||||
| Liberal | Allister Surette | 1,891 | 33.47% | -18.52% | ||||
| New Democratic | Diane E. Cromwell | 651 | 11.52% | 7.79% | ||||
| Independent | Oscar Harris | 80 | 1.42% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,650 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.35 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,670 | 84.98 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,672 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Allister Surette | 3,091 | 51.98% | 20.54% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Neil LeBlanc | 2,633 | 44.28% | -19.86% | ||||
| New Democratic | Dee Dee Daigle | 222 | 3.73% | -0.67% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,946 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 38 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,984 | 86.93 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,884 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1988
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Neil LeBlanc | 3,798 | 64.14% | 11.63% | ||||
| Liberal | Rick Murphy | 1,862 | 31.45% | -12.50% | ||||
| New Democratic | Raymond Ethier | 261 | 4.41% | 0.87% | ||||
| Total | 5,921 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1984
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Neil LeBlanc | 2,894 | 52.51% | 13.20% | ||||
| Liberal | J. Donald Doucette | 2,422 | 43.95% | -10.03% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lawrence Meuse | 195 | 3.54% | -3.17% | ||||
| Total | 5,511 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1981
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Hugh Tinkham | 2,872 | 53.97% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter J. Boudreau | 2,092 | 39.32% | |||||
| New Democratic | Roy (Sonny) Murphy | 357 | 6.71% | |||||
| Total | 5,321 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||