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DeutschArgyle (electoral district)
 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, 2017 | ||
| Last contested | 2009, 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 8,210 | ||
| Electors | 6,474 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,627 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 5 | ||
| Census division(s) | Yarmouth County | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Municipality of the District of Argyle | ||
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.
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.
Geography
[edit]The riding of Argyle has 1,627 km2 (628 sq mi) of landmass.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Argyle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| 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 | |||
| Riding dissolved | ||||
| Riding recreated | ||||
| 64th | 2021–Present | Colton LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]| 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[2][3] | ||||||||
2017 (transposed)
[edit]| 2017 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | 2,612 | 66.40 | |
| Liberal | 1,172 | 29.79 | |
| New Democratic | 150 | 3.81 | |
2009
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "41st Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1998 (Argyle)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1998. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1999 (Argyle)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1999. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 2003 (Argyle)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2003. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 2006 (Argyle)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 2009 (Argyle)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-06.