Argyle (electoral district)
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Argyle is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Chris d'Entremont of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
The riding is situated on the southern-most tip of Nova Scotia. The population is mostly French-speaking Acadians. It consists of the District of the Municipality of Argyle which contains the communities of Wedgeport, Argyle, and a number of Pubnicos. Its main business is the fisheries along with manufacturing and services. The riding was created in 1981 and was originally part of Yarmouth.
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[edit] Statistics
- Unemployment: 10% (2003)
- Average income: $25,000 (2003)
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Chris d'Entremont, PC (2003 - present)
- Neil LeBlanc, PC (1998 - 2003)
- Allister Surette, Liberal (1993 - 1998)
- Neil LeBlanc, PC (1988 - 1993)
[edit] Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 3158 | 67.65 | ||
| Liberal | Christian Surette | 913 | 19.56 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Charles M. Muise | 531 | 11.38 | ||
| Green | Patty Doucet-Saunders | 66 | 1.41 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 2345 | 47.95 | ||
| Liberal | Aldric Benoit d'Entremont | 1951 | 39.89 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Charles M. Muise | 595 | 12.17 | ||
