Argyle (electoral district)

Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Argyle
province = Nova Scotia
legislature = Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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member-type = Member of the
Legislative Assembly
party-colour = Progressive Conservatives
member = Chris d'Entremont
member-party = PC
census-date = 2001
pop =
election-date = 2006
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area =
popdens =
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cdivision = Yarmouth County
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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.

tatistics

* Unemployment: 10% (2003)
* Average income: $25,000 (2003)

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)

Election results

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Progressive Conservative
Chris d'Entremont
align="right"|3158
align="right"|67.65
align="right"
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Liberal
Christian Surette
align="right"|913
align="right"|19.56
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Charles M. Muise
align="right"|531
align="right"|11.38
align="right"
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Green
Patty Doucet-Saunders
align="right"|66
align="right"|1.41
align="right"

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Progressive Conservative
Chris d'Entremont
align="right"|2345
align="right"|47.95
align="right"
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Liberal
Aldric Benoit d'Entremont
align="right"|1951
align="right"|39.89
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Charles M. Muise
align="right"|595
align="right"|12.17
align="right"

References

*Elections Nova Scotia, [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201981.pdf Complete Results and Statistics (October 6, 1981)] . Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
*Elections Nova Scotia, [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201984.pdf Complete Results and Statistics (November 6, 1984)] . Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
*Elections Nova Scotia, [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201988.pdf Complete Results and Statistics (September 6, 1988)] . Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
*Elections Nova Scotia, [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/Elections/General%20Election%201993.pdf Complete Results and Statistics (May 25, 1993)] . Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
*Elections Nova Scotia, [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/98Results/Dist03.pdf Complete Results and Statistics (March 24, 1998)] . Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
*Elections Nova Scotia, [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/99Results/99ARG.pdf Complete Results and Statistics (July 27, 1999)] . Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
*Elections Nova Scotia, [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/03results/03dist03.pdf Complete Results and Statistics (August 5, 2003)] . Retrieved Dec 14, 2007
*Elections Nova Scotia, [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/06results/dist03.pdf Complete Results and Statistics (June 13, 2006)] . Retrieved Dec 14, 2007