Argyle is a provincial

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which existed between 1981 and 2013 and since 2021. It elects one member of the

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. It was created in 1981 when the district of

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was split into two separate districts. The district comprises most of the

Municipality of the District of Argyle Argyle, officially named the Municipality of the District of Argyle, is a district municipality in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. The district municipality occupies th ...

, an

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area occupying the eastern half of

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. The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of

Argyle-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 f ...

. It was re-created following the 2019 electoral boundary review out of Argyle-Barrington.

Geography

The riding of Argyle has of landmass.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following

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Election results

2021 general election

2017 general election (transposed)

2009 general election

2006 general election

2003 general election

1999 general election

1998 general election

1993 general election

1988 general election

1984 general election

1981 general election

References

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