Chris d'Entremont

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The Honourable
Chris d'Entremont
MP
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Member of Parliament
for West Nova
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byColin Fraser
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Argyle-Barrington
Argyle (2003-2013)
In office
August 5, 2003 – July 31, 2019
Preceded byNeil LeBlanc
Succeeded byColton LeBlanc
Personal details
Born (1969-10-31) October 31, 1969 (age 52)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceBelleville, Nova Scotia
OccupationPolitician

Christopher André d'Entremont MP (born October 31, 1969) is a Canadian politician who was first elected to represent the riding of West Nova in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He previously represented the electoral district of Argyle-Barrington in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2019 as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives. He was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for West Nova in the 44th Canadian Federal Election held on September 20, 2021.

In November 2021, d'Entremont was elected by secret ballot as Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons. He is the first person of Acadian descent to serve as deputy speaker and the first Nova Scotian deputy speaker of the House of Commons of Canada since 1916.[1]

Before politics[]

Before his election in 2003, d'Entremont worked as an announcer at CJLS-FM. Later, he was employed by TriStar Industries, as an electronics salesperson and then for Camille d'Eon Boatbuilders. He was also a development officer for the South West Shore Development Authority.

Political career[]

Provincial politics[]

d'Entremont was first elected MLA for Argyle in the 2003 election,[2] and re-elected in the 2006,[3] 2009,[4] 2013[5] and 2017 elections.[6] On August 15, 2003, d'Entremont was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Minister of Acadian Affairs.[7] He later served as Minister of Health,[8] Minister of Community Services,[9] Minister responsible for the Youth Secretariat, and Chair of the Senior Citizens' Secretariat. He briefly served as the interim Minister of Finance prior to the death of Michael Baker on March 2, 2009.[10] Those duties were shifted to Jamie Muir on March 10, 2009.[11]

On November 20, 2018, d'Entremont announced he was seeking the Conservative nomination in West Nova for the 2019 federal election.[12][13] He won the nomination on June 22, 2019.[14] d'Entremont resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019.[15]

Federal politics[]

On October 21, 2019, d'Entremont was elected as the Member of Parliament in West Nova. He defeated Liberal candidate Jason Deveau to win the seat (the incumbent MP, Liberal Colin Fraser, did not seek re-election), becoming the only non-Liberal MP from Nova Scotia[16] and representing the easternmost riding among Conservatives elected in the 2019 federal election.

In 2019, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer appointed d'Entremont to be Shadow Minister of Official Languages and a member of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. He is currently the Shadow Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs in Erin O'Toole's Shadow Cabinet. D'Entremont also sits as a member of the Standing Committee on Health.

On September 20, 2021, d'Entremont was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for West Nova.

Personal life[]

He married Anne d'Entremont (née Muise) on May 20, 1995 in Ste. Anne du Ruisseau, Nova Scotia. They have two sons: André (b. 1998) and Alec (b. 2002).

Electoral record[]

Federal[]

He won re-election in 2021 by 19%.

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2021 Canadian federal election: West Nova
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Chris d'Entremont 22,104 50.38 +11.08
Liberal Alxys Chamberlain 13,732 31.30 -5.06
New Democratic Cheryl Burbidge 5,645 12.87 +2.17
People's Scott Spidle 2,390 5.45
Total valid votes 43,871
Total rejected ballots 284
Turnout 44,155 62.65 -4.80
Registered voters 70,479
Source: Elections Canada[17]
Conservative hold Swing +8.03
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2019 Canadian federal election: West Nova
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Chris d'Entremont 18,390 39.30 +13.21 $72,015.22
Liberal Jason Deveau 17,025 36.38 −26.61 $53,630.92
Green Judy N. Green 5,939 12.69 +8.52 $12,854.70
New Democratic Matthew Dubois 5,010 10.71 +3.96 $6,668.83
Veterans Coalition Gloria Jane Cook 434 0.93 New none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,798 98.92   $105,785.41
Total rejected ballots 512 1.08 +0.49
Turnout 47,310 67.45 −1.34
Eligible voters 70,143
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.91
Source: Elections Canada[18]

Provincial[]

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Chris d'Entremont 4,031 65.08 +10.39
  Liberal Louis d'Entremont 1,840 29.71 -10.67
  New Democratic Party Greg Foster 323 5.21 +0.28
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Chris d'Entremont 3,935 54.69 -9.45
  Liberal Kent Blades 2,905 40.38 +23.49
  New Democratic Party Kenn Baynton 355 4.93 -12.35
2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Chris d'Entremont 2,817 64.14 -3.51
  New Democratic Party Melvin Huskins 759 17.28 +5.90
Liberal Lionel Leblanc 742 16.89 -2.67
Green Barb Lake 74 1.68 +0.27
2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Chris d'Entremont 3,158 67.65 +19.70
Liberal Christian Surette 913 19.56 -20.33
  New Democratic Party Charles Muise 531 11.38 -0.79
Green Patty Doucet-Saunders 66 1.41 Ø
2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Chris d'Entremont 2,345 47.95 -29.06
Liberal Aldric Benoit d'Entremont 1,951 39.89 +24.34
  New Democratic Party Charles Muise 595 12.17 +5.66

References[]

  1. ^ "Chris d'Entremont Appointed Deputy Speaker Of The House Of Commons". CJLS News. November 25, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ "Election Returns, 2003 (Argyle)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  3. ^ "Election Returns, 2006 (Argyle)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  4. ^ "Chris d'Entremont wins again for P.C.s in Argyle". The Vanguard. June 10, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  5. ^ "D'Entremont wins Argyle-Barrington". The Coastguard. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  6. ^ "South Shore incumbents hold on to their seats". The Chronicle Herald. May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  7. ^ "New faces, new jobs among 15 in cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. August 16, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  8. ^ "MacDonald mixes cabinet with old and new". CBC News. February 23, 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  9. ^ "N.S. Premier Rodney MacDonald shuffles cabinet; one new face". Cape Breton Post. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  10. ^ "Nova Scotia's finance minister dies of cancer". CBC News. March 3, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  11. ^ "Muir appointed N.S. finance minister". CBC News. March 10, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  12. ^ "Chris d'Entremont to seek Conservative nomination in West Nova". The Chronicle Herald. November 20, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  13. ^ "PC MLA Chris d'Entremont eyes jump to federal politics". CBC News. November 20, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  14. ^ "PC MLA Chris d'Entremont wins federal Tory nomination". CBC News. June 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  15. ^ "Three of Nova Scotia's PC MLAs resign to run in federal election". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  16. ^ Powell, Lawrence (October 21, 2019). "Conservative candidate Chris d'Entremont wins West Nova riding". thevanguard.ca. Tri County Vanguard. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  17. ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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