Colton LeBlanc
Colton Fraser Leblanc | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Argyle Argyle-Barrington (2019-2021) | |
| Assumed office September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chris d'Entremont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1992 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Quinan, Nova Scotia |
Colton Fraser LeBlanc (born 1992)[1] is a Canadian politician, representing the electoral district of Argyle-Barrington as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia caucus.
Early life and education[]
Raised in Quinan, Nova Scotia, LeBlanc graduated from Université Sainte-Anne in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science Degree.[2]
Before politics[]
LeBlanc worked as a paramedic for five years before running for political office.[3]
Political career[]
LeBlanc was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on September 3, 2019.[4]
On August 7, 2021, LeBlanc helped save a man's life when he collapsed at a local community festival in Yarmouth County.[5]
On August 31, 2021, LeBlanc was made Minister of the Public Service Commission, Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services, and Acadian Affairs and Francophonie.[6]
Election Record[]
2021 election[]
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Colton LeBlanc | 3,649 | 82.35 | +15.95 | ||||
| Liberal | Nick d'Entremont | 635 | 14.33 | -15.46 | ||||
| Green | Corey Clamp | 84 | 1.90 | |||||
| New Democratic | Robin Smith | 63 | 1.42 | -2.39 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,431 | 99.66 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,446 | 67.54 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,583 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +15.71 | ||||||
2019 by-election[]
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, September 3, 2019[7] upon the resignation of Chris d'Entremont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Colton LeBlanc | 3,850 | 62.65 | -2.43 | ||||
| Liberal | Charlene LeBlanc | 1,880 | 30.59 | +0.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Robin Smith | 213 | 3.47 | -1.75 | ||||
| Green | Adam Randall | 202 | 3.29 | New | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,145 | 99.64 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.36 | -0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,167 | 48.83 | -1.35 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,630 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.66 | ||||||
References[]
- ^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: LeBlanc, Colton Fraser, page 142 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ Félicitations à nos finissantes et finissants 2013! usainteanne.ca
- ^ Eric Bourque, "Colton LeBlanc gets Progressive Conservative nomination for Argyle-Barrington". Yarmouth County Vanguard, July 26, 2019.
- ^ Michael Gorman, "Progressive Conservatives make it 3-for-3 in byelections". CBC News Nova Scotia, September 3, 2019.
- ^ When a man collapsed, this N.S. politician used his paramedic training to help save a life CBC News
- ^ https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210831003
- ^ Gorman, Michael (August 2, 2019). "Premier calls byelections to fill 3 vacancies". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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