Chris d'Entremont

The Honourable
Chris d'Entremont
ECNS MP
d’Entremont in 2024
Member of Parliament
for Acadie—Annapolis
West Nova (2019–2025)
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 October 2019
Preceded byColin Fraser
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Chair of Committees of the Whole
In office
24 November 2021 – 28 April 2025
Preceded byBruce Stanton
Succeeded byTom Kmiec
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Argyle-Barrington
Argyle (2003–2013)
In office
5 August 2003 – 31 July 2019
Preceded byNeil LeBlanc
Succeeded byColton LeBlanc
Personal details
BornChristopher André d'Entremont
(1969-10-31) October 31, 1969
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
PartyLiberal (since 2025)
Other political
affiliations
Residence(s)Belleville, Nova Scotia, Canada
OccupationPolitician

Christopher André d'Entremont ECNS MP (born 31 October 1969) is a Canadian politician who is the member of Parliament (MP) for Acadie—Annapolis. A member of the Liberal Party, d'Entremont was first elected to represent the riding (then known as West Nova) in 2019 as a Conservative, before crossing the floor in 2025. He represented Argyle-Barrington in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2019 as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives and served as a provincial cabinet minister. d'Entremont served as deputy speaker and chair of Committees of the Whole from 2021 to 2025, the first Acadian member to do so.

Early life and education

Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, d'Entremont graduated from Loyalist College with a diploma in radio broadcasting in 1992.[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] In August 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 following the death of Michael Baker in March 2009.[10] Those duties were shifted to Jamie Muir seven days later.[11]

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

Federal politics

On 21 October 2019, d'Entremont was elected as the Member of Parliament in West Nova, defeating Liberal candidate Jason Deveau (the incumbent MP, Liberal Colin Fraser, did not seek re-election). He was the only non-Liberal MP elected 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 served as Shadow Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs in Erin O'Toole's Shadow Cabinet. D'Entremont also sat as a member of the Standing Committee on Health.

On 20 September 2021, d'Entremont was re-elected as the MP for West Nova, defeating Liberal challenger Alxys Chamberlain by almost 20 percentage points. He was appointed as deputy speaker in November.[17]

On 28 April 2025, he won re-election in the newly renamed Acadie—Annapolis riding against former provincial Liberal MLA Ronnie LeBlanc. He was the sole member of his party to win a federal riding in Nova Scotia in the 2025 election.[18] On November 4, 2025, he left the Conservative Party and crossed the floor to join the Liberals in support of Prime Minister Mark Carney's government, citing issues with the leadership of Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.[19][20][21] This decision sparked passionate responses from constituents and other members of Parliament.[22] d'Entremont's party crossing came shortly after the tabling of Budget 2025, and with his crossing, the Liberal minority government became two seats away from forming a majority government.[23][24] Shortly after the floor crossing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched an investigation into online threats made against d'Entremont.[25]

Electoral record

Federal

2025 Canadian federal election: Acadie—Annapolis
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Chris d'Entremont 23,024 47.67 −3.64
Liberal Ronnie LeBlanc 22,491 46.57 +15.88
New Democratic Ingrid Deon 1,768 3.66 −9.03
Green Matthew Piggott 583 1.21 N/A
People's James Strange 432 0.89 −4.41
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,298 99.36 — 126,105.96
Total rejected ballots 311 0.64
Turnout 48,609 72.72
Eligible voters 66,847
Conservative hold Swing −9.76
Source: Elections Canada[26][27]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
2021 Canadian federal election: West Nova
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Chris d'Entremont 22,104 50.38 +11.09 $84,677.20
Liberal Alxys Chamberlain 13,732 31.30 -5.08 $58,947.58
New Democratic Cheryl Burbidge 5,645 12.87 +2.16 $2,097.31
People's Scott Spidle 2,390 5.45 – $977.39
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,871 99.36 – $111,398.28
Total rejected ballots 284 0.64 -0.44
Turnout 44,155 62.35 -5.10
Registered voters 70,823
Conservative hold Swing +8.08
Source: Elections Canada[28]
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[29]

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

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