# Chris d'Entremont

Christopher André d'Entremont MP (born October 31, 1969) is a Canadian politician who has represented West Nova in the House of Commons since 2019, as a member of the Conservative Party. Before entering federal politics, he represented the Argyle-Barrington in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2019 as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives. d'Entremont was elected the deputy speaker and chair of Committees of the Whole in 2021 on a secret ballot. 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.

## 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, and re-elected in the 2006, 2009, 2013 and 2017 elections. 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. He later served as Minister of Health, Minister of Community Services, 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. Those duties were shifted to Jamie Muir on March 10, 2009.
On November 20, 2018, d'Entremont announced he was seeking the Conservative nomination in West Nova for the 2019 federal election. He won the nomination on June 22, 2019. d'Entremont resigned his provincial seat on July 31, 2019.

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

## Personal life

He married Anne 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%.
vte2021 Canadian federal election: West Nova :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Chris d'Entremont | 22,104 | 50.38 | +11.08 | $84,677.20 |
| | Liberal | Alxys Chamberlain | 13,732 | 31.30 | -5.06 | $58,947.58 |
| | New Democratic | Cheryl Burbidge | 5,645 | 12.87 | +2.17 | $2,097.31 |
| | People's | Scott Spidle | 2,390 | 5.45 | – | $977.39 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,871 | – | – | $111,398.28 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 284 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,155 | 62.65 | -4.80 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 70,479 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.03 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,798 | 98.92 | | $105,785.41 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 512 | 1.08 | +0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,310 | 67.45 | −1.34 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,143 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +19.91 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 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 |