N.S. election: NDP become Official Opposition as Liberals dealt devastating blow
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The NDP is now the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia as both the Liberals and its leader are being dealt a devastating blow on election night.
The NDP is now the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia as both the Liberals and its leader are being dealt a devastating blow on election night.
Global News has projected a second-majority government for Progressive Conservative (PC) Leader Tim Houston, who called a snap election despite first promising not to do so.
At the dissolution of the legislature last month, the PCs held 34 seats, the Liberals had 14 seats, the NDP held six and there was one independent member.
As of 10:45 p.m. Atlantic Tuesday, the PCs were elected or leading in 42 ridings, the NDP in 10 and the Liberals in two. One independent member – Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin – is projected to retain her seat in Cumberland North.
Claudia Chender, leader of the Nova Scotia NDP, was elected in her riding of Dartmouth South. Chender is now the first woman to be elected as Official Opposition leader in Nova Scotia’s history. The last woman to hold the role was PC Karla MacFarlane in 2018.
“While we had hoped for a different result tonight, make no mistake, our vision for a different kind of government has struck a nerve,” Chender told the crowd at her election night party.
“While today marks the end of this election., it marks the beginning of the next one and after three years, we know what we are getting from the conservatives: broken promises and backroom deals. … Tim Houston got away with it when the Liberals were in opposition, but that ends today.”
Meanwhile, Liberal Leader Zach Churchill is down in his own riding of Yarmouth. As of 10:45 p.m. Atlantic, PC candidate Nick Hilton was in the lead with 50 per cent of the vote. Churchill has 45 per cent of the vote with 35 out of 40 polls in the riding reporting.
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