N.S. election: Churchill, Liberals dealt devastating blow, NDP make gains

The NDP is connected the verge of becoming the Official Opposition successful Nova Scotia arsenic some the Liberals and its person were dealt a devastating stroke connected predetermination night.

Global News has projected a second-majority government for Progressive Conservative (PC) Leader Tim Houston, who called a drawback predetermination contempt archetypal promising not to bash so.

At the dissolution of the legislature past month, the PCs held 34 seats, the Liberals had 14 seats, the NDP held six and determination was 1 autarkic member.

As of 10 p.m. Atlantic Tuesday, the PCs were elected oregon leading successful 40 ridings, the NDP successful 11 and the Liberals successful two. One autarkic subordinate – Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin – is projected to clasp her spot successful Cumberland North.

Liberal Leader Zach Churchill was down successful his ain riding of Yarmouth. As of 10 p.m. Atlantic, PC campaigner Nick Hilton was successful the pb with 50 per cent of the vote. Churchill has 45 per cent of the ballot with 35 retired of 40 polls successful the riding reporting.

Churchill was archetypal elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Yarmouth successful a by-election successful 2010, and was re-elected successful 2013, 2017, and 2021. He was elected person of the enactment successful 2022.

Meanwhile, Claudia Chender, person of the Nova Scotia NDP, was projected elected successful her riding of Dartmouth South.

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Tuesday’s effect for the Liberals is the worst for the enactment since 2006 erstwhile it secured conscionable 9 seats successful the provincial election. After that election, the NDP formed the Official Opposition with 20 seats successful the House; the PCs held 23 seats.

When Houston called the drawback predetermination past month, some of the province’s absorption leaders were captious of it, saying helium broke his committedness to adhere to a fixed predetermination date.

Churchill and Chender were some starring their archetypal provincial run since taking the reins of their parties. Chender was besides elected NDP person successful 2022.