NDP Leader Claudia Chender smiles as she speaks to supporters in Dartmouth, N.S., on Nov. 26, 2024.
New Democrats were poised to form the next Official Opposition in Nova Scotia in Tuesday’s provincial election, as the Liberal vote collapsed across the province and the Progressive Conservatives cruised to another majority government.New Democrats were poised to form the next Official Opposition in Nova Scotia, as the Liberal vote collapsed across the province in Tuesday's provincial election and the Progressive Conservatives cemented another majority government.
The party will take over as Official Opposition from the Liberals. NDP Leader Claudia Chender, who was re-elected in her riding of Dartmouth South, will become the first elected woman leader of the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia. The party, which went into the election with 14 seats after two of its MLAs crossed the floor to the PCs, were leading or elected in just two ridings around 10:10 p.m. AT. The party's previous worst showing was four seats in 1963.Full coverage of provincial election night results with the CBC News team, live from the Nova Scotia legislature.
Chender spoke about the NDP campaign of "positivity and possibility for all of us," but told supporters that PC Premier Tim Houston would find the party a tougher opposition than the Liberals.
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