NDP Leader Claudia Chender smiles as she speaks to supporters in Dartmouth, N.S., on Nov. 26, 2024.
New Democrats will 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 will 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.
"I'm here to tell you the Nova Scotia NDP is on the rise," Chender told a cheering crowd at the party's election celebration in Dartmouth.The Liberals were heading to one of their worst showings in history, and even Liberal Leader Zach Churchill faced a difficult battle to hold on to his own riding of Yarmouth.
"I know a lot of people will have a lot of theories on why this happened, but at the end of the day, this was my responsibility and this loss belongs to me and me alone," he said.The NDP went into the election holding six seats. Its candidates were elected in seven and leading in another three at about 11:15 p.m.; however, the party's share of the popular vote is similar to that in 2021.
"And after three years, we know what we are getting from the Conservatives: broken promises and backroom deals, and not a lot for the rest of us. And Tim Houston got away with it when the Liberals were in opposition. But that ends today." "I think Zach has held the premier to account as rigorously as he could have, and there's no doubt in my mind the premier certainly wanted Zach out of that seat," Sollows said.
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