By Canadian Press

Update: Progressive Conservatives win Nova Scotia provincial election

Nov 26, 2024 | 4:07 PM

UPDATE:

The Progressive Conservatives have won their second consecutive majority government under leader Tim Houston. With results continuing to flood in it appears they will grow their majority from the 34 seats they held going into the election.

Tara Miller, the Tory campaign co-chair, says this year’s campaign has been different compared to the 2021 election. She says while health care is “still Number 1” as an issue, affordability and housing took hold as major concerns for many Nova Scotians.

This time around, the Tories put forward plans to raise the minimum wage and lower some taxes.

Miller says the province trusted Houston in 2021 to tackle the issues facing the health-care system, “and we feel that trust has continued forward.”

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8 p.m.

Almost all polls have closed, except for a polling station in the Eastern Shore community of Mushaboom, which will remain open until 9 p.m. because of a delayed start.

Elections Nova Scotia says votes are being counted but results won’t be released until all polls close. There will likely be a rapid flow of results shortly after 9 p.m.

Key contests are expected in the Halifax area, where the Tories are looking to make gains in the suburbs, and the Liberals and NDP are hoping to collect wins in the urban ridings where they have been competitive in the past.

At dissolution, the Conservatives held 34 seats in the 55-seat legislature. The Liberals held 14 seats, while the NDP had six and there was one Independent.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 26, 2024.

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