Elections Nova Scotia

Provincial General Election 2024

The 42nd Provincial General Election was held in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

Recount Results – Electoral District 55 Yarmouth

A judicial recount of all ballots cast in electoral district 55 Yarmouth for the 42nd provincial general election, was held on Monday, December 9, 2024. The application for this judicial recount was made by Liberal candidate Zach Churchill.

The results of the recount are as follows:

Zach Churchill, Nova Scotia Liberal Party (Liberal) – 3,647

Nick Hilton, Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (PC) – 3,663

Adam Randall, Green Party of Nova Scotia (Green Party) - 62

Gillian Rowley, Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NSNDP) - 208

Following the recount, Nick Hilton PC was confirmed as the winning candidate for Nova Scotia.

The previous results following the provincial general election on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 in the electoral district of Yarmouth were as follows:

Zach Churchill, Liberal – 3,649

Nick Hilton, PC – 3,663

Adam Randall, Green Party - 62

Gillian Rowley, NSNDP - 211

Another recount will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, December 10, 2024 for electoral district 1 Annapolis. This recount will take place at 10 am at the Annapolis Royal Firehall Auditorium. The application for this recount was made by Elections Nova Scotia under clause 148 (3)(b)(c)(d) of the Elections Act, because there are only 7 votes separating the top two candidates.

The deadline to apply for a judicial recount for the provincial general election was Monday, December 2, 2024.

Provincial General Election Official Results

Official addition results for the 55 electoral districts are now available on the Elections Nova Scotia website (electionsnovascotia.ca).

Follow this link to view the official results for the 42nd provincial general election.

The following indicates the number of electoral districts for each registered political party and independent candidates:

Green Party: 0 electoral districts

Liberal: 2 electoral districts

NDP: 9 electoral districts

NS United: 0 electoral districts

PC Party: 43 electoral districts

Independent candidates: 1 electoral districts

The total number of ballots cast was 356,320.

As of Sunday, November 24, 2024, there were 788,427 registered voters in Nova Scotia.

According to Section 148 3(b)(c)(d) of the Elections Act, at the official addition if the number of votes separating the candidate receiving the highest number of votes an any other candidate is fewer than ten the returning officer with the assistance of the Chief Electoral Officer will give notice to each candidate in that electoral district of the application for a recount. The electoral district of Annapolis has only 7 votes separating the top two candidates so there will be a recount in that electoral district. Chief Electoral Officer Dorothy Rice will work with the returning office for Annapolis to engage the recount process.

The deadline for application to a judge for a recount for the provincial general election is four days after the official addition, Monday, December 2, 2024.

A candidate is officially declared elected when the writ of election has been completed and returned by the returning officer to the Chief Electoral Officer per section 159 of the Elections Act.

Poll-by-poll results and further analysis on voter turnout for the provincial general election will be published in Elections Nova Scotia’s post-election report in the coming months.

Provincial General Election Media Releases

Elections Nova Scotia issues media releases throughout the provincial general election to update voters. Click here to view the list of media releases for the provincial general election.

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