Both Liberal incumbents in the Nova Scotia election have been declared elected following two judicial recounts on Friday.
The recounts for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank and Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie took place at the Halifax courthouse and were filed by the Progressive Conservatives following the election.
READ MORE: Three Nova Scotia election judicial recounts scheduled
On election night, Bill Horne was re-elected in Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank by 66 votes against PC candidate Dan McNaughton.
On Friday, Elections Nova Scotia said the recount confirmed Horne was elected though he lost one vote, bringing his vote count to 65 more than McNaughton.
Associate chief justice Deborah K. Smith certified the statement of polls, declaring Horne to be the elected candidate.
While in Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie, Lloyd Hines saw his re-election to a second term against PC candidate Rob Wolf by 71 votes.
Hines was declared elected Friday afternoon with the recount showing Hines won by the same 71 votes.
READ MORE: Michel Samson won’t seek recount in Cape Breton-Richmond, NDP & PCs file in other ridings
The third judicial recount for the riding of Chester-St. Margaret’s, where two-term NDP incumbent Denise Peterson-Rafuse lost to Liberal candidate Hugh MacKay is scheduled for Monday morning in Halifax.
Comments