Tuesday was election day in Nova Scotia – and as many pollsters predicted, Tim Houston and the province’s governing Progressive Conservatives cruised to form another majority government, this time with a “super-majority” of 43 seats.
Although there was no change in government, there was a significant shift across the isle as Claudia Chender’s New Democratic Party secured enough districts to form the province’s official opposition — while it was a night to forget for Zach Churchill and the Liberals.
CKDU spoke with Brenden Sommerhalder, vice president of Halifax’s MQO Research, to learn more about voter trends, the NDP turning Halifax into a “fortress”, and the pressure on Houston’s party to deliver.
