N.S. election: Zach Churchill loses seat by 14 votes [Video]

It appears Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill has lost his seat to Progressive Conservative candidate Nick Hilton – by just 14 votes.

Churchill and Hilton were neck-in-neck on election night and were even tied for votes at one point. Elections Nova Scotia completed the vote count for the Yarmouth riding Wednesday morning.

According to Elections Nova Scotia, Hilton earned 3,663 votes while Churchill snagged 3,649.

Churchill has represented Yarmouth since 2010 and served as party leader since 2022.

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“I’m feeling grateful for the amount of years I’ve been able to serve this community,” he told CTV News Wednesday.

Churchill noted there were some irregularities in Yarmouth’s poll numbers Tuesday night. He says he would like to understand what happened, but acknowledged it likely won’t change the outcome.

“Good teams win close games and certainly Mr. Hilton’s team were strong and they won a close one,” he said.

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