N.S. election: Judge grants recount in Churchill’s riding [Video]

HALIFAX –

There will be judicial recounts in two Nova Scotia ridings after last week’s provincial election, including in a district narrowly lost by Liberal Leader Zach Churchill during the Progressive Conservatives’ landslide victory.

Elections Nova Scotia confirmed Tuesday that at the request of the Liberal party, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia ordered a recount in Yarmouth, where Tory candidate Nick Hilton won by 14 votes over Churchill on Nov. 26.

As well, an automatic recount was triggered in the Annapolis riding because the difference between the top two candidates there was less than 10 votes, the elections agency said.

David Sollows, the official agent for Churchill’s campaign, said that while a recount may not change the result, the party felt the move was necessary because of the amount of support Churchill has in the riding. As well, some of the numbers reported from Yarmouth during last Tuesday’s election didn’t align with the final tallies, he added.

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