Some summary stats, comments
Source: https://results.electionsns.ca/Summary.aspx 27Nov2024 at 7 pm
NDP seats are all in two urban/semi-urban centres. Liberal Iain Rankin (past Min Environment, past Min Lands & Forests, past Premier, held on to his set in rural area of Halifax Regional Municipality. The rest was a “blue sweep”. Source: https://results.electionsns.ca/ 27Nov2024 at 7 pm
From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Nova_Scotia_general_election, 27Nov2024 at 7 pm)
The 2024 Nova Scotia general election was held on November 26, 2024, to elect members to the 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia.
The incumbent Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (PC) government, led by Premier Tim Houston since 2021, called a snap election and won a second consecutive majority government – it is the first landslide win for the PCs since 1984, recording its best seat result in party history. The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, led by Claudia Chender, formed the official opposition for the first time since 2006. The Nova Scotia Liberal Party, led by Zach Churchill, recorded its worst result in party history.
From CBC News
Nova Scotia PCs secure supermajority government with re-election win
Aly Thomson · CBC News, Nov 26, 2024“Nova Scotia voters handed Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservatives a supermajority government in Tuesday’s provincial election, a formidable outcome aided in part by the stunning collapse of Liberal support…Houston and the Tories were elected in 43 ridings… The New Democrats were elected in nine ridings, while the Liberals were elected in two…While Tuesday’s big win was bestowed upon the Progressive Conservatives, the NDP also made notable gains…NDP Leader Claudia Chender is slated to become the first elected female leader of the Opposition.”
The Ecology Action Centre (EAC) “reviewed available party platforms, election promises made on the campaign trail and responses to community organization surveys to provide a picture of where each party stands on a variety of environmental, biodiversity and climate issues.” View EAC’s Party Platform Analysis – 2024 Nova Scotia Election (PDF document)
Remarkably to some of us, “Environment” and Forests/Forestry were simply not an issue that garnered any significant public discussion in this election.
From Canadian Press on www.msn.com Nov 26, 2024:
Here are five main promises from the re-elected Tory government:
cent, by April 1.— Cut the harmonized sales tax by one percentage point, to 14 per cent, by April 1.
— Increase the basic personal exemption on the Nova Scotia income tax to $11,744 from $8,744.
— Impose a cap on electricity rate increases that will be based on the average of rate hikes across the country.
— Establish a 30-member provincial travel nurse team to help areas with nursing shortages.
— Reduce the small business tax rate to 1.5 per cent from 2.5 per cent, and increase the small business tax threshold to $700,000 from $500,000.
Voter turnout dropped by nearly 10% for the 2024 provincial election
By Brendyn Creamer for The Coast, Nov 28, 2024 “According to graphs provided by Elections NS in their previous reports, this would be one of the worst turnouts in the province’s history.”
Rural Nova Scotia’s official opposition: Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin
Aaron Beswick · Reporter for Saltwire Nov 28, 2024 “There was one notable exception to the sweep of rural and small-town Nova Scotia that delivered Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservatives a super majority. That’s Cumberland North, where former PC MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin won handily as an independent.”