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2024 Nova Scotia general election: Yarmouth
Zach Churchill
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Leader of the Opposition
In office
July 9, 2022 October 27, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Nick Hilton 3,66348.32+11.29
Liberal Zach Churchill 3,64748.11-8.21
New Democratic Gillian Rowley2082.74-1.43
Green Adam Randall620.82-1.66
Total valid votes7,58099.59 
Total rejected ballots310.410.00
Turnout7,61152.68-2.07
Eligible voters14,447
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.77
2021 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Zach Churchill4,34456.32-11.85
Progressive Conservative Candice Clairmont2,85637.03+11.53
New Democratic SJ Rogers3224.17+1.09
Green Adam Randall1912.48-0.76
Total valid votes 7,71399.56
Total rejected ballots340.44
Turnout7,74755.17
Eligible voters 14,041
Liberal hold Swing -11.69
2017 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Zach Churchill5,36468.17-13.91
Progressive Conservative Mitch Bonnar2,00725.50+11.19
Green Jim Laverie2553.24+2.26
New Democratic David Olie2433.08+0.44
2013 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Zach Churchill6,97582.08+31.43
  Progressive Conservative John Cunningham1,21614.31-19.10
  New Democratic Party Charles Webster2242.64-3.88
Green Vanessa Goodwin-Clairmont830.98-0.36
Yarmouth By-election June 22, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Zach Churchill3,98450.65+36.58
  Progressive Conservative Charles Crosby 2,62833.41-27.93
 IndependentBelle Hatfield6738.56Ø
  New Democratic Party John Deveau5136.52-16.41
Green John Percy490.62-1.04
Atlantica Jonathan Dean190.24Ø

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