Nominations Closed in Provincial Election

by Bobby NockMay 11, 2017

Still with the election, nominations for candidates officially closed at 2:00, yesterday afternoon.

Elections Nova Scotia says the Liberals, NDP and Progressive Conservatives are each running a full slate of 51 candidates.

The Green Party has nominated 32 candidates while the Atlantica Party has 15.

Most of the Cape Breton ridings only have candidates from the three main parties.

However, Steven James MacNeil is on the ballot for the Atlantica Party in Glace Bay along with Lois MacDougall for the NDP, Geoff MacLellan for the Liberals and John White for the P-C’s.

In Victoria the Lakes, the Green Party and an independent are on the ballot along with NDP, Liberal and Tory candidates.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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