12 Jun2017
Third and Final Provincial Recount, Today
The third and final recount from the May 30th provincial election will take place, later this morning.
NDP candidate and former MLA Denise Peterson-Rafuse lost by 90 votes to Liberal Hugh MacKay in Chester-St. Margaret’s.
The recount is due to start at 9:30 this morning at the Halifax courthouse.
Meanwhile, Elections Nova Scotia says two Liberal candidates have been officially re-elected following re-counts on Friday.
Liberal cabinet minister Llyod Hines took Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie from Progressive Conservative Rob Wolf by 71 votes.
And Bill Horne won Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank by 67 votes
over PC hopeful Dan McNaughton.