Premier Tim Houston's Progressive Conservatives won a landslide majority government in Nova Scotia, winning 41 seats in the provincial legislature and a second consecutive term.The official opposition changed to the NDP, replacing the Liberals. The NDP are leading or elected in ten ridings, while the Liberals are ahead in three.Houston celebrated his victory Tuesday night in Pictou, declaring it "the greatest honour of my life" to serve Nova Scotians for another four years."I will never apologize for standing up for Nova Scotia or for standing up for you," Houston told supporters. "We're on a good roll. Let's keep it rolling."NDP Leader Claudia Chender made history as the first woman elected to lead the official opposition in the province. In her speech, she highlighted her party's growing momentum and vision for government."Make no mistake, our vision for a different kind of government has struck a nerve," Chender told her supporters in Halifax. "The Nova Scotia NDP is on the rise."Liberal Leader Zach Churchill acknowledged his party's defeat, taking full responsibility for the loss. "This loss belongs to me and me alone," Churchill said. "We respect the voters' decisions and accept with humility what they've decided tonight."At the dissolution of the previous legislature, the Progressive Conservatives held 34 seats in the 55-seat assembly. The Liberals held 14 seats, the NDP had six, and an independent held one seat.
