Zach Churchill
| Zach Churchill | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Assembly | |
|
Assumed office June 22, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Hurlburt |
| Constituency | Yarmouth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 25, 1984 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | politician |
Zachariah "Zack" Churchill (born May 25, 1984) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He is a current member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly having served since June 2010.
Political career
Churchill successfully ran for the nomination of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in the riding of Yarmouth in May 2010.[1] He won the by-election held on June 22, 2010 which was contested between six mostly high-profile candidates. Churchill garnered just over half the popular vote, defeating a former MLA John Deveau, a former 20-year mayor of the Town of Yarmouth Charles Crosby and two minor party leaders.[2] He became the first Lebanese Canadian elected to the Nova Scotia legislature.
Churchill was re-elected in the 2013 general election.[3][4] On October 22, 2013, Churchill was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources.[5]
On July 24, 2015, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Churchill to Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Communications Nova Scotia.[6][7][8]
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Zach Churchill | 6,975 | 82.08 | +31.43 | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Cunningham | 1,216 | 14.31 | -19.10 | |
| New Democratic Party | Charles Webster | 224 | 2.64 | -3.88 | |
| Green | Vanessa Goodwin-Clairmont | 83 | 0.98 | -0.36 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Zach Churchill | 3,984 | 50.65 | +36.58 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Crosby | 2,628 | 33.41 | -27.93 | |
| Independent | Belle Hatfield | 673 | 8.56 | Ø | |
| New Democratic Party | John Deveau | 513 | 6.52 | -16.41 | |
| Green | John Percy | 49 | 0.62 | -1.04 | |
| Atlantica | Jonathan Dean | 19 | 0.24 | Ø | |
References
- ↑ "Zach Churchill wins Liberal nomination". The Vanguard. May 8, 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
- ↑ "Liberals win 2 N.S. byelections". CBC News. June 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Landslide win for Zach Churchill". The Vanguard. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
- ↑ "Former student leader wins big in Nova Scotia election". Maclean's. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
- ↑ "Premier Stephen McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet". CBC News. October 22, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
- ↑ "Andrew Younger sworn back in to cabinet after shuffle". CBC News. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ↑ "Cabinet shuffle: Whalen out as finance minister, Younger back in". The Chronicle Herald. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ↑ "Premier shuffles cabinet, Andrew Younger returns, Diana Whalen moves to justice". Metro. Halifax. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-25.