Nick Hilton
Nick Hilton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Yarmouth | |
| Assumed office November 26, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Zach Churchill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Peter Hilton September 26, 1983[1] |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Arcadia, Nova Scotia[2] |
Nicholas "Nick" Peter Hilton[3] (born September 26, 1983) is a Canadian politician representing Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.[4] He unseated Leader of the Opposition Zach Churchill by 14 votes.[5]
Hilton has been a licensed practical nurse since 2002 with more than 20 years of experience working at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital[6]. Prior to being elected, he served as councillor for District 7 in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth[2], president of the Yarmouth Links Golf & Country Club[7], and curling director for the Yarmouth Curling Association.[8]
Electoral record
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Yarmouth | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | 3,663 | 48.32 | +11.29 | |||||
| Liberal | Zach Churchill | 3,647 | 48.11 | -8.21 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gillian Rowley | 208 | 2.74 | -1.43 | ||||
| Green | Adam Randall | 62 | 0.82 | -1.66 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,580 | 99.59 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.41 | 0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,611 | 52.68 | -2.07 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,447 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.77 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Facebook Profile". facebook.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.[self-published]
- ^ a b "Biography". Nick Hilton - PC Candidate for Yarmouth. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ MEET THE CANDIDATE Nick Hilton, Municipality of Yarmouth Saltwire Network
- ^ "Nova Scotia election 2024 results: Yarmouth - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ "N.S. Liberal Leader loses seat to PC candidate, trails just 14 votes". CTV News Atlantic. November 27, 2024. Archived from the original on November 28, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ https://nscn.alinityapp.com/Client/PublicDirectory/Registrant/5b08e316-9c9e-ed11-bd76-8390fd186138 Nicholas Peter Hilton | Public Directory - Nova Scotia College of Nursing | Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ https://yarmouthlinks.ca/about-us/ | About Us - Yarmouth Links | Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ Study ponders $30M expansion to Mariners Centre in Yarmouth CBC News | Retrieved 2025-07-27.
