Zach Churchill is a provincial politician, from Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada

Canada

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. He is a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia having served since June 2010.

Political career

Churchill ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in a by-election held on June 22, 2010. He stood as the Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Yarmouth. The race was hotly contested between six mostly high profile candidates. Churchill took just over half the popular vote on election night, defeating a former MLA John Deveau, a former mayor of 20 years Charles Crosby

Charles A. Crosby

Charles A. Crosby was the mayor of the town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada from 1988 to 2008. In 2004, he also served as the President of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.-Political career:...

 and two minor party leaders to pick up the district for his party.

External links

• Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly
• Liberal caucus profile