Even though they are under the voting age, 15,000 students from across Nova Scotia had the opportunity to vote for candidates running for their municipal council.

Student Vote is a dynamic experiential learning program designed to cultivate the habits of active and informed citizenship among students. It empowers students to engage in the democratic process by casting ballots for official candidates in a parallel election.

Participating students learned about municipal government and the electoral process, and explored the issues and candidates through various activities. In the culminating activity, students took on the roles of election officials and coordinated a vote within their schools. 

By 1:00 pm AT on Saturday, October 19, 116 schools had submitted their Student Vote results, from 27 municipalities across Nova Scotia. 

The complete results for all municipalities can be found at: studentvote.ca/results/nsmuni2024

RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS:

• Halifax Regional Municipality: In total, 7,427 students cast ballots from 51 schools in the HRM. Andy Fillmore was elected mayor with 28.6% of the vote, defeating Pam Lovelace (18.0%), Bob Anders (8.5%) and Waye Mason (6.2%), among other challengers. The following candidates were also elected to council:
  • • District 1: Chris Balcom
    • District 2: Will Gilligan
    • District 3: Keith Morrison
    • District 4: James Aalders
    • District 5: Sam Austin
    • District 6: Tony Mancini
    • District 7: Laura White
    • District 8: Trayvone Clayton
    • District 10: Debbie MacKinnon
    • District 11: Patty Cuttell
    • District 12: Richard Zurawski
    • District 13: Dustin O’Leary
    • District 14: John A. Young
    • District 15: Billy Gillis
    • District 16: Aaron Rice
• Cape Breton Regional Municipality: Cecil Clarke was elected mayor with 22.6% of the vote.
• County of Kings: Dave Corkum was elected mayor with 50.8% of the vote.
• County of Colchester: Christine Blair was elected mayor with 58.1% of the vote.
• County of Cumberland: Rod Gilroy was elected mayor with 78.5% of the vote.
• District of Lunenburg: Carolyn Bolivar-Getson was elected mayor with 57.2% of the vote.
• West Hants Regional Municipality: Jeff Hartt was elected mayor with 47.5% of the vote.