

He has said as Leader of the Opposition, he would not criticize the Government without offering his own ideas in response. Houston has been publicly open to the option of fracking in Nova Scotia, a controversial stance. The other candidates conceded after the first ballot. Houston earned 48.96% of the points on the first ballot, leaving other candidates no clear path to victory. Houston was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party after the first ballot results were announced on October 27, 2018, at the Party's Leadership Convention in Halifax. On November 19, 2017, Houston announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Houston was re-elected on with 73.88% of the vote. He was elected MLA of Pictou East on October 8, 2013, with 48.08% of the vote. On November 27, 2012, Houston won the Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding of Pictou East for the 2013 Nova Scotia general election.
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On November 2, 2020, he was awarded the profession’s highest mark of distinction, the Fellow (FCPA) designation, by Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia. Houston then worked as a chartered accountant and as a financial consultant with Deloitte. He then moved to Bermuda, working there as a consultant from 1995 to 2007. Houston attended Saint Mary's University, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Commerce. His family eventually re-settled in Halifax and Houston attended Halifax West High School. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Houston lived in several different places around the world as his father was in the military.
