Early political career McGowan was the Green Party of Nova Scotia's candidate for the electoral district of Annapolis in the
2006 Nova Scotia general election and also a regional party organizer prior to his leadership of the party. According to the CBC some of his supporters claimed "it was McGowan's work as an organizer for the Greens that won him the leadership." doubling the party's vote share in the riding. McGowan resigned his leadership, along with his two deputy leaders and several executive members of the Green Party of Nova Scotia in 2008 after a disagreement with the party executive. McGowan stated the resignations were over two party members being appointed, and not elected to the party executive, contrary to the party's constitution. ==References==