45th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 45th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented 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...

between February 24, 1954 and September 10, 1956.

Division of seats

There were 37 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1953 Nova Scotia general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1953

The 22nd Nova Scotia general election was held on 26 May 1953 to elect members of the 45th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party....

	Leader	Party	# of Seats	Angus L. Macdonald Angus Lewis Macdonald Angus Lewis Macdonald, PC, QC , popularly known as 'Angus L.', was a Canadian lawyer, law professor and politician from Nova Scotia. He served as the Liberal premier of Nova Scotia from 1933 to 1940, when he became the federal minister of defence for naval services...	Liberal	22	Robert L. Stanfield Robert Stanfield Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob"...	Progressive Conservative	13	Russell Cunningham Russell Cunningham (Canadian politician) Russell Cunningham was a Canadian social democratic politician from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. He was the leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in Nova Scotia from 1945 until 1953...	CCF	2
Total			37

List of members

	Riding	Name	Position	Annapolis County	Henry Davies Hicks Henry Hicks Henry Davies Hicks was a lawyer, university administrator, and politician in Nova Scotia.He was born in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry Hicks and Annie Kinney. Hicks was educated in Bridgetown and at Mount Allison University, Dalhousie University and Oxford University. He was admitted to...	Minister of Education Premier (1954)	Antigonish Antigonish (provincial electoral district) Antigonish is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1867 and is one of only four Nova Scotian districts that has existed continuously since Canadian Confederation.The district includes the community...	Colin H. Chisholm		Cape Breton South Cape Breton South (provincial electoral district) Cape Breton South is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1993 has been Manning MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia...	John Smith MacIvor John Smith MacIvor John Smith MacIvor was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1945 to 1956 as a Liberal member....	speaker	Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Michael McDonald Michael James MacDonald Michael James MacDonald was a union leader, coal miner, volunteer firefighter and politician in Nova Scotia....		Cape Breton North Cape Breton North Cape Breton North is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Alexander O'Handley Alexander O'Handley Alexander O'Handley was a teacher, lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East from 1925 to 1928 as a Conservative member and Cape Breton North from 1941 to 1956 as a Liberal member in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.He was born in Sydney Mines, Nova...		Cape Breton East Glace Bay (electoral district) Glace Bay is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Russell Cunningham Russell Cunningham (Canadian politician) Russell Cunningham was a Canadian social democratic politician from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. He was the leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in Nova Scotia from 1945 until 1953...		Cape Breton West Cape Breton West Cape Breton West is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Malcolm A. Patterson Malcolm A. Patterson Malcolm Alexander Patterson was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1956 as a Liberal member....	Attorney general	Clare Clare (electoral district) Clare is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1993 has been Wayne Gaudet of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party....	Pierre E. Belliveau Pierre E. Belliveau Pierre E. Belliveau was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1963 as a Liberal member....		Colchester Colchester (provincial electoral district) Colchester was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1978...	Robert L. Stanfield Robert Stanfield Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob"...			G. I. Smith George Isaac Smith George Isaac Smith, usually referred to as G.I. Smith, was a Canadian lawyer who was recruited by Robert Stanfield to help rebuild the Progressive Conservatives in Nova Scotia. He was the 18th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1967 to 1970.Born in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Smith practice law in Truro. He...		Cumberland East Cumberland East Cumberland East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...	James Arnold Langille		Cumberland West Cumberland West Cumberland West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993....	Allison Thompson Smith		Cumberland Centre Cumberland Centre Cumberland Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...	Stephen T. Pyke Stephen T. Pyke Stephen Thomas Pyke was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Progressive Conservative member from 1954 to 1968....		Digby Digby (provincial electoral district) Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1993....	Victor George Cardoza Victor Cardoza Victor George Cardoza was a journalist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1956 and from 1960 to 1963 as a Liberal member....		Guysborough Guysborough (provincial electoral district) Guysborough was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1993....	Arthur Whittier MacKenzie Arthur W. MacKenzie Arthur Whittier MacKenzie was an army officer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1945 to 1956 as a Liberal member....		Halifax South Halifax South Halifax South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1933 to 1967....	Angus L. MacDonald Angus Lewis Macdonald Angus Lewis Macdonald, PC, QC , popularly known as 'Angus L.', was a Canadian lawyer, law professor and politician from Nova Scotia. He served as the Liberal premier of Nova Scotia from 1933 to 1940, when he became the federal minister of defence for naval services...	Premier	Halifax Centre Halifax Centre Halifax Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1933 to 1967...	James Edward Rutledge James Edward Rutledge James Edward Rutledge was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1939 to 1956 as a Liberal member....		Halifax North Halifax North Halifax North was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1933 to 1967....	Harold Connolly Harold Connolly Harold Joseph Connolly was a Nova Scotia journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the province's 15th Premier in 1954....	Minister of Public Health acting Premier (1954)	Halifax East Halifax East Halifax East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1933 to 1967....	Geoffrey Stevens		Halifax West Halifax West (provincial electoral district) Halifax West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1933 to 1967....	Ronald Manning Fielding		Hants East Hants East Hants East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 has been John MacDonell of the New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia....	Alfred Edward Reid		Hants West Hants West Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since June 2006 has been Chuck Porter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.The district has existed since 1949...	George H. Wilson		Inverness Inverness (provincial electoral district) Inverness is a provincial electoral district on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Alexander H. McKinnon Alexander H. McKinnon Alexander Hugh McKinnon was a lawyer, judge and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1940 to 1953 as a Liberal member....		Kings Kings (provincial electoral district) Kings was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867-1956...	Edward Douglas Haliburton			George Arthur Boggs		Lunenburg	Harley J. Spence			R. Clifford Levy		Pictou East Pictou East Pictou East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since the 2006 election is Clarrie MacKinnon of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party who replaced the retiring Jim DeWolfe of...	John W. MacDonald		Pictou West Pictou West Pictou West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2003 has been Charlie Parker of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party ....	Stewart W. Proudfoot		Pictou Centre Pictou Centre Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:...	Alfred B. DeWolfe		Queens Queens (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district) Queens is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.It is located in the South Shore region, bordered by the ridings of Lunenburg West, Shelburne, and Digby Annapolis...	Ken Jones W. S. Kennedy Jones Walter Selby Kennedy Jones was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1971 as a Progressive Conservative member....		Richmond Richmond (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district) Richmond is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 has been Michel Samson of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia....	Earl Wallace Urquhart Earl Wallace Urquhart Earl Wallace Urquhart was a Canadian lawyer and Senator.Born in West Bay, Nova Scotia, he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Richmond in an 1949 by-election held after Lauchlin Daniel Currie was named to the bench. He served as a member of the assembly from 1949 to 1963. From...		Shelburne Shelburne (provincial electoral district) Shelburne is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since the 2006 election has been Sterling Belliveau of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party . Belliveau defeated PC L. Eddie...	Wilfred Tennyson Dauphinee Wilfred Dauphinee Wilfred Tennyson Dauphinee was a quarry operator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1941 to 1956 as a Liberal member....		Victoria Victoria (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district) Victoria was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 2003....	Carleton L. MacMillan Carleton L. MacMillan Carleton Lamont MacMillan, CM was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1967 as a Liberal member....		Yarmouth Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) Yarmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It consists of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth and the town of Yarmouth. Fishing and fish processing continue to drive the economy here, although tourism...	William H. Brown			Ray Z. Bourque

Former members of the 45th General Assembly

	Name	Party	Electoral District	Cause of departure	Succeeded by	Elected	Angus L. MacDonald	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...	Halifax South	died	Richard A.Donahoe Richard Donahoe Richard Alphonsus Donahoe, Q.C., K.S.G. was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of James Donahoe and Rebecca Duggan, he was educated at Dalhousie University and set up practice in Halifax. In 1936, he married Mary Boyd... , PC	November 14, 1954	Alexander H. McKinnon	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...	Inverness	named judge	Joseph Clyde Nunn Joseph Clyde Nunn Joseph Clyde Nunn was a noted broadcaster and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1954 to 1963 as a Liberal member, and served as Minister of Labour and Welfare in the Henry Hicks government.He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia,... , Liberal	November 14, 1954

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