46th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 46th 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 27, 1957 and April 16, 1960.

Division of seats

There were 43 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1956 Nova Scotia general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1956

The 23rd Nova Scotia general election was held on 30 October 1956 to elect members of the 46th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservatives led by Robert Stanfield. This was the first election the Liberal Party fought without their...

	Leader	Party	# of Seats	Henry D. Hicks	Liberal	18	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	24	Michael James MacDonald Michael James MacDonald Michael James MacDonald was a union leader, coal miner, volunteer firefighter and politician in Nova Scotia....	CCF	1
Total			43

List of members

	Riding	Name	Position	Annapolis East Annapolis East Annapolis East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993...	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...		Annapolis West Annapolis West For the Nova Scotia school, see Annapolis West Education CentreAnnapolis West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993...	Peter Murray Nicholson Peter M. Nicholson Peter Murray Nicholson is a former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1978 as a Liberal member.- References :* Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1984, PG Normandin...		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...	Willism F. MacKinnon		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...	Donald C. McNeil		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....	John M. MacDonald		Cape Breton Nova Cape Breton Nova Cape Breton Nova 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 2003 has been Gordie Gosse of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party...	Percy Gaum		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....	Neil Layton Ferguson		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....	Edward A. Manson		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"...	Premier		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....	Minister of Labour	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....	Malcolm Stewart Leonard Malcolm Stewart Leonard Malcolm Stewart Leonard was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1960 as a Progressive Conservative member....	Minister of Education	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....	A. W. Cameron		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....	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...		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...	Gordon S. Cowan		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....	John E. Ahern		Halifax Northwest Halifax Northwest Halifax Northwest was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1967....	Ronald Manning Fielding		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....	Duncan MacMillan		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....	Charles H. Reardon		Halifax County Dartmouth Halifax County Dartmouth Halifax County Dartmouth was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1967....	Geoffrey Stevens		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....	Ernest M. Ettinger		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 (provincial electoral district) Inverness Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...	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,...			Roderick MacLean Roderick Maclean Roderick McLean attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria of The United Kingdom on March 2, 1882 at Windsor with a pistol. This was the last of eight attempts over a period of forty years to kill or assault Victoria...		Kings North Kings North Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The electoral district was formed through redistribution in 1956...	Eric Balcom Eric Wilfred Balcom Eric Wilfred Balcom, was a businessman, political figure, and Companion of the Order of Canada....		Kings South Kings South King South 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:...	E. D. Haliburton		Kings West Kings West Kings 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 is Leo Glavine of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia....	Hiram Thomas		Lunenburg Centre Lunenburg Centre Lunenburg Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993....	Harold Uhlman		Lunenburg East Lunenburg East Lunenburg East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993....	R. Clifford Levy		Lunenburg West Lunenburg West Lunenburg West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The riding includes the town of Bridgewater, LaHave, and Hebbville.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...	Harley J. Spence		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...	William A. MacLeod		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 ....	Harvey Veniot Harvey Veniot Harvey Alfred Veniot was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1974 as a Progressive Conservative member....		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:...	Donald R. MacLeod		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...	W. S. Kennedy 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....	speaker	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...	James M. Harding		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 C. O'Brien			Eric H. Spinney

Former members of the 46th General Assembly

	Name	Party	Electoral District	Cause of departure	Succeeded by	Elected	R. Clifford Levy	Progressive Conservative	Lunenburg East		Maurice L. Zinck, PC	October 14, 1959

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