51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 51st 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 1974 and August 12, 1978.

Division of seats

There were 46 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1974 Nova Scotia general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1974

The 28th Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 April 1974 to elect members of the 51st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party....

	Leader	Party	# of Seats	Gerald Regan Gerald Regan Gerald Augustine Regan, PC is a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978....	Liberal	31	John Buchanan John Buchanan John MacLennan Buchanan, PC, QC is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006.-Early life:...	Progressive Conservative	12	Jeremy Akerman Jeremy Akerman Jeremy Bernard Akerman is a former Canadian politician, writer and actor and a former leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.-Biography:...	NDP	3
Total			46

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...	Gerry Sheehy		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...	J. William Gillis Bill Gillis John William Gillis , generally known as Bill Gillis, was a Canadian politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1998. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish for the Liberals....		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...	Vincent MacLean Vincent MacLean Vincent James MacLean was leader of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992. He was replaced by John Savage....	speaker Minister of Lands & Forests (1976)	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....	James 'Buddy' MacEachern James 'Buddy' MacEachern James "Buddy" MacEachern was a Nova Scotia fisherman and politician. In the 1974 provincial election he was elected to the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly as the NDP member for Cape Breton Centre. When party leader Jeremy Akerman resigned, MacEachern became the party's interim leader by the caucus...		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....	Tom McKeough		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...	Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan is a former politician in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and long-time member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Biography:...		Cape Breton East	Jeremy Akerman Jeremy Akerman Jeremy Bernard Akerman is a former Canadian politician, writer and actor and a former leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.-Biography:...		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....	Allan Sullivan		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....	Benoit Comeau		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...	Melinda MacLean			Floyd Tucker		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:...	Roger S. Bacon Roger Stuart Bacon Roger Stuart Bacon is a retired Nova Scotia politician who was the 21st Premier of Nova Scotia from 1990 to 1991.Born in Upper Nappan, Nova Scotia, Bacon was a farmer when he was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1970 as a Progressive Conservative...		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....	D.L. George Henley		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:...	Guy A. C. Brown		Dartmouth North Dartmouth North Dartmouth North is a provincial electoral district in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Glen M. Bagnell		Dartmouth South Dartmouth South Dartmouth South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The district was created in 1967, but was redistributed in 2003...	Roland J. Thornhill		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....	Joseph H. Casey Joseph H. Casey Joseph Henry "Joe" Casey is a former fish plant operator, steamship pilot and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada...		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. M. "Sandy" Cameron Sandy Cameron A.M. "Sandy" Cameron was a Canadian politician and businessman. He served three terms in the Nova Scotia Provincial Legislature, representing the Guysborough Riding...		Halifax Atlantic Halifax Atlantic Halifax Atlantic 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 2003 has been Michèle Raymond of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party....	John Buchanan John Buchanan John MacLennan Buchanan, PC, QC is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006.-Early life:...		Halifax Cornwallis Halifax Cornwallis Halifax Cornwallis was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1993.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...	George M. Mitchell George M. Mitchell George MacGregor Mitchell is a lawyer and former political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Cornwallis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1978 as a Liberal....		Halifax Citadel Halifax Citadel Halifax Citadel is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Leonard Preyra of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party....	Ronald Wallace		Halifax Chebucto Halifax Chebucto Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encompasses the neighbourhood known informally as West End, Halifax...	Walter Fitzgerald		Halifax Cobequid Halifax Cobequid Halifax Cobequid was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1978...	George Doucet George Doucet George Raymond Doucet is a former high school principal and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Cobequid in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1978 as a Liberal....	speaker (1977)	Halifax Eastern Shore Halifax Eastern Shore Halifax Eastern Shore was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1993....	Alexander Garnet Brown Alexander Garnet Brown Alexander Garnet Brown , known as Garnet Brown, was a Canadian businessman and politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1969 to 1978...		Halifax Needham Halifax Needham Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically....	Gerald Regan Gerald Regan Gerald Augustine Regan, PC is a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978....	Premier	Halifax St. Margarets Halifax St. Margarets Halifax St. Margarets was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1993....	Leonard L. Pace		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....	Jack Hawkins Jack Hawkins (Nova Scotia politician) Walter John "Jack" Hawkins is an author and former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1978, from 1981 to 1984 and from 1988 to 1993 as a Liberal member....		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...	Robert D. Lindsay		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....	Bill MacEachern William MacEachern MacEachern, William M. was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada.In 1974, MacEachern was elected to represent the electoral district of Inverness County as a Liberal in the Nova Scotia Legislature, where he served until his defeat in the 1981 election...			John Archie MacKenzie		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...	Glenn S. Ells Glenn S. Ells Glenn S. Ells is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, Canada for the constituency of Kings North. He sat as a member of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia from 1974 to 1978....		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:...	Harry How		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....	Frank C. Bezanson		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....	Bruce Cochran		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....	Ronald T. Barkhouse Ron Barkhouse Ronald Theodore Barkhouse is a former merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1984 as a Progressive Conservative member....		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:...	Maurice DeLorey		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...	Donald W. Cameron Donald William Cameron Donald William Cameron was the 22nd Premier of Nova Scotia, Canada, from February 1991 to June 1993.His administration was known for a smaller cabinet, supporting anti-discrimination measures, and amending the human rights act to extend protection to gays and lesbians...		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 ....	Dan Reid		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:...	Fraser MacLean		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...	John Wickwire		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....	Gaston T. LeBlanc		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...	Harold Huskilson Harold Huskilson Harold MacKay Huskilson was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1993 as a Liberal member.-Early life:...		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....	Maynard MacAskil		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...	Fraser Mooney			Hugh Tinkham

Former members of the 51st General Assembly

	Name	Party	Electoral District	Cause of departure	Succeeded by	Elected	Allan Sullivan	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...	Cape Breton West	named to bench	Osborne Fraser Ossie Fraser Osborne 'Ossie' McKenzie Fraser, was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Edwardsville, he was the son of Ernest Osborne Fraser from Edwardsville and Mary Kate MacKenzie from Beechmont.... , Liberal	September 7, 1976	Fraser MacLean	Progressive Conservative	Pictou Centre	resigned	Jack MacIsaac, PC	September 6, 1977

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