61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the current assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election.The first session of the General Assembly last between 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010. The second session began on 25 March 2010 with a Speech from the Throne.
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...
that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election.The first session of the General Assembly last between 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010. The second session began on 25 March 2010 with a Speech from the Throne.
Membership changes in the 61st Assembly
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2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jun 9 | Sep 4 | Sep 10 | Oct 20 | Feb 9 | Mar 11 | Mar 25 | Jun 22 | Sep 8 | Oct 26 | Jan 10 | Mar 25 | Jun 21 |
NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
31 | 32 | 31 |
Liberal | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Independent | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total members | 52 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government majority | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| June 9, 2009 | See list of members | Election day of the 38th Nova Scotia general election |
September 4, 2009 | Angus MacIsaac Angus MacIsaac Angus “Tando” MacIsaac, is a politician, educator and businessman in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Political career:... |
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... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Vacated seat |
September 10, 2009 | Rodney MacDonald Rodney MacDonald Rodney Joseph MacDonald is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th Premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009.... |
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.... |
Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat |
October 20, 2009 | Allan MacMaster Allan MacMaster Allan MacMaster is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on October 20, 2009. He represents the electoral district of Inverness as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.He is the son of Marie and Buddy MacMaster, and grew... |
Inverness | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election |
October 20, 2009 | Maurice Smith Maurice Smith (politician) Maurice Smith is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on October 20, 2009. He represents the electoral district of Antigonish as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.-External links:* *... |
Antigonish | NDP Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Elected in a by-election |
February 9, 2010 | Richard Hurlburt Richard Hurlburt Richard M. Hurlburt is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from August 16, 1999 to February 9, 2010.... |
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... |
Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat due to constituency expense scandal Nova Scotia Parliamentary Expenses scandal The Nova Scotia Parliamentary Expenses Scandal is a political scandal in the province of Nova Scotia in 2010.-Background:Part-way through the first session of the 61st General Assembly, the NDP, under Premier Darrell Dexter, announced that it would "eliminate an MLA severance payment as well as... |
March 11, 2010 | David Wilson David Wilson (Canadian politician) Harold David "Dave" Wilson is a former Canadian politician and radio personality. He represented the electoral district of Glace Bay in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia... |
Glace Bay 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.... |
Liberal | Vacated seat |
March 25, 2010 | Trevor Zinck Trevor Zinck Trevor J. Zinck is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Dartmouth North as an Independent. He was first elected for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party in the 2006 election, succeeding retiring NDP MLA Jerry Pye... |
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.... |
Independent | Removed from the NDP caucus over constituency expense irregularities Nova Scotia Parliamentary Expenses scandal The Nova Scotia Parliamentary Expenses Scandal is a political scandal in the province of Nova Scotia in 2010.-Background:Part-way through the first session of the 61st General Assembly, the NDP, under Premier Darrell Dexter, announced that it would "eliminate an MLA severance payment as well as... |
June 22, 2010 | Zach Churchill Zach Churchill Zach Churchill is a provincial politician, from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia having served since June 2010.-Political career:... |
Yarmouth | Liberal | Elected in a by-election |
June 22, 2010 | Geoff MacLellan Geoff MacLellan Geoff MacLellan is a politician in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in a by-election on June 22, 2010. He represents the electoral district of Glace Bay as a Liberal.-External links:**... |
Glace Bay | Liberal | Elected in a by-election |
September 8, 2010 | Murray Scott Murray Scott Murray K. Scott is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2010... |
Cumberland South Cumberland South Cumberland South is a provincial electoral district in Cumberland Country, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The communities of Oxford, Parrsboro and Springhill are within its boundaries.... |
Progressive Conservative | Vacated Seat |
October 26, 2010 | Jamie Baillie Jamie Baillie Jamie Baillie is a corporate executive and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Prior to entering politics, he was the CEO of Credit Union Atlantic, leading them to consecutive years of higher profits and dividends for members... |
Cumberland South | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election |
January 10, 2011 | Karen Casey Karen Casey Karen Casey is a Canadian politician. She currently represents the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. She is a member of the Liberal caucus.... |
Colchester North Colchester North Colchester North 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 2006 has been Karen Casey of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.The riding includes the northern half... |
Liberal | Crossed the floor from Progressive Conservatives |
March 25, 2011 | Cecil Clarke Cecil Clarke Cecil Phillip Clarke is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the riding of Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, from 2001 to 2011... |
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.... |
Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat to run in the 2011 Canadian federal election |
June 21, 2011 | Eddie Orrell Eddie Orrell Eddie Orrell is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a byelection for the electoral district of Cape Breton North on June 21, 2011. He is a Progressive Conservative.-Education:... |
Cape Breton North | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election | |||
List of members
| Riding | Member | Party |
Annapolis Annapolis (provincial electoral district) Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The district was created in 1867, and was re-distributed in 1953 into Annapolis East and Annapolis West... |
Stephen McNeil Stephen McNeil Stephen McNeil is a Nova Scotian politician representing the riding of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and is the leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.... |
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... |
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... |
Angus MacIsaac Angus MacIsaac Angus “Tando” MacIsaac, is a politician, educator and businessman in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Political career:... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.... |
Maurice Smith Maurice Smith (politician) Maurice Smith is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on October 20, 2009. He represents the electoral district of Antigonish as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.-External links:* *... |
NDP |
Argyle Argyle (electoral district) Argyle is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Chris d'Entremont of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.... |
Chris d'Entremont Chris d'Entremont Chris A. d'Entremont is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Argyle in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly... |
Progressive Conservative |
Bedford—Birch Cove Bedford (electoral district) Bedford-Birch Cove is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.It includes the community of Bedford.Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kelly Regan.... |
Kelly Regan Kelly Regan Kelly Regan, MLA is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in the 2009 election, representing the electoral district of Bedford-Birch Cove as a member of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal |
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.... |
Frank Corbett Frank Corbett Frank Corbett is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia. He represents the riding of Cape Breton Centre for the NDP. He is from New Waterford, Nova Scotia... |
NDP |
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.... |
Eddie Orrell Eddie Orrell Eddie Orrell is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a byelection for the electoral district of Cape Breton North on June 21, 2011. He is a Progressive Conservative.-Education:... |
Progressive Conservative |
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... |
Gordie Gosse Gordie Gosse Gordie Gosse is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the electoral district of Cape Breton Nova for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.... |
NDP |
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... |
Manning MacDonald Manning MacDonald Manning MacDonald CD, ECNS is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly... |
Liberal |
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.... |
Alfie MacLeod Alfie MacLeod Alfie MacLeod is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly... |
Progressive Conservative |
Chester-St. Margaret's Chester-St. Margaret's Chester—St. Margaret's is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is located on the South Shore.... |
Denise Peterson-Rafuse Denise Peterson-Rafuse Denise Peterson-Rafuse is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Chester-St... |
NDP |
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.... |
Wayne Gaudet Wayne Gaudet Wayne Gaudet is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.... |
Liberal |
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The riding was created in 1993 from Colchester South and Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley... |
Gary Burrill Gary Burrill Gary Burrill is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley as a member of the New Democratic Party.... |
NDP |
Colchester North Colchester North Colchester North 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 2006 has been Karen Casey of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.The riding includes the northern half... |
Karen Casey Karen Casey Karen Casey is a Canadian politician. She currently represents the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. She is a member of the Liberal caucus.... |
Progressive Conservative |
Liberal |
Cole Harbour Cole Harbour (electoral district) Cole Harbour 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 1998 is Premier Darrell Dexter of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.... |
Darrell Dexter Darrell Dexter Darrell Dexter is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who is serving as the 27th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. A member of the New Democratic Party, he has led the Nova Scotia NDP since 2001. He was elected Premier in 2009 after defeating... |
NDP |
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Becky Kent of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.... |
Becky Kent Becky Kent Becky Kent is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage provincial by-election on October 2, 2007... |
NDP |
Cumberland North Cumberland North Cumberland North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Prior to 1993, it was part of Cumberland East.The communities of Amherst and Pugwash are within its boundaries.... |
Brian Skabar Brian Skabar Brian Skabar is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. Skabar won the riding of Cumberland North, a traditionally Conservative area once held by Sir Charles Tupper.Skabar, as a candidate of the New Democratic Party, obtained 40... |
NDP |
Cumberland South Cumberland South Cumberland South is a provincial electoral district in Cumberland Country, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The communities of Oxford, Parrsboro and Springhill are within its boundaries.... |
Jamie Baillie Jamie Baillie Jamie Baillie is a corporate executive and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Prior to entering politics, he was the CEO of Credit Union Atlantic, leading them to consecutive years of higher profits and dividends for members... |
Progressive Conservative |
Dartmouth East Dartmouth East Dartmouth East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is located in the Dartmouth region of the Halifax RM.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:... |
Andrew Younger Andrew Younger Andrew Younger is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Dartmouth East as a member of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal |
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.... |
Trevor Zinck Trevor Zinck Trevor J. Zinck is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Dartmouth North as an Independent. He was first elected for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party in the 2006 election, succeeding retiring NDP MLA Jerry Pye... |
NDP |
Independent |
Dartmouth South-Portland Valley Dartmouth South-Portland Valley Dartmouth South—Portland Valley is a provincial electoral district in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
Marilyn More Marilyn More Marilyn More is a Canadian politician. She serves as Nova Scotia's Minister of Education, Minister of Labour and Workforce Development, and Minister of Volunteerism in Darrell Dexter's Cabinet. As a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, she represents the constituency of Dartmouth... |
NDP |
Digby-Annapolis Digby-Annapolis Digby—Annapolis 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 Harold "Junior" Theriault of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia.... |
Harold Theriault, Jr. | 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... |
Eastern Shore Eastern Shore (electoral district) Eastern Shore 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 :* Keith Colwell, Liberal... |
Sid Prest | NDP |
Glace Bay 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.... |
David Wilson David Wilson (Canadian politician) Harold David "Dave" Wilson is a former Canadian politician and radio personality. He represented the electoral district of Glace Bay in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia... |
Liberal |
Geoff MacLellan Geoff MacLellan Geoff MacLellan is a politician in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in a by-election on June 22, 2010. He represents the electoral district of Glace Bay as a Liberal.-External links:**... |
Liberal |
Guysborough-Sheet Harbour Guysborough-Sheet Harbour Guysborough—Sheet Harbour 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:*Chuck MacNeil, Progressive Conservative... |
Jim Boudreau Jim Boudreau Jim Boudreau is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Guysborough-Sheet Harbour as a member of the New Democratic Party.... |
NDP |
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.... |
Michèle Raymond Michele Raymond Michèle Raymond is a Canadian politician and author. She currently serves as Halifax Atlantic's NDP MLA. A Halifax-area resident since 1963, she received degrees from Yale 1978 and Dalhousie in Linguistics and Law, respectively.... |
NDP |
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... |
Howard Epstein Howard Epstein Howard Epstein is a Canadian politician, lawyer and part-time law professor.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he is an environmentalist, serving as the director of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax from 1991-1994.... |
NDP |
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | Leonard Preyra Leonard Preyra Leonard Preyra is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party... |
NDP |
Halifax Clayton Park Halifax Clayton Park Halifax Clayton Park is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly... |
Diana Whalen Diana Whalen Diana Whalen is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. She has held elected office since 2000 when she won a seat on HRM council representing the Clayton Park West and Rockingham. She has been the MLA for Halifax Clayton Park since 2003... |
Liberal |
Halifax Fairview Halifax Fairview Halifax Fairview is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.It was created in the re-distribution of 1993... |
Graham Steele Graham Steele Graham Steele is Nova Scotia's Minister of Finance and Minister of Acadian Affairs in Darrell Dexter's Cabinet. As a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, he represents the constituency of Halifax Fairview... |
NDP |
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.... |
Maureen MacDonald Maureen MacDonald Maureen MacDonald is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Halifax Needham for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. She was first elected in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009... |
NDP |
Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville Hammonds Plains—Upper Sackville is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
Mat Whynott Mat Whynott Mat Whynott is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville as a member of the New Democratic Party.... |
NDP |
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.... |
John MacDonell John MacDonell (NDP) John MacDonell is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. He was first elected in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009... |
NDP |
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... |
Chuck Porter Chuck Porter (politician) Chuck Porter is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.-External links:* *... |
Progressive Conservative |
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.... |
Rodney MacDonald Rodney MacDonald Rodney Joseph MacDonald is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th Premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009.... |
Progressive Conservative |
Allan MacMaster Allan MacMaster Allan MacMaster is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on October 20, 2009. He represents the electoral district of Inverness as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.He is the son of Marie and Buddy MacMaster, and grew... |
Progressive Conservative |
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... |
Jim Morton Jim Morton Jim Morton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kings North as a member of the New Democratic Party.-External links:* * *... |
NDP |
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:... |
Ramona Jennex Ramona Jennex Ramona Jennex is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Kings South as a member of the New Democratic Party. She was previously a schoolteacher. On January 11, 2011 she was appointed... |
NDP |
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.... |
Leo Glavine Leo Glavine Leo Glavine is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Liberals.... |
Liberal |
Lunenburg Lunenburg (provincial electoral district) The Lunenburg electoral district is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly... |
Pam Birdsall Pam Birdsall Pam Birdsall is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Lunenburg as a member of the New Democratic Party.-External links:* * *... |
NDP |
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:... |
Gary Ramey Gary Ramey Gary Ramey is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Lunenburg West as a member of the New Democratic Party.... |
NDP |
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:... |
Ross Landry Ross Landry Ross Landry is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Pictou Centre as a member of the New Democratic Party. He was named Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the NDP's first... |
NDP |
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... |
Clarrie MacKinnon Clarrie MacKinnon Clarence "Clarrie" MacKinnon is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represents the constituency of Pictou East for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.... |
NDP |
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 .... |
Charlie Parker Charlie Parker (politician) C. L. Parker is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represents the constituency of Pictou West for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.... |
NDP |
Preston Preston (electoral district) Preston is a provincial electoral district in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The riding was created in 1993 to provide representation to the area's rural black community... |
Keith Colwell Keith Colwell Keith Colwell is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He was first elected in the 1993 election for the riding of Eastern Shore and re-elected in the 1998 election... |
Liberal |
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... |
Vicki Conrad Vicki Conrad Vicki Conrad is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Queens for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party... |
NDP |
Richmond | Michel Samson Michel Samson Michel P. Samson is the Liberal MLA for Richmond.He went to high school at Isle Madame District High, where he graduated with distinction. He started his post-secondary education at Dalhousie University, obtaining his B.A. in History. Samson then attended Dalhousie Law School and in May 1997,... |
Liberal |
Sackville-Cobequid Sackville-Cobequid Sackville—Cobequid 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 Dave Wilson of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:*Dave... |
Dave Wilson | NDP |
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... |
Sterling Belliveau Sterling Belliveau Sterling Belliveau is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represents the electoral district of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, Belliveau serves as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Minister of Environment... |
NDP |
Timberlea-Prospect Timberlea-Prospect Timberlea—Prospect 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 Bill Estabrooks of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:This... |
Bill Estabrooks Bill Estabrooks Bill Estabrooks is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia and currently Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. He represents the riding of Timberlea-Prospect for the NDP.... |
NDP |
Truro-Bible Hill Truro-Bible Hill Truro—Bible Hill 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:... |
Lenore Zann Lenore Zann Lenore Zann is a politician as well as a screen, television, stage, and voice actress who has appeared in numerous television shows and films... |
NDP |
Victoria-The Lakes Victoria-The Lakes Victoria—The Lakes 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 Keith Bain of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, who defeated Gerald... |
Keith Bain Keith Bain Keith Bain is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.-External links:* *... |
Progressive Conservative |
Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank | Percy Paris Percy Paris Percy A. Paris is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He represents the constituency of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.... |
NDP |
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... |
Richard Hurlburt Richard Hurlburt Richard M. Hurlburt is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from August 16, 1999 to February 9, 2010.... |
Progressive Conservative |
Zach Churchill Zach Churchill Zach Churchill is a provincial politician, from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia having served since June 2010.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
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