56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between May 25, 1993, and February 12, 1998, its membership being set in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election. The Liberals led by John Savage formed the government. Russell MacLellan replaced Savage as party leader and Premier in 1997.
Division of seats
The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1993
Leader | Party | # of Seats | |
---|---|---|---|
Donald Cameron | Progressive Conservative | 9 | |
John Savage | Liberal | 40 | |
Alexa McDonough | NDP | 3 | |
Total | 52 |
List of members
† denotes the speaker. Wayne Gaudet became speaker in 1996. Gerry Fogarty became speaker in 1997.
Former members of the 56th General Assembly
Name | Party | Electoral District | Cause of departure | Succeeded by | Elected | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donald W. Cameron | Progressive Conservative | Pictou East | Wayne Fraser, Liberal | August 3, 1993 | ||
Ken Streatch | Progressive Conservative | Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | ran for federal seat | Brooke Taylor, PC | November 2, 1993 | |
Russell MacKinnon | Liberal | Cape Breton West | Alfie MacLeod, PC | October 10, 1995 | ||
Alexa McDonough | NDP | Halifax Fairview | elected leader of federal NDP | Eileen O'Connell, NDP | June 4, 1996 | |
Ron Stewart | Liberal | Cape Breton North | resigned | Russell MacLellan, Liberal | November 4, 1997 | |
Bernie Boudreau | Liberal | Cape Breton The Lakes | resigned | Helen MacDonald, NDP | November 4, 1997 | |
Ross Bragg | Liberal | Cumberland North | died | Ernie Fage, PC | November 4, 1997 | |
Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | Halifax Citadel | ran for federal seat | Ed Kinley, Liberal | November 4, 1997 |
Preceded by 55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
General Assemblies of Nova Scotia 1993-1998 |
Succeeded by 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
References
- Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
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