41st General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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The 41st General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between March 1, 1938, and September 19, 1941.

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Division of seats

There were 30 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1937 Nova Scotia general election.

LeaderParty# of Seats
  Angus L. Macdonald Liberal25
  Gordon Sidney Harrington Conservative5
Total30

List of members

RidingNamePosition
  Annapolis County John D. McKenzie
  Antigonish John L. McIsaac
  Cape Breton South George M. Morrison
  Cape Breton Centre Michael Dwyer Minister of Mines
  Cape Breton North George Belcher Murray
  Cape Breton East Lauchlin D. Currie Minister of Mines (1940)
  Cape Breton West Malcolm A. Patterson
 Colchester Fred Murray Blois
  George Yuill Thomas
  Cumberland Percy C. Black
  Archie B. Smith
 Digby J. Willie Comeau
 Guysborough Havelock Torrey
 Halifax South Angus L. Macdonald Premier
 Halifax Centre William Duff Forrest
 Halifax North Harold Connolly
 Halifax East Geoffrey W. Stevens
 Halifax West George E. Hagen
 Hants Alexander S. MacMillan Minister of Highways
Premier (1940)
  Inverness Moses E. McGarry speaker (1939)
 Kings John A. McDonald Minister of Agriculture
 Lunenburg Frank R. Davis
  Gordon E. Romkey speaker (1940)
 Pictou Josiah H. MacQuarrie Attorney General
  Newton G. Munro
  Queens John J. Cameron
  Richmond Donald David Boyd
  Shelburne Henry R. L. Bill
  Victoria John M. Campbell
  Yarmouth Lindsay C. Gardner Speaker

Former members of the 41st General Assembly

NamePartyElectoral DistrictCause of departureSucceeded byElected
 Lindsay C. Gardner Liberal Yarmouthdied Henry A. Waterman, Liberal1938
 Michael Dwyer Liberal Cape Breton Centreresigned Douglas MacDonald, CCFDecember 5, 1939
 William Duff Forest Liberal Halifax Centredied James Edward Rutledge, LiberalDecember 5, 1939
 George Y. Thomas Conservative Colchesterdied George Scott Dickey, ConservativeOctober 28, 1940
 Percy C. Black Conservative Cumberlandelected to federal seat Leonard William Fraser, ConservativeOctober 28, 1940
 Angus L. Macdonald Liberal Halifax Southnamed to federal cabinet Joseph Richard Murphy, LiberalOctober 28, 1940
 Moses E. McGarry Liberal Invernesselected to federal seat Alexander H. McKinnon, LiberalOctober 28, 1940

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Preceded by General Assemblies of Nova Scotia
1937–1941
Succeeded by