52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Majority parliament
7 December 1978  28 August 1981
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Parliament leaders
Premier John Buchanan
October 5, 1978
Leader of the
Opposition
Gerald Regan
October 5, 1978 – January 1, 1980
Benoit Comeau
January 1, 1980 – June 8, 1980
A.M. (Sandy) Cameron
June 8, 1980
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition Liberal Party
Recognized New Democratic Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the
House
Ron Russell
December 7, 1978 – July 8, 1980
Art Donahoe
February 19, 1981
Members52 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952
Lieutenant
Governor
Clarence Gosse
October 1, 1973 – December 23, 1978
John Elvin Shaffner
December 23, 1978
Sessions
1st session
December 7, 1978 – December 28, 1979
2nd session
February 28, 1980 – February 19, 1981
3rd session
February 19, 1981 – August 28, 1981
  51st   53rd

The 52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between December 7, 1978 and August 28, 1981.

Contents

Division of seats

There were 52 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1978 Nova Scotia general election.

LeaderParty# of Seats
  Gerald Regan Liberal17
  John Buchanan Progressive Conservative31
  Jeremy Akerman NDP4
Total52

List of members

RidingNamePartyFirst elected / previously electedPosition
  Annapolis East Gerry Sheehy Progressive Conservative 1970
  Annapolis West Greg Kerr Progressive Conservative 1978
  Antigonish J. William Gillis Liberal 1970
  Bedford - Musquodoboit Valley Ken Streatch Progressive Conservative 1978
  Cape Breton South Vincent MacLean Liberal 1974
  Cape Breton Centre James 'Buddy' MacEachern NDP 1974
  Cape Breton North Len J. Arsenault NDP 1978
  Cape Breton Nova Paul MacEwan NDP 1970
 Independent
  Cape Breton East Jeremy Akerman NDP 1970
  Donnie MacLeod (1980) Progressive Conservative 1980
  Cape Breton West David N. Muise Liberal 1978
  Cape Breton The Lakes Ossie Fraser Liberal 1976
  Clare Benoit Comeau Liberal 1967
  Colchester North Bill Campbell Progressive Conservative 1978
  Colchester South R. Colin Stewart Progressive Conservative 1978
  Cole Harbour David Nantes Progressive Conservative 1978
  Cumberland East Roger S. Bacon Progressive Conservative 1970
  Cumberland West D. L. George Henley Progressive Conservative 1963
  Cumberland Centre Guy A. C. Brown Liberal 1974
  Dartmouth East Richard L. Weldon Progressive Conservative 1978
  Dartmouth North Laird Stirling Progressive Conservative 1978
  Dartmouth South Roland J. Thornhill Progressive Conservative 1974
  Digby Joseph H. Casey Liberal 1970
  Guysborough A. M. "Sandy" Cameron Liberal 1973
  Halifax Atlantic John Buchanan Progressive Conservative 1967Premier
  Halifax Bedford Basin Joel Matheson Progressive Conservative 1978
  Halifax Cornwallis Terry Donahoe Progressive Conservative 1978
  Halifax Citadel Arthur R. Donahoe Progressive Conservative 1978
  Halifax Chebucto Walter Fitzgerald Liberal 1974
  Halifax Eastern Shore Tom McInnis Progressive Conservative 1978
  Halifax Needham Gerald Regan Liberal 1967
  Edmund L. Morris (1980) Progressive Conservative 1980
  Halifax St. Margarets Gerald A.(Jerry) Lawrence Progressive Conservative 1978
  Hants East G. Patrick Hunt Progressive Conservative 1978
  Hants West Ron Russell Progressive Conservative 1978
  Inverness Bill MacEachern Liberal 1974
  John Archie MacKenzie Liberal 1970
  Kings North Edward Twohig Progressive Conservative 1978
  Kings South Harry How Progressive Conservative 1970
  Kings West George Moody Progressive Conservative 1978
  Lunenburg Centre Bruce Cochran Progressive Conservative 1974
  Lunenburg East Ron Barkhouse Progressive Conservative 1974
  Lunenburg West Mel Pickings Progressive Conservative 1978
  Pictou East Donald W. Cameron Progressive Conservative 1974
  Pictou West Donald P. McInnes Progressive Conservative 1978
  Pictou Centre Jack MacIsaac Progressive Conservative 1977
  Queens John Leefe Progressive Conservative 1978
  Richmond Gaston LeBlanc Liberal 1974
  John E. LeBrun (1980) Liberal 1980
  Sackville Malcolm A. MacKay Progressive Conservative 1978
  Shelburne Harold Huskilson Liberal 1970
  Truro-Bible Hill Ron Giffin Progressive Conservative 1978
  Victoria Peter John Nicholson Liberal 1978
  Fisher Hudson (1980) Progressive Conservative 1967, 1980
  Yarmouth Fraser Mooney Liberal 1970
  Hugh Tinkham Liberal 1974

Former members of the 52nd General Assembly

NamePartyElectoral DistrictCause of departureSucceeded byElected
 Gerald Regan Liberal Halifax Needhamelected to federal seat Edmund L. Morris, PCMay 6, 1980
 Gaston T. LeBlanc Liberal Richmonddeath John E. LeBrun, LiberalMay 6, 1980
 Peter John Nicholson Liberal Victoriaresigned Fisher Hudson, PCMay 6, 1980
 Jeremy Akerman NDP Cape Breton Eastresigned Donnie MacLeod, PCDecember 2, 1980

References

Preceded by General Assemblies of Nova Scotia
1978–1981
Succeeded by