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| 53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 18 February 1982 – 28 September 1984 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier |  John Buchanan  October 5, 1978  | ||
|  Leader of the Opposition  |  A.M. (Sandy) Cameron  June 8, 1980 – November 6, 1984  | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
| House of Assembly | |||
|  Speaker of the House  |  Art Donahoe  February 19, 1981  | ||
| Members | 52 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch |  Elizabeth II  February 6, 1952  | ||
|  Lieutenant Governor  |  John Elvin Shaffner  December 23, 1978 – February 1, 1984  | ||
|  Alan Abraham  February 1, 1984  | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 18, 1982 – February 24, 1983  | |||
| 2nd session February 24, 1983 – February 27, 1984  | |||
| 3rd session February 27, 1984 – September 28, 1984  | |||
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53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 18, 1982, and November 6, 1984, its membership being set in the 1981 Nova Scotia general election. John M. Buchanan led the Progressive Conservatives to a Majority Government.
The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1981
| Leader | Party | # of Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | 37 | |
| A.M. (Sandy) Cameron | Liberal | 13 | |
| Alexa McDonough | NDP | 1 | |
| Independent | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | ||
† denotes the speaker
| Name | Party | Electoral District | Cause of departure | Succeeded by | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossie Fraser | Liberal | Cape Breton The Lakes | death | John Newell, PC | February 22, 1983 | |
| Harry How | Progressive Conservative | Kings South | resignation | Paul Kinsman, PC | February 12, 1984 | |
| Bruce Cochran | Progressive Conservative | Lunenburg Centre | died | Maxine Cochran, PC | June 5, 1984 |