55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between September 6, 1988, and April 16, 1993, its membership being set in the 1988 Nova Scotia general election. Roger Bacon replaced John Buchanan as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and Premier in 1990.

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Division of seats

The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1988

LeaderParty# of Seats
  John M. Buchanan Progressive Conservative 28
  Vincent J. MacLean Liberal 21
  Alexa McDonough NDP 2
  Independent 1
Total52

List of members

  Earle Rafuse Liberal Annapolis East
  Greg Kerr Progressive Conservative Annapolis West
  J. William Gillis Liberal Antigonish
  Neil LeBlanc Progressive Conservative Argyle
  Kenneth Streatch Progressive Conservative Bedford - Musquodoboit Valley
  Wayne Connors Liberal Cape Breton Centre
  John MacEachern Liberal Cape Breton East
  Brian Young Progressive Conservative Cape Breton North
  Paul MacEwan Independent Cape Breton Nova
  Vincent J. MacLean Liberal Cape Breton South
  Bernie Boudreau Liberal Cape Breton The Lakes
  Russell MacKinnon Liberal Cape Breton West
  Guy LeBlanc Progressive Conservative Clare
  Ed Lorraine Liberal Colchester North
  R. Collin Stewart Progressive Conservative Colchester South
  David Nantes Progressive Conservative Cole Harbour
  Guy Brown Liberal Cumberland Centre
  Roger Stuart Bacon Progressive Conservative Cumberland East
  Ross Bragg Liberal Cumberland West
  Jim Smith Liberal Dartmouth East
  Sandy Jolly Liberal Dartmouth North
  Roland J. Thornhill Progressive Conservative Dartmouth South
  Joe Casey Liberal Digby
  Chuck MacNeil Progressive Conservative Guysborough
  John M. Buchanan Progressive Conservative Halifax Atlantic
  Joel Matheson Progressive Conservative Halifax Bedford Basin
  Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax Chebucto
  Arthur R. Donahoe Progressive Conservative Halifax Citadel
  Terence R. B. Donahoe Progressive Conservative Halifax Cornwallis
  Tom McInnis Progressive Conservative Halifax Eastern Shore
  Gerry O'Malley Liberal Halifax Needham
  Jerry Lawrence Progressive Conservative Halifax St. Margarets
  Jack Hawkins Liberal Hants East
  Ron Russell Progressive Conservative Hants West
  Charles MacArthur Liberal Inverness North
  Danny Graham Liberal Inverness South
  George Archibald Progressive Conservative Kings North
  Derrick Kimball Progressive Conservative Kings South
  George Moody Progressive Conservative Kings West
  Al Mosher Progressive Conservative Lunenburg Centre
  Jim Barkhouse Liberal Lunenburg East
  Marie P. Dechman Progressive Conservative Lunenburg West
  Jack MacIsaac Progressive Conservative Pictou Centre
  Donald W. Cameron Progressive Conservative Pictou East
  Donald P. McInnes Progressive Conservative Pictou West
  John Leefe Progressive Conservative Queens
  Richard Mann Liberal Richmond
  John Holm NDP Sackville
  Harold Huskilson Liberal Shelburne
  Ron Giffin Progressive Conservative Truro-Bible Hill
  Kennie MacAskill Liberal Victoria
  Leroy Legere Progressive Conservative Yarmouth

† denotes the speaker. Ron Russell became speaker in 1991.

Former members of the 55th General Assembly

NamePartyElectoral DistrictCause of departureSucceeded byElected
  Wayne Connors Liberal Cape Breton Centre resigned Russell MacNeil, Liberal August 22, 1989
  John M. Buchanan Progressive Conservative Halifax Atlantic named to Senate of Canada Robert Chisholm, NDP August 22, 1991

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