58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
20 August 1999 – 5 July 2003 | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | John Hamm August 16, 1999 | ||
Leader of the Opposition | None (duties shared between Liberals and NDP) August 16, 1999 – March 22, 2001 | ||
John MacDonell March 22, 2001 – April 29, 2001 | |||
Darrell Dexter April 29, 2001 | |||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Opposition | New Democratic Party & Liberal Party | ||
House of Assembly | |||
Speaker of the House | Murray Scott August 20, 1999 | ||
Government House Leader | Ron Russell August 20, 1999 | ||
Opposition House Leader | None (duties shared between Liberals and NDP) August 20, 1999 – March 20, 2001 | ||
John Holm March 20, 2001 – July 5, 2003 | |||
Members | 52 MLA seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 | ||
Lieutenant Governor | James Kinley June 23, 1994 – May 17, 2000 | ||
Myra Freeman May 17, 2000 | |||
Sessions | |||
1st session August 20, 1999 – March 22, 2001 | |||
2nd session March 22, 2001 – March 27, 2003 | |||
3rd session March 27, 2003 – July 5, 2003 | |||
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The 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 1999 to 2003, its membership being set in the 1999 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most seats and thus formed the government.
Affiliation | Members | |
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Progressive Conservative Party | 30 | |
Liberal Party | 11 | |
New Democratic Party | 11 | |
Total | 52 | |
Government Majority | 8 |
Russell MacLellan resigned in 2001, Cecil Clarke subsequently won the by-election.
Don Downe resigned before an election was called.
Daniel Duncan McKenzie, was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician.
The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party.
Gerald Augustine Paul Regan was a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978.
The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, more commonly known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, is a Red Tory conservative political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been historically associated with the Red Tory faction of Canadian conservatism. The party is currently led by Pictou East MLA Tim Houston. The party won a majority government in the 2021 provincial election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and the Conservative Party of Canada are two separate entities.
James Bernard Boudreau is a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Robert Lawrence Chisholm is a former trade unionist and politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the Halifax Atlantic riding in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1991 to 2003. He succeeded Alexa McDonough as leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1996. He served as the leader of the Official Opposition in the Nova Scotia Legislature from 1998 to 1999. He subsequently founded a consulting firm, was co-chair of the 2010–11 United Way of Halifax Region campaign, and sat on the Board of Governors of Dalhousie University. On May 2, 2011, Chisholm was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Dartmouth—Cole Harbour riding in Nova Scotia. As a member of the Official Opposition, he served as the Critic for Fisheries and Oceans and Deputy Critic for Employment Insurance until his defeat in the 2015 election.
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Rodney Joseph MacDonald is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009.
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Murray K. Scott is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2010. He served as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
The 1999 Nova Scotia general election was held on July 27, 1999, to elect members of the 58th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The government was defeated on a money bill on June 18, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was dissolved by Lieutenant Governor James Kinley. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party, led by Dr. John Hamm. They received a majority of 30 seats compared to 11 seats by the NDP and 11 by the Liberals.
John Michael Macdonald was a Canadian politician.
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Harold David Wilson is a former Canadian politician and radio personality. He represented the electoral district of Glace Bay in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He resigned his Glace Bay seat on March 11, 2010, amid controversy, refusing to meet with the provincial auditor general about his MLA expense claims.
Helen MacDonald is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Cape Breton The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1997 to 1999. She was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
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