59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Minority parliament
September 4, 2003 – May 13, 2006
Coat of arms of Nova Scotia.svg
Parliament leaders
Premier John Hamm
August 16, 1999 – February 24, 2006
Rodney MacDonald
February 24, 2006
Leader of the
Opposition 		Darrell Dexter
April 29, 2001
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition New Democratic Party
Recognized Liberal Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the
House 		Murray Scott
August 20, 1999 – February 24, 2006
Cecil Clarke
March 3, 2006
Government
House Leader		 Ron Russell
August 20, 1999 – May 13, 2006
Opposition
House Leader		 Kevin Deveaux
September 4, 2003
Members52 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952
Lieutenant
Governor 		Myra Freeman
May 17, 2000
Sessions
1st session
September 4, 2003 – May 4, 2006
2nd session
May 4, 2006 – May 13, 2006
←  58th →  60th

59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from September 4, 2003 [1] to May 13, 2006; [2] its membership being set in the 2003 Nova Scotia general election. No party held a majority of the seats, but the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia (PC), under John Hamm, held the most and thus formed a minority government. [3] [4] Rodney MacDonald became PC leader and Premier in February 2006 after Hamm's resignation. [5] The Assembly was dissolved May 13, 2006, at MacDonald's request. [2]

Contents

Division of seats

AffiliationMembers [6] [3]
  Progressive Conservative Party 25
  New Democratic Party 15
  Liberal Party 10
 Independent1
 Vacant1
Total
52
Government majority (minority)
(2)

List of members

RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously elected
  Annapolis Stephen McNeil [7] Liberal 2003
  Antigonish Angus MacIsaac [7] Progressive Conservative 1969, [a] 1999
  Argyle Chris d'Entremont [7] Progressive Conservative 2003
  Bedford Peter G. Christie [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Cape Breton Centre Frank Corbett [7] NDP 1998
  Cape Breton North Cecil Clarke† [7] Progressive Conservative 2001
  Cape Breton Nova Gordie Gosse [7] NDP 2003
  Cape Breton South Manning MacDonald [7] Liberal 1993
  Cape Breton West Russell MacKinnon [7] Liberal 1988, 1998
 Independent [b]
  Chester-St. Margaret's John Chataway [c] [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Judy Streatch (2005) Progressive Conservative 2005
  Clare Wayne Gaudet [7] Liberal 1993
  Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Brooke Taylor [7] Progressive Conservative 1993
  Colchester North Bill Langille [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Cole Harbour Darrell Dexter [7] NDP 1998
  Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Kevin Deveaux [7] NDP 1998
  Cumberland North Ernie Fage [7] Progressive Conservative 1997
  Cumberland South Murray Scott [7] Progressive Conservative 1998
  Dartmouth East Joan Massey [7] NDP 2003
  Dartmouth North Jerry Pye [7] NDP 1998
  Dartmouth South-Portland Valley Marilyn More [7] NDP 2003
  Digby-Annapolis Harold Theriault, Jr. [7] Liberal 2003
  Eastern Shore Bill Dooks [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Glace Bay David Wilson [7] Liberal 1999
  Guysborough-Sheet Harbour Ron Chisholm [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Halifax Atlantic Michèle Raymond [7] NDP 2003
  Halifax Chebucto Howard Epstein [7] NDP 1998
  Halifax Citadel Danny Graham [7] [d] Liberal 2003
  Halifax Clayton Park Diana Whalen [7] Liberal 2003
  Halifax Fairview Graham Steele [7] NDP 2001
  Halifax Needham Maureen MacDonald [7] NDP 1998
  Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville Barry Barnet [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Hants East John MacDonell [7] NDP 1998
  Hants West Ron Russell [7] Progressive Conservative 1978
  Inverness Rodney MacDonald [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Kings North Mark Parent [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Kings South David Morse [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Kings West Leo Glavine [7] Liberal 2003
  Lunenburg Michael Baker [7] Progressive Conservative 1998
  Lunenburg West Carolyn Bolivar-Getson [7] Progressive Conservative 2003
  Pictou Centre John Hamm [7] Progressive Conservative 1993
  Pictou East James DeWolfe [7] Progressive Conservative 1998
  Pictou West Charlie Parker [7] NDP 1998, 2003
  Preston Keith Colwell [7] Liberal 1993, [e] 2003
  Queens Kerry Morash [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Richmond Michel Samson [7] Liberal 1998
  Sackville-Cobequid Dave Wilson [7] NDP 2003
  Shelburne Cecil O'Donnell [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
  Timberlea-Prospect Bill Estabrooks [7] NDP 1998
  Truro-Bible Hill Jamie Muir Progressive Conservative 1998
  Victoria-The Lakes Gerald Sampson [7] Liberal 2003
  Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank Gary Hines [7] Progressive Conservative 2003
  Yarmouth Richard Hurlburt [7] Progressive Conservative 1999
Note

Seating plan

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Notes

  1. ↑ Guysborough
  2. ↑ left the Liberal party in 2005
  3. ↑ died in 2004
  4. ↑ resigned in 2005. A by-election was set, but was superseded by the 2006 general election.
  5. ↑ Eastern Shore

References

  1. ↑ "First session of the fifty-nineth general assembly" (PDF). Journals and Proceedings of the House of Assembly province of Nova Scotia. September 4, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Turnbull, Lori (December 2007). "The 2006 Provincial Election in Nova Scotia". Canadian Political Science Review. 1 (2). Canadian Political Science Association: 63–68. doi:10.24124/c677/200721 . Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Hamm ekes out minority government". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . August 5, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "MacKenzie steps down as Liberal leader". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . June 20, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2025. The Progressive Conservatives earned a minority government that night with 23 seats, just ahead of the New Democrats' 20.
  5. ↑ King, Nancy (February 10, 2016). "Former premier Rodney MacDonald recalls the glory days". Cape Breton Post . Archived from the original on February 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2003 Nova Scotia election". The Chronicle Herald . 2003. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2011" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. October 5, 2011. pp. 135–140. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
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