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61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia is an assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election. The first session of the General Assembly lasted from 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010. The second session began on 25 March 2010 with a speech from the throne.
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| Number of members per party by date | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
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| Jun 9 | Sep 4 | Sep 10 | Oct 20 | Feb 9 | Mar 11 | Mar 25 | Jun 22 | Sep 8 | Oct 26 | Jan 10 | Mar 25 | Jun 21 | May 29 | June 19 | |||
| NDP | 31 | 32 | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Liberal | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Progressive Conservative | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total members | 52 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 50 | ||||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Government majority | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Membership changes in the 61st General Assembly | |||||
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| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
| June 9, 2009 | See list of members | Election day of the 38th Nova Scotia general election | |||
| September 4, 2009 | Angus MacIsaac | Antigonish | Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat | |
| September 10, 2009 | Rodney MacDonald | Inverness | Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat | |
| October 20, 2009 | Allan MacMaster | Inverness | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election | |
| October 20, 2009 | Maurice Smith | Antigonish | NDP | Elected in a by-election | |
| February 9, 2010 | Richard Hurlburt | Yarmouth | Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat due to constituency expense scandal | |
| March 11, 2010 | David Wilson | Glace Bay | Liberal | Vacated seat | |
| March 25, 2010 | Trevor Zinck | Dartmouth North | Independent | Removed from the NDP caucus over constituency expense irregularities | |
| June 22, 2010 | Zach Churchill | Yarmouth | Liberal | Elected in a by-election | |
| June 22, 2010 | Geoff MacLellan | Glace Bay | Liberal | Elected in a by-election | |
| September 8, 2010 | Murray Scott | Cumberland South | Progressive Conservative | Vacated Seat | |
| October 26, 2010 | Jamie Baillie | Cumberland South | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election | |
| January 10, 2011 | Karen Casey | Colchester North | Liberal | Crossed the floor from Progressive Conservatives | |
| March 25, 2011 | Cecil Clarke | Cape Breton North | Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat to run in the 2011 Canadian federal election | |
| June 21, 2011 | Eddie Orrell | Cape Breton North | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election | |
| May 29, 2013 | Manning MacDonald | Cape Breton South | Liberal | Vacated Seat | |
| June 19, 2013 | Trevor Zinck | Dartmouth North | Independent | Vacated Seat | |
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