65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Majority parliament
Dec. 10, 2024 – present
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Parliament leaders
Premier Tim Houston
since August 31, 2021
Leader of the
Opposition 		Claudia Chender
since December 10, 2024
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition New Democratic Party
Recognized Liberal Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the
House 		Danielle Barkhouse
since September 5, 2024
Government
House Leader		 Brendan Maguire
since December 16, 2024 [1]
Opposition
House Leader		 Lisa Lachance
since January 15, 2025 [2]
Members55 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Charles III
8 September 2022 – present
Lieutenant
Governor 		Arthur LeBlanc
June 28, 2017 – December 13, 2024
Michael Savage
December 13, 2024 – present
Sessions
1st session
10 December 2024 –
←  64th →  66th

The 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.

Contents

List of members

RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNotes
  Annapolis David Bowlby Progressive Conservative 2024
  Antigonish Michelle Thompson Progressive Conservative2021
  Argyle Colton LeBlanc Progressive Conservative2019
  Bedford Basin Tim Outhit Progressive Conservative2024
  Bedford South Damian Stoilov Progressive Conservative2024
  Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier Kendra Coombes NDP 2020
  Cape Breton East Brian Comer Progressive Conservative2019
  Chester-St. Margaret's Danielle Barkhouse Progressive Conservative2021
  Clare Ryan Robicheau Progressive Conservative2024
  Clayton Park West Adegoke Fadare Progressive Conservative2024
  Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Scott Armstrong Progressive Conservative2024
  Colchester North Tom Taggart Progressive Conservative2021
  Cole Harbour-Dartmouth Brad McGowan Progressive Conservative2024
  Cole Harbour Leah Martin Progressive Conservative2024
  Cumberland North Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin Independent2017 [a]
  Cumberland South Tory Rushton Progressive Conservative2018
  Dartmouth East Tim Halman Progressive Conservative2017
  Dartmouth North Susan Leblanc NDP2017
  Dartmouth South Claudia Chender NDP2017Leader of the Opposition
  Digby-Annapolis Jill Balser Progressive Conservative2021
  Eastern Passage Barbara Adams Progressive Conservative2017
  Eastern Shore Kent Smith Progressive Conservative2021
  Fairview-Clayton Park Lina Hamid NDP2024
  Glace Bay-Dominion John White Progressive Conservative2021
  Guysborough-Tracadie Greg Morrow Progressive Conservative2021
  Halifax Armdale Rod Wilson NDP2024
  Halifax Atlantic Brendan Maguire Progressive Conservative2013 [b]
  Halifax Chebucto Krista Gallagher NDP2024
  Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Lisa Lachance NDP2021
  Halifax Needham Suzy Hansen NDP2021
  Hammonds Plains-Lucasville Rick Burns Progressive Conservative2024
  Hants East John A. MacDonald Progressive Conservative2021
  Hants West Melissa Sheehy-Richard Progressive Conservative2021
  Inverness Kyle MacQuarrie Progressive Conservative2024
  Kings North John Lohr Progressive Conservative2013
  Kings South Julie Vanexan Progressive Conservative2024
  Kings West Chris Palmer Progressive Conservative2021
  Lunenburg Susan Corkum-Greek Progressive Conservative2021
  Lunenburg West Becky Druhan Progressive Conservative2021 [a] Progressive Conservative until October 27, 2025; left caucus.
 Independent
  Northside-Westmount Fred Tilley Progressive Conservative2021 [b]
  Pictou Centre Danny MacGillivray Progressive Conservative2024
  Pictou East Tim Houston Progressive Conservative2013Premier of Nova Scotia
  Pictou West Marco MacLeod Progressive Conservative2024
  Preston Twila Grosse Progressive Conservative2023
  Queens Kim Masland Progressive Conservative2017
  Richmond Trevor Boudreau Progressive Conservative2021
  Sackville-Cobequid Paul Wozney NDP2024
  Sackville-Uniacke Brad Johns Progressive Conservative2017
  Shelburne Nolan Young Progressive Conservative2021
  Sydney-Membertou Derek Mombourquette Liberal 2015Interim Leader of the Liberal Party
  Timberlea-Prospect Iain Rankin Liberal2013
  Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River Dave Ritcey Progressive Conservative2020
  Victoria-The Lakes Dianne Timmins Progressive Conservative2024
  Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank Brian Wong Progressive Conservative2021
  Yarmouth Nick Hilton Progressive Conservative2024

Seating plan

Robicheau Stoilov MacGillivray Gallagher Wilson Hamid
Morrow Boudreau Rushton Smith Coombes Hansen Wozney Smith-McCrossin
Druhan Halman Armstrong Balser C. LeBlanc CHENDER S. Leblanc Lachance MOMBOURQUETTE Rankin
Barkhouse
Comer Young Masland Lohr Maguire HOUSTON Adams Thompson Tilley Ritcey Grosse
White MacDonald Wong Sheehy-Richard Palmer Martin Corkum-Greek Fadare MacLeod Johns Taggart
McGowan MacQuarrie Outhit Burns Vanexan Timmins Bowlby Hilton

Current as of February 2025 [3]

Membership changes in the 65th Assembly

Number of members
per party by date		20242025
November 26October 27
  Progressive Conservative 4342
  NDP 9
  Liberal 2
  Independent 12
Vacant0
Membership changes in the 65th General Assembly
DateNameDistrictPartyReason
November 26, 2024See list of membersElection day of the 42nd Nova Scotia general election
 October 27, 2025 Becky Druhan Lunenburg West IndependentLeft the Progressive Conservative caucus

Notes

  1. 1 2 First elected as a Progressive Conservative
  2. 1 2 First elected as a Liberal

References

  1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/premier-tim-houston-treasury-board-government-roles-1.7411757
  2. ↑ https://www.nsndp.ca/official-opposition-leader-claudia-chender-announces-nsndp-shadow-cabinet
  3. ↑ "Seating Plan". Nova Scotia Legislature. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
Preceded by General Assemblies of Nova Scotia
2024–present		Succeeded by
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