The 2003 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 5,2003,to elect members of the 59th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia,Canada. The ruling Progressive Conservative Party,led by Premier John Hamm,was reduced to a minority government.
The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic,progressive provincial party in Nova Scotia,Canada. It is the provincial entity of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). It was founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932,and became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing party of Nova Scotia following the 2009 Nova Scotia election,winning 31 seats in the Legislature,under the leadership of Premier Darrell Dexter. It is the first New Democratic Party in Atlantic Canada to form a government,and the second to form a government in a province east of Manitoba. The party lost government at the 2013 election,losing 24 seats,including Dexter's seat. Gary Burrill,the party’s leader from 2016 to 2022,is credited with bringing the party back to its left-wing roots. The party currently holds 6 seats in the Legislature and has been led by Claudia Chender since June 2022.
The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia,is a moderate 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.
Russell Gregoire MacLellan is a Canadian politician who served as the 24th premier of Nova Scotia from 1997 to 1999.
Donald William Cameron was a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd premier of Nova Scotia from February 1991 to June 1993. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1993,as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Following his political career,he was appointed the Canadian Consul General to New England.
Geoffrey Paul Regan is a former Canadian politician who served as the 36th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada,he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax West 2000 to 2021,previously holding the seat from 1993 to 1997. Under Paul Martin,he was Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 2003 to 2006.
Darrell Elvin Dexter is a Canadian lawyer,journalist and former naval officer who served as the 27th premier of Nova Scotia from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party,he served as party leader from 2001 to 2013. He became Premier in 2009 after his party defeated the governing Progressive Conservative Party,leading the first NDP government in Atlantic Canada and the second east of Manitoba. His government was defeated in the 2013 election,becoming the first Nova Scotia government in 131 years to be denied a second mandate;Dexter himself was defeated in his constituency by 21 votes. Dexter now serves as a lobbyist for the cannabis industry.
Yvonne Atwell is a Canadian community activist,former provincial politician and former hospital administrator. She is known for being the first Black woman elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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.
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.
The 1998 Nova Scotia general election was held on March 24,1998 to elect members of the 57th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia,Canada. The Liberal party and the New Democratic Party tied in the seat count,with 19 each,while the Progressive Conservatives won 14 seats. The Liberals went on to form a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives.
Nova Scotia is a parliamentary democracy. Its legislature consists of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and fifty-five members representing their electoral districts in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. As Canada's head of state,Charles III is the head of Nova Scotia's chief executive government. His duties in Nova Scotia are carried out by the Lieutenant-Governor,Arthur LeBlanc. The government is headed by the Premier,Tim Houston,who took office August 31,2021. Halifax is home to the House of Assembly and Lieutenant-Governor. The House of Assembly has met in Halifax at Province House since 1819.
Michael Gilbert Baker,was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly between 1998 and 2009. He was a Progressive Conservative.
Peter G. Christie is a former accountant and political figure in Nova Scotia,Canada. He represented Bedford-Fall River and then Bedford in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2006 as a Progressive Conservative member.
Kelly Maureen Regan MLA is a Canadian politician who has served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly since 2009,most recently as the MLA for Bedford Basin. She was first elected as the Member for Bedford-Birch Cove. Since is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Cecil Edward O'Donnell is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2006. He was a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Thomas Johnson McInnis is a retired Canadian senator. He also represented the electoral district of Halifax Eastern Shore in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993,as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Mary Ann McGrath is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Halifax Bedford Basin in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
David Hendsbee is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Preston in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Today he sits on the Halifax Regional Council.
Robert Batherson is a Canadian politician and public affairs executive currently serving as president of the Conservative Party of Canada. Before becoming national president,Batherson was a two-term National Councillor from Nova Scotia.
