The 38th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

 between June 25, 1925 through September 5, 1928. The first session of this assembly was convened on February 9, 1926. There were three sessions of the assembly during this period.

The election of 1925 represented a shift in Nova Scotia politics as the 37th General Assembly would mark the return of the Conservatives to government after a forty-three year absence.

One of the most significant pieces of legislation to come out of this General Assembly is that of An Act Abolishing the Legislative Council and Amending the Constitution of the Province, in 1928. This act abolished the Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Nova Scotia

The Legislative Council of Nova Scotia was the upper house of the government of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It existed from 1838 to May 31, 1928...

 of the Nova Scotia Legislature

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

, the legislature's upper house

Upper house

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. When Rhodes came into office in 1926, it had only one Conservative member and 17 Liberal members, with three vacancies; Rhodes would ultimately appoint 15 new Councillors in order to pack the Council for means of abolition, while dismissing all but a handful of Liberal Councillors.

Division of seats

There were 42 members of this General Assembly, elected in the 1925 Nova Scotia general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1925

The 15th Nova Scotia general election was held on 25 June 1925 to elect members of the 38th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Conservative party....

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	Leader	Party	# of Seats	Edgar Nelson Rhodes Edgar Nelson Rhodes Edgar Nelson Rhodes, was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia.Rhodes was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1908 as a member of the Conservative Party...	Liberal-Conservative	38	N/A	Liberal	3	Archibald Terris Archibald Terris Archibald Terris was a coal miner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 and 1928 to 1933 as an Independent Labour member...	Labour-Conservative	1
Total			42

List of members

	Riding	Name	Position	Annapolis County	Obediah Parker Goucher Obediah Parker Goucher Obediah Parker Goucher was a school teacher, insurance agent and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member....			Harry Thompson MacKenzie Harry Thompson MacKenzie Harry Thompson MacKenzie was a manufacturer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member....		Antigonish County	William Chisholm			John Laughlin McIsaac		Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Gordon Sidney Harrington Gordon Sidney Harrington Gordon Sidney Harrington was a Nova Scotia politician and the province's 11th Premier from 1930 to 1933.He was mayor of Glace Bay from 1913 to 1915 when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force fighting in World War I...	Minister of Public Works & Mines		Joseph Macdonald Joseph Macdonald Joseph Macdonald was a lawyer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton Centre from 1925 to 1933 and Cape Breton North from 1933 to 1937 as a Conservative member....		Cape Breton East	John Carey Douglas John Carey Douglas John Carey Douglas was a Canadian politician.Born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Ann Douglas, Douglas was educated in public schools, in Stellarton, at Pictou Academy and Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1897 and a Master of Arts in 1909...	Attorney General Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...  (1925-6)		Alexander O'Handley Alexander O'Handley Alexander O'Handley was a teacher, lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East from 1925 to 1928 as a Conservative member and Cape Breton North from 1941 to 1956 as a Liberal member in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.He was born in Sydney Mines, Nova...		Colchester County	William Boardman Armstrong William Boardman Armstrong William Boardman Armstrong was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as an Independent Conservative member....			Frank Stanfield Frank Stanfield Frank Stanfield was an entrepreneur and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1920 and from 1925 to 1928 as a Conservative member...		Cumberland County	Percy Chapman Black Percy Chapman Black Percy Chapman Black was a Canadian politician, businessman and farmer. Black served in both the Canadian House of Commons and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Minister of Highways		Daniel George McKenzie Daniel George McKenzie Daniel George McKenzie was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1933 as a United Farmers and then Liberal-Conservative member.He was born in Malagash, Nova Scotia, the son of Donald McKenzie...	Speaker Speaker (politics) The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...  (1925-6)		Archibald Terris Archibald Terris Archibald Terris was a coal miner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 and 1928 to 1933 as an Independent Labour member...		Digby County	William Hudson Farnham William Hudson Farnham William Hudson Farnham was a manufacturer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....			John Louis Philip Robicheau Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau was a farmer, lumber merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He sat for Digby-Clare division in the Senate of Canada from 1935 to 1948...		Guysborough County	Simon Osborn Giffin Simon Osborn Giffin Simon Osborn Giffin was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....			Howard Amos Rice Howard Amos Rice Howard Amos Rice was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....		Halifax County	Josiah Frederick Fraser Josiah Frederick Fraser Josiah Frederick Fraser was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member....			Alexander Montgomerie			John Francis Mahoney John Francis Mahoney John Francis Mahoney was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1929 as a Liberal-Conservative member....			John Archibald Walker John Archibald Walker John Archibald Walker was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Minister of Natural Resources & Provincial Development		William Drysdale Piercey		Hants County	Albert E. Parsons	Speaker (1926-8)		Edgar Nelson Rhodes Edgar Nelson Rhodes Edgar Nelson Rhodes, was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia.Rhodes was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1908 as a member of the Conservative Party...	Provincial Secretary Provincial Secretary The Provincial Secretary was a senior position in the executive councils of British North America's colonial governments, and was retained by the Canadian provincial governments for at least a century after Canadian Confederation was proclaimed in 1867...  & Premier Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in some countries and states.-Examples by country:In many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister"...	Inverness County Inverness (provincial electoral district) Inverness is a provincial electoral district on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Hubert Meen Aucoin Hubert Meen Aucoin Hubert Meen Aucoin was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....			Malcolm McKay Malcolm McKay Malcolm McKay was born in Epping, London on the 12th of July, 1947. He studied at St Joseph's Convent primary, King Edward V1 Grammar, Chelmsford and Canley College of Education, Coventry...		Kings County	George Clyde Nowlan			Reginald Tucker Caldwell Reginald Tucker Caldwell Reginald Tucker Caldwell was a grocer, real estate broker and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Conservative member....		Lunenburg County	Wallace Norman Rehfuss Wallace Norman Rehfuss Wallace Norman Rehfuss was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....			William Haslam Smith William Haslam Smith William Haslam Smith was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....		Pictou County	John Doull John Doull John Doull was a lawyer, judge and politician. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1925 to 1933....			Robert Albert Douglas Robert Albert Douglas Robert Albert Douglas was a contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member....			Hugh Allan MacQuarrie Hugh Allan MacQuarrie Hugh Allan MacQuarrie was an undertaker, furniture dealer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, the son of John MacQuarrie and...		Queens County	Frank J.D. Barnjum Frank J.D. Barnjum Frank John Dixie Barnjum was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1926 as a Conservative member.-Biography:...			William Lorimer Hall William Lorimer Hall William Lorimer Hall was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1910 to 1920 and from 1925 to 1931....	Attorney General (1926-1928)	Richmond County & Cape Breton West	Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County from 1916 to 1925 and Richmond County & Cape Breton West from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born in Arichat, Nova Scotia, the son of Benjamin LeBlanc and...			John Alexander MacDonald John Alexander Macdonald (Nova Scotia politician) John Alexander Macdonald was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond—West Cape Breton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 as a Conservative member...		Shelburne County	Norman Emmons Smith			Ernest Reginald Nickerson Ernest Reginald Nickerson Ernest Reginald Nickerson was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as an Independent Conservative member....		Victoria County	Donald Buchanan McLeod Donald Buchanan McLeod Donald Buchanan McLeod was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal member....			Philip McLeod		Yarmouth County	John Flint Cahan John Flint Cahan John Flint Cahan was an engineer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....			Raymond Neri d'Entremont Raymond Neri d'Entremont Raymond Neri d'Entremont was a fish merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....

Former members of the 37th General Assembly

	Name	Party	Electoral District	Cause of departure	Succeeded by	Elected	John Alexander MacDonald John Alexander Macdonald (Nova Scotia politician) John Alexander Macdonald was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond—West Cape Breton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 as a Conservative member...	Conservatives	Cape Breton West Cape Breton West Cape Breton West is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	resigned to run federally	John Angus Stewart, Con.	February 24, 1926	Frank J.D. Barnjum Frank J.D. Barnjum Frank John Dixie Barnjum was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1926 as a Conservative member.-Biography:...	Conservatives	Queens County	resigned March 16, 1926	N/A	N/A	John Carey Douglas John Carey Douglas John Carey Douglas was a Canadian politician.Born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Ann Douglas, Douglas was educated in public schools, in Stellarton, at Pictou Academy and Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1897 and a Master of Arts in 1909...	Conservatives	Cape Breton East	resigned to run federally	N/A	N/A

• Barnjum resigned due to a failed election promise
  Election promise
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  . Upon being nominated Barnjum promised a mill project for Queens County. By 1928 this had not happened and Barnjum resigned due to the failed promise.