41st General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 41st 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 March 1, 1938 and September 19, 1941.

Division of seats

There were 30 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1937 Nova Scotia general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1937

The 18th Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1937 to elect members of the 41st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party....

	Leader	Party	# of Seats	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...	Conservative	5	Angus L. Macdonald	Liberal	25
Total			30

List of members

	Riding	Name	Position	Annapolis County	John D. McKenzie John D. McKenzie John Douglas McKenzie was an American-born businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1945 as a Liberal member....		Antigonish Antigonish (provincial electoral district) Antigonish is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1867 and is one of only four Nova Scotian districts that has existed continuously since Canadian Confederation.The district includes the community...	John L. McIsaac John L. McIsaac John Laughlin MacIsaac was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Antigonish County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1941....		Cape Breton South Cape Breton South (provincial electoral district) Cape Breton South is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1993 has been Manning MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia...	George M. Morrison George M. Morrison George McKay Morrison was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1941 as a Liberal member....		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....	Michael Dwyer Michael Dwyer (politician) Michael Dwyer was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1939 as a Liberal member....	Minister of Mines	Cape Breton North Cape Breton North Cape Breton North is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	George Belcher Murray George Belcher Murray George Belcher Murray was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1941 as a Liberal member....		Cape Breton East Glace Bay (electoral district) Glace Bay is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Lauchlin D. Currie Lauchlin Daniel Currie Lauchlin Daniel Currie was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East from 1933 to 1941 and Richmond from 1941 to 1949 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal member.He was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Joseph Currie and...	Minister of Mines (1940)	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....	Malcolm A. Patterson Malcolm A. Patterson Malcolm Alexander Patterson was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1956 as a Liberal member....		Colchester	Fred Murray Blois Frederick Murray Blois Frederick Murray Blois was a Canadian politician.Born in Gore District, Nova Scotia, he was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for eight years starting in 1937 and was Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition from 1941 until the 1945 provincial election wiped out the...			George Yuill Thomas George Y. Thomas George Yuill Thomas was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1940 as a Conservative member....		Cumberland	Percy C. 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....			Archie Barney Smith		Digby	J. Willie Comeau Joseph Willie Comeau Joseph Willie Comeau was an educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1907 to 1917, from 1920 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1948 as a Liberal member...		Guysborough	Havelock Torrey Havelock Torrey Havelock L. Torrey was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1945 as a Liberal member. His surname also appears as Tory in some sources.He was born in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, the son of James A....		Halifax South	Angus L. Macdonald	Premier	Halifax Centre	William Duff Forrest William Duff Forrest William Duff Forrest was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1939 as a Liberal member....		Halifax North	Harold Connolly Harold Connolly Harold Joseph Connolly was a Nova Scotia journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the province's 15th Premier in 1954....		Halifax East	Geoffrey Stevens		Halifax West	George E. Hagen		Hants	Alexander S. MacMillan	Minister of Highways Premier (1940)	Inverness 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....	Moses E. McGarry Moses Elijah McGarry Moses Elijah McGarry was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1940 and Inverness—Richmond in the Canadian House of Commons from 1940 to 1949 as a Liberal member.He was born in Harvard Lakes, Nova Scotia,...	speaker (1939)	Kings	John A. McDonald John Alexander McDonald (Nova Scotia politician) John Alexander McDonald was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 as a Liberal member. McDonald sat for King's division in the Senate of Canada from 1945 to 1962.He was born in Upper Dyke Village,...	Minister of Agriculture	Lunenburg	Frank R. Davis			Gordon E. Romkey Gordon E. Romkey Gordon Emerson Romkey was a general merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1953 as a Liberal member....	speaker (1940)	Pictou	Josiah H. MacQuarrie Josiah H. MacQuarrie Josiah H. MacQuarrie was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1947 as a Liberal member....	Attorney General		Newton G. Munro		Queens Queens (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district) Queens is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.It is located in the South Shore region, bordered by the ridings of Lunenburg West, Shelburne, and Digby Annapolis...	John J. Cameron		Richmond Richmond (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district) Richmond is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 has been Michel Samson of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia....	Donald David Boyd Donald David Boyd Donald David Boyd was a lawyer, civil servant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1941 as a Liberal member....		Shelburne Shelburne (provincial electoral district) Shelburne is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since the 2006 election has been Sterling Belliveau of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party . Belliveau defeated PC L. Eddie...	Henry R. L. Bill		Victoria	John M. Campbell		Yarmouth Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) Yarmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It consists of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth and the town of Yarmouth. Fishing and fish processing continue to drive the economy here, although tourism...	Lindsay C. Gardner Lindsay C. Gardner Lindsay Cann Gardner was a druggist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1938 as a Liberal member....	Speaker

Former members of the 41st General Assembly

	Name	Party	Electoral District	Cause of departure	Succeeded by	Elected	Lindsay C. Gardner	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...	Yarmouth	died	Henry A. Waterman, Liberal	1938	Michael Dwyer	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...	Cape Breton Centre	resigned	Douglas MacDonald Douglas MacDonald Douglas MacDonald was a farmer, miner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1939 to 1945 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member.... , CCF	December 5, 1939	William Duff Forest	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...	Halifax Centre	died	James Edward Rutledge James Edward Rutledge James Edward Rutledge was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1939 to 1956 as a Liberal member.... , Liberal	December 5, 1939	George Y. Thomas	Conservative	Colchester	died	George Scott Dickey George Scott Dickey George Scott Dickey was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1939 to 1945 as a Progressive Conservative member.... , Conservative	October 28, 1940	Percy C. Black	Conservative	Cumberland	elected to federal seat	Leonard William Fraser Leonard William Fraser Leonard William Fraser was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1940 to 1941 as a Conservative member.... , Conservative	October 28, 1940	Angus L. Macdonald	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...	Halifax South	named to federal cabinet	Joseph R. Murphy, Liberal	October 28, 1940	Moses E. McGarry	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...	Inverness	elected to federal seat	Alexander H. McKinnon Alexander H. McKinnon Alexander Hugh McKinnon was a lawyer, judge and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1940 to 1953 as a Liberal member.... , Liberal	October 28, 1940

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