54th 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 November 6, 1984 and July 30, 1988, its membership being set in the 1984 Nova Scotia general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1984

The 31st Nova Scotia general election was held on November 6, 1984 to elect members of the 54th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party....

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Division of seats

The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1984

	Leader	Party	# of Seats	John M. Buchanan John Buchanan John MacLennan Buchanan, PC, QC is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006.-Early life:...	Progressive Conservative	42	A.M. (Sandy) Cameron Sandy Cameron A.M. "Sandy" Cameron was a Canadian politician and businessman. He served three terms in the Nova Scotia Provincial Legislature, representing the Guysborough Riding...	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...	6	Alexa McDonough Alexa McDonough Alexa Ann Shaw McDonough OC is a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Canada, when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's leader in 1980...	NDP	3	Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan is a former politician in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and long-time member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Biography:...	Cape Breton Labour Party Cape Breton Labour Party The Cape Breton Labour Party was a social democratic provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada that advocated separate provincial status for Cape Breton, which is the northern part of the Province of Nova Scotia.-Founding:...	1
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List of members

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Gerry Sheehy	Progressive Conservative	Annapolis East Annapolis East Annapolis East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993...
Greg Kerr Greg Kerr Greg J. Kerr is a politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. He was elected as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the electoral district of West Nova in the 2008 federal election. He is currently the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs.-Biography:He graduated from...	Progressive Conservative	Annapolis West Annapolis West For the Nova Scotia school, see Annapolis West Education CentreAnnapolis West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993...
J. William Gillis Bill Gillis John William Gillis , generally known as Bill Gillis, was a Canadian politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1998. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish for the Liberals....	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...	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...
Neil LeBlanc Neil LeBlanc Neil J. LeBlanc, is a former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Biography:He was born to Alfred LeBlanc and Gladys Bourque.LeBlanc, a graduate of St...	Progressive Conservative	Argyle Argyle (electoral district) Argyle is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Chris d'Entremont of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia....
Kenneth Streatch Ken Streatch Kenneth "Ken" Streatch is a farmer and former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Bedford - Musquodoboit Valley and then Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member.He was educated at the Nova Scotia...	Progressive Conservative	Bedford - Musquodoboit Valley
Michael Laffin	Progressive Conservative	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....
Donnie MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton East
Brian Young Brian Young (Nova Scotia politician) Brian Alexander Young is a former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member....	Progressive Conservative	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....
Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan is a former politician in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and long-time member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Biography:...	Cape Breton Labour Party Cape Breton Labour Party The Cape Breton Labour Party was a social democratic provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada that advocated separate provincial status for Cape Breton, which is the northern part of the Province of Nova Scotia.-Founding:...	Cape Breton Nova Cape Breton Nova Cape Breton Nova 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 2003 has been Gordie Gosse of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party...
Vincent J. MacLean Vincent MacLean Vincent James MacLean was leader of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992. He was replaced by John Savage....	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 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...
John A. Newell	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton The Lakes Cape Breton The Lakes Cape Breton The Lakes was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1978 to 2003.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:*Brian Boudreau, Liberal...
Donnie MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	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....
Guy LeBlanc	Progressive Conservative	Clare Clare (electoral district) Clare is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1993 has been Wayne Gaudet of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party....
Jack Coupar	Progressive Conservative	Colchester North Colchester North Colchester North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2006 has been Karen Casey of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.The riding includes the northern half...
R. Collin Stewart	Progressive Conservative	Colchester South Colchester South Colchester South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1978 to 1993.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
David Nantes David Nantes (politician) Gerald David Nantes is an engineer and former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member....	Progressive Conservative	Cole Harbour Cole Harbour (electoral district) Cole Harbour is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 1998 is Premier Darrell Dexter of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party....
Guy Brown Guy Brown (politician) Guy A. C. Brown was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland Centre and then Cumberland South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1998....	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...	Cumberland Centre Cumberland Centre Cumberland Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
Roger Stuart Bacon Roger Stuart Bacon Roger Stuart Bacon is a retired Nova Scotia politician who was the 21st Premier of Nova Scotia from 1990 to 1991.Born in Upper Nappan, Nova Scotia, Bacon was a farmer when he was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1970 as a Progressive Conservative...	Progressive Conservative	Cumberland East Cumberland East Cumberland East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
Gardner (Bud) Hurley	Progressive Conservative	Cumberland West Cumberland West Cumberland West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993....
Jim Smith	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...	Dartmouth East Dartmouth East Dartmouth East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is located in the Dartmouth region of the Halifax RM.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
Laird Stirling	Progressive Conservative	Dartmouth North Dartmouth North Dartmouth North is a provincial electoral district in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
Roland J. Thornhill	Progressive Conservative	Dartmouth South Dartmouth South Dartmouth South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The district was created in 1967, but was redistributed in 2003...
Merryl Lawton	Progressive Conservative	Digby Digby (provincial electoral district) Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1993....
Chuck MacNeil	Progressive Conservative	Guysborough Guysborough (provincial electoral district) Guysborough was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1993....
John M. Buchanan John Buchanan John MacLennan Buchanan, PC, QC is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006.-Early life:...	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Atlantic Halifax Atlantic Halifax Atlantic is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2003 has been Michèle Raymond of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party....
Joel Matheson	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Bedford Basin Halifax Bedford Basin Halifax Bedford Basin was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1978 to 2003....
Alexa McDonough Alexa McDonough Alexa Ann Shaw McDonough OC is a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Canada, when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's leader in 1980...	NDP	Halifax Chebucto Halifax Chebucto Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encompasses the neighbourhood known informally as West End, Halifax...
Arthur R. Donahoe Art Donahoe Arthur R. Donahoe is a former lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member....  †	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Citadel
Terence R. B. Donahoe Terry Donahoe Terence Richard Boyd Donahoe was a former Nova Scotia opposition leader, cabinet minister, and MLA.Donahoe was born in Halifax on Oct. 30, 1944, and came from a prominent political family...	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Cornwallis Halifax Cornwallis Halifax Cornwallis was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1993.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
Tom McInnis	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Eastern Shore Halifax Eastern Shore Halifax Eastern Shore was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1993....
Edmond L. Morris	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Needham Halifax Needham Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically....
Jerry Lawrence	Progressive Conservative	Halifax St. Margarets Halifax St. Margarets Halifax St. Margarets was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1993....
Cora H. Etter	Progressive Conservative	Hants East Hants East Hants East 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 John MacDonell of the New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia....
Ron Russell Ron Russell Ronald S. Russell is a former politician and pilot living in Nova Scotia, Canada.Russell was a pilot for the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War, and later joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Russell was educated at the Ryerson Institute of Technology and Queen's University...	Progressive Conservative	Hants West Hants West Hants West 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 June 2006 has been Chuck Porter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.The district has existed since 1949...
Jim MacLean	Progressive Conservative	Inverness North Inverness North Inverness North was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1981 to 1993....
Billy Joe MacLean	Progressive Conservative	Inverness South Inverness South Inverness South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1981 to 1993....
George Archibald George Archibald (politician) ----George Archibald is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, Canada for the constituency of Kings North. He sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia from 1984 to 1999....	Progressive Conservative	Kings North Kings North Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The electoral district was formed through redistribution in 1956...
Bob Levy	NDP	Kings South Kings South King South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
George Moody	Progressive Conservative	Kings West Kings West Kings West 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 is Leo Glavine of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia....
Maxine Cochran	Progressive Conservative	Lunenburg Centre Lunenburg Centre Lunenburg Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993....
Jim Barkhouse Jim Barkhouse James Alfred "Jim" Barkhouse is a former hardware store owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg East and then Chester-St. Margaret's in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1998 as a Liberal member....	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...	Lunenburg East Lunenburg East Lunenburg East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993....
Mel Pickings	Progressive Conservative	Lunenburg West Lunenburg West Lunenburg West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The riding includes the town of Bridgewater, LaHave, and Hebbville.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
Jack MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative	Pictou Centre Pictou Centre Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
Donald W. Cameron	Progressive Conservative	Pictou East Pictou East Pictou East 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 is Clarrie MacKinnon of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party who replaced the retiring Jim DeWolfe of...
Donald P. McInnes Donald P. McInnes Donald Peter McInnes is a former dairy farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1998 as a Progressive Conservative member....	Progressive Conservative	Pictou West Pictou West Pictou West 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 2003 has been Charlie Parker of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party ....
John Leefe John Leefe John Gordon Leefe is an author, former teacher and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1999 as a Progressive Conservative member....	Progressive Conservative	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...
Greg MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative	Richmond
John Holm John Holm John Holm is a Canadian politician from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia in the Halifax Regional Municipality.Holm served as the New Democratic Party, Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Sackville from 1984 until it was redistributed in 1993, then continued to serve the...	NDP	Sackville Sackville (electoral district) Sackvile was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1978 to 1993....
Harold Huskilson Harold Huskilson Harold MacKay Huskilson was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1993 as a Liberal member.-Early life:...	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...	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...
Ron Giffin Ron Giffin Ronald Chapman "Ron" Giffin is a lawyer and former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Truro-Bible Hill in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member....	Progressive Conservative	Truro-Bible Hill Truro-Bible Hill Truro—Bible Hill is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
Roy Fisher Hudson	Progressive Conservative	Victoria Victoria (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district) Victoria was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 2003....
Alex McIntosh	Progressive Conservative	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...

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