64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
24 September 2021 – present | |||
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Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | Tim Houston 31 Aug 2021 – present | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Iain Rankin August 31, 2021 – July 9, 2022 | ||
Zach Churchill July 9, 2022 | |||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
House of Assembly | |||
Speaker of the House | Keith Bain September 24, 2021 – October 12, 2023 | ||
Karla MacFarlane October 12, 2023-April 5, 2024 | |||
Government House Leader | Kim Masland September 24, 2021 | ||
Opposition House Leader | Derek Mombourquette September 24, 2021 | ||
Members | 55 MLA seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
Charles III 8 September 2022 – present | |||
Lieutenant Governor | Arthur LeBlanc June 28, 2017 – present | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session September 24, 2021 – present | |||
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64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2021 Nova Scotia election.[1] The assembly opened on September 24, 2021.[2]
List of members
Riding | Member | Party | Notes | |
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Annapolis | Carman Kerr | Liberal | ||
Antigonish | Michelle Thompson | Progressive Conservative | ||
Argyle | Colton LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | ||
Bedford Basin | Kelly Regan | Liberal | ||
Bedford South | Braedon Clark | Liberal | ||
Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier | Kendra Coombes | NDP | ||
Cape Breton East | Brian Comer | Progressive Conservative | ||
Chester-St. Margaret's | Danielle Barkhouse | Progressive Conservative | ||
Clare | Ronnie LeBlanc | Liberal | ||
Clayton Park West | Rafah DiCostanzo | Liberal | ||
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | Larry Harrison | Progressive Conservative | ||
Colchester North | Tom Taggart | Progressive Conservative | ||
Cole Harbour-Dartmouth | Lorelei Nicoll | Liberal | ||
Cole Harbour | Tony Ince | Liberal | ||
Cumberland North | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | Independent | ||
Cumberland South | Tory Rushton | Progressive Conservative | ||
Dartmouth East | Tim Halman | Progressive Conservative | ||
Dartmouth North | Susan Leblanc | NDP | ||
Dartmouth South | Claudia Chender | NDP | Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
Digby-Annapolis | Jill Balser | Progressive Conservative | ||
Eastern Passage | Barbara Adams | Progressive Conservative | ||
Eastern Shore | Kent Smith | Progressive Conservative | ||
Fairview-Clayton Park | Patricia Arab | Liberal | ||
Glace Bay-Dominion | John White | Progressive Conservative | ||
Guysborough-Tracadie | Greg Morrow | Progressive Conservative | ||
Halifax Armdale | Ali Duale | Liberal | ||
Halifax Atlantic | Brendan Maguire | Liberal | Liberal until February 22, 2024; joined Progressive Conservative caucus. | |
Progressive Conservative | ||||
Halifax Chebucto | Gary Burrill | NDP | ||
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | Lisa Lachance | NDP | ||
Halifax Needham | Suzy Hansen | NDP | ||
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | Ben Jessome | Liberal | ||
Hants East | John A. MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | ||
Hants West | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | Progressive Conservative | ||
Inverness | Allan MacMaster | Progressive Conservative | ||
Kings North | John Lohr | Progressive Conservative | ||
Kings South | Keith Irving | Liberal | ||
Kings West | Chris Palmer | Progressive Conservative | ||
Lunenburg | Susan Corkum-Greek | Progressive Conservative | ||
Lunenburg West | Becky Druhan | Progressive Conservative | ||
Northside-Westmount | Fred Tilley | Liberal | ||
Pictou Centre | Pat Dunn | Progressive Conservative | ||
Pictou East | Tim Houston | Progressive Conservative | Premier of Nova Scotia | |
Pictou West | Karla MacFarlane | Progressive Conservative | Resigned April 12, 2024 | |
Marco MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | Elected May 21, 2024 | ||
Preston | Angela Simmonds | Liberal | Resigned April 1, 2023 | |
Twila Grosse | Progressive Conservative | Elected August 8, 2023 | ||
Queens | Kim Masland | Progressive Conservative | ||
Richmond | Trevor Boudreau | Progressive Conservative | ||
Sackville-Cobequid | Steve Craig | Progressive Conservative | ||
Sackville-Uniacke | Brad Johns | Progressive Conservative | ||
Shelburne | Nolan Young | Progressive Conservative | ||
Sydney-Membertou | Derek Mombourquette | Liberal | ||
Timberlea-Prospect | Iain Rankin | Liberal | ||
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | Dave Ritcey | Progressive Conservative | ||
Victoria-The Lakes | Keith Bain | Progressive Conservative | ||
Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank | Brian Wong | Progressive Conservative | ||
Yarmouth | Zach Churchill | Liberal | Leader of the Opposition |
Seating Plan
Kerr | R. LeBlanc | Tilley | Smith-McCrossin | ||||||||||
Clark | Jessome | Nicoll | Duale | DiConstanzo | Lachance | Burrill | Hansen | ||||||
Arab | Irving | Ince | Mombourquette | CHURCHILL | Regan | Rankin | CHENDER | S. Leblanc | Coombes | ||||
MacFarlane | |||||||||||||
Johns | Rushton | Adams | Masland | HOUSTON | MacMaster | Grosse | Thompson | Lohr | C. LeBlanc | Halman | Smith | ||
Young | White | Druhan | Morrow | Boudreau | Balser | Maguire | Comer | Corkum-Greek | Wong | Ritcey | |||
MacDonald | Dunn | Bain | Palmer | Sheehy-Richard | Barkhouse | Taggart | Harrison | Craig |
Current as of February 2024[3]
Membership changes in the 64th Assembly
Number of members per party by date | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||
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August 18 | April 1 | August 8 | February 22 | April 12 | May 21 | ||
Progressive Conservative | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | ||
Liberal | 17 | 16 | 15 | ||||
NDP | 6 | ||||||
Independent | 1 | ||||||
Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Membership changes in the 64th General Assembly | |||||||||
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Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |||||
August 17, 2021 | See list of members | Election day of the 41st Nova Scotia general election | |||||||
April 1, 2023 | Angela Simmonds | Preston | Liberal | Resignation | |||||
August 8, 2023 | Twila Grosse | Preston | Progressive Conservative | Elected in by-election | |||||
February 22, 2024 | Brendan Maguire | Halifax Atlantic | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |||||
April 12, 2024 | Karla MacFarlane | Pictou West | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | |||||
May 21, 2024 | Marco MacLeod | Pictou West | Progressive Conservative | Elected in by-election |
References
- ^ Gorman, Michael (17 August 2021). "Progressive Conservatives surge to surprise majority win in Nova Scotia election". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Gorman, Michael (10 September 2021). "N.S. premier to give opposition members more tools to hold government to account". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Seating Plan". Nova Scotia Legislature. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
Preceded by | General Assemblies of Nova Scotia 2021–present | Succeeded by 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
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