55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 23, 1989, and April 16, 1993, its membership being set in the 1988 Nova Scotia general election. Roger Bacon replaced John Buchanan as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and Premier in 1990.
| 55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 23 February 1989 – 16 April 1993 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | John Buchanan October 5, 1978 – September 12, 1990 | ||
| Roger Bacon September 12, 1990 – February 26, 1991 | |||
| Donald Cameron February 26, 1991 – June 11, 1993 | |||
| Leader of the Opposition | Vincent MacLean February 22, 1986 – March 3, 1992 | ||
| Bill Gillis March 21, 1992 – June 11, 1993 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
| House of Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the House | Art Donahoe February 19, 1981 – February 26, 1991 | ||
| Ron Russell May 10, 1991 – April 16, 1993 | |||
| Members | 52 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Lloyd Crouse February 20, 1989 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 23, 1989 – February 22, 1990 | |||
| 2nd session February 22, 1990 – April 16, 1993 | |||
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Division of seats
editThe division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1988
| Leader | Party | # of Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | 28 | |
| Vincent J. MacLean | Liberal | 21 | |
| Alexa McDonough | NDP | 2 | |
| Independent | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | ||
List of members
edit† denotes the speaker. Ron Russell became speaker in 1991.
Former members of the 55th General Assembly
edit| Name | Party | Electoral District | Cause of departure | Succeeded by | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Connors | Liberal | Cape Breton Centre | resigned | Russell MacNeil, Liberal | August 22, 1989 | |
| John M. Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | Halifax Atlantic | named to Senate of Canada | Robert Chisholm, NDP | August 22, 1991 |
References
edit- Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-27.