55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between September 6, 1988, 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.
Division of seats
The 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
| Earle Rafuse | Liberal | Annapolis East | |
| Greg Kerr | Progressive Conservative | Annapolis West | |
| J. William Gillis | Liberal | Antigonish | |
| Neil LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | Argyle | |
| Kenneth Streatch | Progressive Conservative | Bedford - Musquodoboit Valley | |
| Wayne Connors | Liberal | Cape Breton Centre | |
| John MacEachern | Liberal | Cape Breton East | |
| Brian Young | Progressive Conservative | Cape Breton North | |
| Paul MacEwan | Independent | Cape Breton Nova | |
| Vincent J. MacLean | Liberal | Cape Breton South | |
| Bernie Boudreau | Liberal | Cape Breton The Lakes | |
| Russell MacKinnon | Liberal | Cape Breton West | |
| Guy LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | Clare | |
| Ed Lorraine | Liberal | Colchester North | |
| R. Collin Stewart | Progressive Conservative | Colchester South | |
| David Nantes | Progressive Conservative | Cole Harbour | |
| Guy Brown | Liberal | Cumberland Centre | |
| Roger Stuart Bacon | Progressive Conservative | Cumberland East | |
| Ross Bragg | Liberal | Cumberland West | |
| Jim Smith | Liberal | Dartmouth East | |
| Sandy Jolly | Liberal | Dartmouth North | |
| Roland J. Thornhill | Progressive Conservative | Dartmouth South | |
| Joe Casey | Liberal | Digby | |
| Chuck MacNeil | Progressive Conservative | Guysborough | |
| John M. Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | Halifax Atlantic | |
| Joel Matheson | Progressive Conservative | Halifax Bedford Basin | |
| Alexa McDonough | NDP | Halifax Chebucto | |
| Arthur R. Donahoe † | Progressive Conservative | Halifax Citadel | |
| Terence R. B. Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | Halifax Cornwallis | |
| Tom McInnis | Progressive Conservative | Halifax Eastern Shore | |
| Gerry O'Malley | Liberal | Halifax Needham | |
| Jerry Lawrence | Progressive Conservative | Halifax St. Margarets | |
| Jack Hawkins | Liberal | Hants East | |
| Ron Russell † | Progressive Conservative | Hants West | |
| Charles MacArthur | Liberal | Inverness North | |
| Danny Graham | Liberal | Inverness South | |
| George Archibald | Progressive Conservative | Kings North | |
| Derrick Kimball | Progressive Conservative | Kings South | |
| George Moody | Progressive Conservative | Kings West | |
| Al Mosher | Progressive Conservative | Lunenburg Centre | |
| Jim Barkhouse | Liberal | Lunenburg East | |
| Marie P. Dechman | Progressive Conservative | Lunenburg West | |
| Jack MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative | Pictou Centre | |
| Donald W. Cameron | Progressive Conservative | Pictou East | |
| Donald P. McInnes | Progressive Conservative | Pictou West | |
| John Leefe | Progressive Conservative | Queens | |
| Richard Mann | Liberal | Richmond | |
| John Holm | NDP | Sackville | |
| Harold Huskilson | Liberal | Shelburne | |
| Ron Giffin | Progressive Conservative | Truro-Bible Hill | |
| Kennie MacAskill | Liberal | Victoria | |
| Leroy Legere | Progressive Conservative | Yarmouth |
† denotes the speaker. Ron Russell became speaker in 1991.
Former members of the 55th General Assembly
| 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 |
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References
- 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.
| Preceded by 54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
General Assemblies of Nova Scotia 1988–1993 |
Succeeded by 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
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