47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 8, 1961 and August 29, 1963.
PremierRobert Stanfield
November 20, 1956
November 20, 1956
Leader of the
OppositionEarl Wallace Urquhart
February 8, 1961 – October 8, 1963
OppositionEarl Wallace Urquhart
February 8, 1961 – October 8, 1963
| 47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| Feb. 8, 1961 – Aug. 29, 1963 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Robert Stanfield November 20, 1956 | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Earl Wallace Urquhart February 8, 1961 – October 8, 1963 | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Crossbench | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | ||
| House of Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the House | Harvey Veniot February 8, 1961 | ||
| Members | 43 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 | ||
| Lieutenant governor | Edward Chester Plow January 15, 1958 – March 1, 1963 | ||
| Henry Poole MacKeen March 1, 1963 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 8, 1961 – March 24, 1961 | |||
| 2nd session February 28, 1962 – April 13, 1962 | |||
| 3rd session February 20, 1963 – August 29, 1963 | |||
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Division of seats
There were 43 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1960 Nova Scotia general election.
| Leader | Party | # of Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry D. Hicks | Liberal | 15 | |
| Robert L. Stanfield | Progressive Conservative | 27 | |
| Michael James MacDonald | CCF | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | ||
List of members
Former members of the 47th General Assembly
| Name | Party | Electoral District | Cause of departure | Succeeded by | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest M. Ettinger | Progressive Conservative | Hants East | death | Albert J. Ettinger, PC | September 11, 1962 | |
| Roderick MacLean | Liberal | Inverness | death | William N. MacLean, Liberal | September 11, 1962 |
References
External links
- "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.