64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia was 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] It was dissolved on October 27, 2024 when Premier Tim Houston visited the lieutenant-governor to call a snap election for November 26, 2024.[3]
PremierTim Houston
August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
Leader of the
OppositionIain Rankin
August 31, 2021 – July 9, 2022
OppositionIain Rankin
August 31, 2021 – July 9, 2022
| 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| Sep. 24, 2021 – Oct. 27, 2024 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Tim Houston August 31, 2021 | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Iain Rankin August 31, 2021 – July 9, 2022 | ||
| Zach Churchill July 9, 2022 – October 27, 2024 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Danielle Barkhouse September 5, 2024 | |||
| Government House leader | Kim Masland September 24, 2021 | ||
| Opposition House leader | Derek Mombourquette September 24, 2021 – October 27, 2024 | ||
| Members | 55 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Charles III 8 September 2022 | |||
| Lieutenant governor | Arthur LeBlanc June 28, 2017 – December 13, 2024 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session September 24, 2021 – October 27, 2024 | |||
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List of members
| Riding | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis | Carman Kerr | Liberal | 2021 | ||
| Antigonish | Michelle Thompson | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Argyle | Colton LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | ||
| Bedford Basin | Kelly Regan | Liberal | 2009 | ||
| Bedford South | Braedon Clark | Liberal | 2021 | ||
| Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier | Kendra Coombes | NDP | 2020 | ||
| Cape Breton East | Brian Comer | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | ||
| Chester-St. Margaret's | Danielle Barkhouse | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Clare | Ronnie LeBlanc | Liberal | 2021 | ||
| Clayton Park West | Rafah DiCostanzo | Liberal | 2017 | ||
| Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | Larry Harrison | Progressive Conservative | 2013 | ||
| Colchester North | Tom Taggart | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Cole Harbour-Dartmouth | Lorelei Nicoll | Liberal | 2021 | ||
| Cole Harbour | Tony Ince | Liberal | 2013 | ||
| Cumberland North | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | Independent | 2017[a] | ||
| Cumberland South | Tory Rushton | Progressive Conservative | 2018 | ||
| Dartmouth East | Tim Halman | Progressive Conservative | 2017 | ||
| Dartmouth North | Susan Leblanc | NDP | 2017 | ||
| Dartmouth South | Claudia Chender | NDP | 2017 | Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
| Digby-Annapolis | Jill Balser | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Eastern Passage | Barbara Adams | Progressive Conservative | 2017 | ||
| Eastern Shore | Kent Smith | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Fairview-Clayton Park | Patricia Arab | Liberal | 2013 | ||
| Glace Bay-Dominion | John White | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Guysborough-Tracadie | Greg Morrow | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Halifax Armdale | Ali Duale | Liberal | 2021 | ||
| Halifax Atlantic | Brendan Maguire | Liberal | 2013 | Liberal until February 22, 2024; joined Progressive Conservative caucus. | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| Halifax Chebucto | Gary Burrill | NDP | 2009,[b] 2017 | ||
| Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | Lisa Lachance | NDP | 2021 | ||
| Halifax Needham | Suzy Hansen | NDP | 2021 | ||
| Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | Ben Jessome | Liberal | 2013 | ||
| Hants East | John A. MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Hants West | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Inverness | Allan MacMaster | Progressive Conservative | 2009 | ||
| Kings North | John Lohr | Progressive Conservative | 2013 | ||
| Kings South | Keith Irving | Liberal | 2013 | ||
| Kings West | Chris Palmer | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Lunenburg | Susan Corkum-Greek | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Lunenburg West | Becky Druhan | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Northside-Westmount | Fred Tilley | Liberal | 2021 | Liberal until October 22, 2024; joined Progressive Conservative caucus. | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| Pictou Centre | Pat Dunn | Progressive Conservative | 2006, 2013 | ||
| Pictou East | Tim Houston | Progressive Conservative | 2013 | Premier of Nova Scotia | |
| Pictou West | Karla MacFarlane | Progressive Conservative | 2013 | Resigned April 12, 2024 | |
| Marco MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | Elected May 21, 2024 | ||
| Preston | Angela Simmonds | Liberal | 2021 | Resigned April 1, 2023 | |
| Twila Grosse | Progressive Conservative | 2023 | Elected August 8, 2023 | ||
| Queens | Kim Masland | Progressive Conservative | 2017 | ||
| Richmond | Trevor Boudreau | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Sackville-Cobequid | Steve Craig | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | ||
| Sackville-Uniacke | Brad Johns | Progressive Conservative | 2017 | ||
| Shelburne | Nolan Young | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Sydney-Membertou | Derek Mombourquette | Liberal | 2015 | ||
| Timberlea-Prospect | Iain Rankin | Liberal | 2013 | ||
| Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | Dave Ritcey | Progressive Conservative | 2020 | ||
| Victoria-The Lakes | Keith Bain | Progressive Conservative | 2006, 2017 | ||
| Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank | Brian Wong | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Yarmouth | Zach Churchill | Liberal | 2010 | Leader of the Opposition |
Seating plan
Current as of September 2024[4]
Membership changes in the 64th Assembly
| Number of members per party by date |
2021 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 | April 1 | August 8 | February 22 | April 12 | May 21 | October 22 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | ||
| Liberal | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| NDP | 6 | |||||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Membership changes in the 64th General Assembly | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| October 22, 2024 | Fred Tilley | Northside-Westmount | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |||||
See also
- Results of the 2021 Nova Scotia general election
Notes
- First elected as a Progressive Conservative