65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.
PremierTim Houston
since August 31, 2021
since August 31, 2021
Leader of the
OppositionClaudia Chender
since December 10, 2024
OppositionClaudia Chender
since December 10, 2024
| 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| Dec. 10, 2024 – present | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Tim Houston since August 31, 2021 | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Claudia Chender since December 10, 2024 | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | New Democratic Party | ||
| Recognized | Liberal Party | ||
| House of Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the House | Danielle Barkhouse since September 5, 2024 | ||
| Government House leader | Brendan Maguire since December 16, 2024[1] | ||
| Opposition House leader | Lisa Lachance since January 15, 2025[2] | ||
| Members | 55 (before 2026); 56 (since 2026) MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Charles III 8 September 2022 – present | ||
| Lieutenant governor | Arthur LeBlanc June 28, 2017 – December 13, 2024 | ||
| Michael Savage December 13, 2024 – present | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session 10 December 2024 – | |||
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List of members
| Riding | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis | David Bowlby | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Antigonish | Michelle Thompson | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Argyle | Colton LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | ||
| Bedford Basin | Tim Outhit | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Bedford South | Damian Stoilov | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| 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 | Ryan Robicheau | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Clayton Park West | Adegoke Fadare | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | Scott Armstrong | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Colchester North | Tom Taggart | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Cole Harbour-Dartmouth | Brad McGowan | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Cole Harbour | Leah Martin | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| 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 Opposition | |
| Digby-Annapolis | Jill Balser | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Eastern Passage | Barbara Adams | Progressive Conservative | 2017 | ||
| Eastern Shore | Kent Smith | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Fairview-Clayton Park | Lina Hamid | NDP | 2024 | ||
| Glace Bay-Dominion | John White | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Guysborough-Tracadie | Greg Morrow | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Halifax Armdale | Rod Wilson | NDP | 2024 | ||
| Halifax Atlantic | Brendan Maguire | Progressive Conservative | 2013[b] | ||
| Halifax Chebucto | Krista Gallagher | NDP | 2024 | ||
| Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | Lisa Lachance | NDP | 2021 | ||
| Halifax Needham | Suzy Hansen | NDP | 2021 | ||
| Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | Rick Burns | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Hants East | John A. MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Hants West | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Inverness | Kyle MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Kings North | John Lohr | Progressive Conservative | 2013 | ||
| Kings South | Julie Vanexan | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Kings West | Chris Palmer | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Lunenburg | Susan Corkum-Greek | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Lunenburg West | Becky Druhan | Progressive Conservative | 2021[a] | Progressive Conservative until October 27, 2025; left caucus. | |
| Independent | |||||
| Northside-Westmount | Fred Tilley | Progressive Conservative | 2021[b] | ||
| Pictou Centre | Danny MacGillivray | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Pictou East | Tim Houston | Progressive Conservative | 2013 | Premier of Nova Scotia | |
| Pictou West | Marco MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Preston | Twila Grosse | Progressive Conservative | 2023 | ||
| Queens | Kim Masland | Progressive Conservative | 2017 | ||
| Richmond | Trevor Boudreau | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Sackville-Cobequid | Paul Wozney | NDP | 2024 | ||
| Sackville-Uniacke | Brad Johns | Progressive Conservative | 2017 | ||
| Shelburne | Nolan Young | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Sydney-Membertou | Derek Mombourquette | Liberal | 2015 | Interim Leader of the Liberal Party | |
| Timberlea-Prospect | Iain Rankin | Liberal | 2013 | ||
| Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | Dave Ritcey | Progressive Conservative | 2020 | ||
| Victoria-The Lakes | Dianne Timmins | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | ||
| Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank | Brian Wong | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Yarmouth | Nick Hilton | Progressive Conservative | 2024 |
Seating plan
Current as of February 2026[3]
Membership changes in the 65th Assembly
| Number of members per party by date |
2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 26 | October 27 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | 43 | 42 | |
| NDP | 9 | ||
| Liberal | 2 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 2 | |
| Vacant | 0 | ||
| Membership changes in the 65th General Assembly | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |||||
| November 26, 2024 | See list of members | Election day of the 42nd Nova Scotia general election | |||||||
| October 27, 2025 | Becky Druhan | Lunenburg West | Independent | Left the Progressive Conservative caucus | |||||