59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Minority parliament
4 September 2003 – 13 May 2006
Parliament leaders
Premier	John Hamm; August 16, 1999 – February 24, 2006
	Rodney MacDonald; February 24, 2006
Leader of the; Opposition	Darrell Dexter; April 29, 2001
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition	New Democratic Party
Recognized	Liberal Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the; House	Murray Scott; August 20, 1999 – February 24, 2006
	Cecil Clarke; March 3, 2006
Government; House Leader	Ron Russell; August 20, 1999 – May 13, 2006
Opposition; House Leader	Kevin Deveaux; September 4, 2003
Members	52 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; February 6, 1952
Lieutenant; Governor	Myra Freeman; May 17, 2000
Sessions
	1st session; September 4, 2003 – May 4, 2006
	2nd session; May 4, 2006 – May 13, 2006
← 58th	→ 60th

59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2003 to 2006, its membership being set in the 2003 Nova Scotia election. No party held a majority of the seats, but the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most and thus formed a minority government. Rodney MacDonald became PC leader and premier in February 2006 after Hamm's resignation. The Assembly was dissolved May 13, 2006, at MacDonald's request.

Division of seats

Affiliation		Members
	Progressive Conservative Party	25
	New Democratic Party	15
	Liberal Party	10
	Independent	1
	Vacant	1
Total		52
Government majority (minority)		(2)

List of members

Riding	Member	Party
Annapolis	Stephen McNeil	Liberal
Antigonish	Angus MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative
Argyle	Chris d'Entremont	Progressive Conservative
Bedford	Peter G. Christie	Progressive Conservative
Cape Breton Centre	Frank Corbett	NDP
Cape Breton North	Cecil Clarke†	Progressive Conservative
Cape Breton Nova	Gordie Gosse	NDP
Cape Breton South	Manning MacDonald	Liberal
Cape Breton West	Russell MacKinnon	Independent ^[1]
Chester-St. Margaret's	John Chataway^[2]	Progressive Conservative
Chester-St. Margaret's	Judy Streatch	Progressive Conservative
Clare	Wayne Gaudet	Liberal
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley	Brooke Taylor	Progressive Conservative
Colchester North	Bill Langille	Progressive Conservative
Cole Harbour	Darrell Dexter	NDP
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage	Kevin Deveaux	NDP
Cumberland North	Ernie Fage	Progressive Conservative
Cumberland South	Murray Scott	Progressive Conservative
Dartmouth East	Joan Massey	NDP
Dartmouth North	Jerry Pye	NDP
Dartmouth South-Portland Valley	Marilyn More	NDP
Digby-Annapolis	Harold Theriault, Jr.	Liberal
Eastern Shore	Bill Dooks	Progressive Conservative
Glace Bay	David Wilson	Liberal
Guysborough-Sheet Harbour	Ron Chisholm	Progressive Conservative
Halifax Atlantic	Michèle Raymond	NDP
Halifax Chebucto	Howard Epstein	NDP
Halifax Citadel	Danny Graham^[3]	Liberal
Halifax Citadel	Vacant
Halifax Clayton Park	Diana Whalen	Liberal
Halifax Fairview	Graham Steele	NDP
Halifax Needham	Maureen MacDonald	NDP
Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville	Barry Barnet	Progressive Conservative
Hants East	John MacDonell	NDP
Hants West	Ron Russell	Progressive Conservative
Inverness	Rodney MacDonald	Progressive Conservative
Kings North	Mark Parent	Progressive Conservative
Kings South	David Morse	Progressive Conservative
Kings West	Leo Glavine	Liberal
Lunenburg	Michael Baker	Progressive Conservative
Lunenburg West	Carolyn Bolivar-Getson	Progressive Conservative
Pictou Centre	John Hamm	Progressive Conservative
Pictou East	James DeWolfe	Progressive Conservative
Pictou West	Charlie Parker	NDP
Preston	Keith Colwell	Liberal
Queens	Kerry Morash	Progressive Conservative
Richmond	Michel Samson	Liberal
Sackville-Cobequid	Dave Wilson	NDP
Shelburne	Cecil O'Donnell	Progressive Conservative
Timberlea-Prospect	Bill Estabrooks	NDP
Truro-Bible Hill	Jamie Muir	Progressive Conservative
Victoria-The Lakes	Gerald Sampson	Liberal
Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank	Gary Hines	Progressive Conservative
Yarmouth	Richard Hurlburt	Progressive Conservative

Note:Premier in italics, ministers in bold.'

Seating Plan

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Notes

^ Russell MacKinnon was elected as a Liberal but left the party on April 7, 2005. In voting matters he sides with the PCs.
^ John Chataway of the Progressive Conservatives held this seat until his death on December 31, 2004. He was replaced by Judy Streatch in a 2005 by-election.
^ Danny Graham resigned as the MLA for Halifax Citadel on October 7, 2005. A by-election was set, but was then superseded by the 2006 general election.

Preceded by 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia	General Assemblies of Nova Scotia 2003–2006	Succeeded by 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia