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	First elected / previously elected
Annapolis	Stephen McNeil	Liberal	2003
Antigonish	Angus MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative	1969^[a], 1999
Argyle	Chris d'Entremont	Progressive Conservative	2003
Bedford	Peter G. Christie	Progressive Conservative	1999
Cape Breton Centre	Frank Corbett	NDP	1998
Cape Breton North	Cecil Clarke†	Progressive Conservative	2001
Cape Breton Nova	Gordie Gosse	NDP	2003
Cape Breton South	Manning MacDonald	Liberal	1993
Cape Breton West	Russell MacKinnon	Liberal	1988, 1998
Cape Breton West	Russell MacKinnon	Independent ^[1]	1988, 1998
Chester-St. Margaret's	John Chataway^[2]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Chester-St. Margaret's	Judy Streatch	Progressive Conservative	2005
Clare	Wayne Gaudet	Liberal	1993
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley	Brooke Taylor	Progressive Conservative	1993
Colchester North	Bill Langille	Progressive Conservative	1999
Cole Harbour	Darrell Dexter	NDP	1998
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage	Kevin Deveaux	NDP	1998
Cumberland North	Ernie Fage	Progressive Conservative	1997
Cumberland South	Murray Scott	Progressive Conservative	1998
Dartmouth East	Joan Massey	NDP	2003
Dartmouth North	Jerry Pye	NDP	1998
Dartmouth South-Portland Valley	Marilyn More	NDP	2003
Digby-Annapolis	Harold Theriault, Jr.	Liberal	2003
Eastern Shore	Bill Dooks	Progressive Conservative	1999
Glace Bay	David Wilson	Liberal	1999
Guysborough-Sheet Harbour	Ron Chisholm	Progressive Conservative	1999
Halifax Atlantic	Michèle Raymond	NDP	2003
Halifax Chebucto	Howard Epstein	NDP	1998
Halifax Citadel	Danny Graham^[3]	Liberal	2003
Halifax Citadel	Vacant	Liberal	2003
Halifax Clayton Park	Diana Whalen	Liberal	2003
Halifax Fairview	Graham Steele	NDP	2001
Halifax Needham	Maureen MacDonald	NDP	1998
Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville	Barry Barnet	Progressive Conservative	1999
Hants East	John MacDonell	NDP	1998
Hants West	Ron Russell	Progressive Conservative	1978
Inverness	Rodney MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	1999
Kings North	Mark Parent	Progressive Conservative	1999
Kings South	David Morse	Progressive Conservative	1999
Kings West	Leo Glavine	Liberal	2003
Lunenburg	Michael Baker	Progressive Conservative	1998
Lunenburg West	Carolyn Bolivar-Getson	Progressive Conservative	2003
Pictou Centre	John Hamm	Progressive Conservative	1993
Pictou East	James DeWolfe	Progressive Conservative	1998
Pictou West	Charlie Parker	NDP	1998, 2003
Preston	Keith Colwell	Liberal	1993^[b], 2003
Queens	Kerry Morash	Progressive Conservative	1999
Richmond	Michel Samson	Liberal	1998
Sackville-Cobequid	Dave Wilson	NDP	2003
Shelburne	Cecil O'Donnell	Progressive Conservative	1999
Timberlea-Prospect	Bill Estabrooks	NDP	1998
Truro-Bible Hill	Jamie Muir	Progressive Conservative	1998
Victoria-The Lakes	Gerald Sampson	Liberal	2003
Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank	Gary Hines	Progressive Conservative	2003
Yarmouth	Richard Hurlburt	Progressive Conservative	1999

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

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