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53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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{{Infobox Canadian Parliament

| jurisdiction = NS

| # = 53rd

| type = Majority

| houseimage =

| status = inactive

| term-begin = February 18, 1982

| term-end = September 28, 1984

| sc = Art Donahoe

| scterm = February 19, 1981

| pm = John Buchanan

| pmterm = October 5, 1978

| lo = A.M. (Sandy) Cameron

| loterm = June 8, 1980 – November 6, 1984

| party = Progressive Conservative Party

| party2 = Liberal Party

| party3 = New Democratic Party

| sessionbegin = February 18, 1982

| sessionend = February 24, 1983

| sessionbegin2 = February 24, 1983

| sessionend2 = February 27, 1984

| sessionbegin3 = February 27, 1984

| sessionend3 = September 28, 1984

| ministry =

| ministry2 =

| ministrybegin =

| ministryend =

| ministrybegin2 =

| ministryend2 =

| monarch = Elizabeth II

| monarchterm = February 6, 1952

| viceroy = John Elvin Shaffner

| viceroyterm = December 23, 1978 – February 1, 1984

| viceroy2 = Alan Abraham

| viceroyterm2 = February 1, 1984

| members = 52

| lastparl = 52nd

| nextparl = 54th

}}

53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 18, 1982, and November 6, 1984, its membership being set in the 1981 Nova Scotia general election. John M. Buchanan led the Progressive Conservatives to a Majority Government.

Division of seats

The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1981

class="wikitable"

!

! Leader

! Party

! # of Seats

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

| John M. Buchanan

| Progressive Conservative

| 37

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

| A.M. (Sandy) Cameron

| Liberal

| 13

{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}

| Alexa McDonough

| NDP

| 1

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|row}}

|colspan="2"| Independent

| 1

colspan="3"| Total

|52

List of members

class="wikitable sortable"

!

!Name

!Party

!Riding

!First elected / previously elected

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Gerry Sheehy

|Progressive Conservative

|Annapolis East

|1970

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Greg Kerr

|Progressive Conservative

|Annapolis West

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|J. William Gillis

|Liberal

|Antigonish

|1970

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Hugh Tinkham

|Liberal

|Argyle

|1974

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Kenneth Streatch

|Progressive Conservative

|Bedford - Musquodoboit Valley

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Mike Laffin

|Progressive Conservative

|Cape Breton Centre

|1963, 1981

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Donnie MacLeod

|Progressive Conservative

|Cape Breton East

|1980

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Brian Young

|Progressive Conservative

|Cape Breton North

|1981

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|row}}

|rowspan="2"|Paul MacEwan

|Independent

|rowspan="2"|Cape Breton Nova

|rowspan="2"|1970{{efn|First elected as a New Democrat}}

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Cape Breton Labour|row}}

|Cape Breton Labour

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Vincent J. MacLean

|Liberal

|Cape Breton South

|1974

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Ossie Fraser

|Liberal

|rowspan="2"|Cape Breton The Lakes

|1976

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|John Newell (1983)

|Progressive Conservative

|1983

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Donnie MacLeod

|Progressive Conservative

|Cape Breton West

|1981

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Chester Melanson

|Liberal

|Clare

|1981

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Ed Lorraine

|Liberal

|Colchester North

|1981

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|R. Collin Stewart

|Progressive Conservative

|Colchester South

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|David Nantes

|Progressive Conservative

|Cole Harbour

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Guy Brown

|Liberal

|Cumberland Centre

|1974

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Roger Stuart Bacon

|Progressive Conservative

|Cumberland East

|1970

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|D. L. George Henley

|Progressive Conservative

|Cumberland West

|1963

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Richard L. Weldon

|Progressive Conservative

|Dartmouth East

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Laird Stirling

|Progressive Conservative

|Dartmouth North

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Roland J. Thornhill

|Progressive Conservative

|Dartmouth South

|1974

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Joe Casey

|Liberal

|Digby

|1970

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|A. M. (Sandy) Cameron

|Liberal

|Guysborough

|1973

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|John M. Buchanan

|Progressive Conservative

|Halifax Atlantic

|1967

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Joel Matheson

|Progressive Conservative

|Halifax Bedford Basin

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}

|Alexa McDonough

|NDP

|Halifax Chebucto

|1981

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Arthur R. Donahoe †

|Progressive Conservative

|Halifax Citadel

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Terence R. B. Donahoe

|Progressive Conservative

|Halifax Cornwallis

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Tom McInnis

|Progressive Conservative

|Halifax Eastern Shore

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Edmond L. Morris

|Progressive Conservative

|Halifax Needham

|1980

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Jerry Lawrence

|Progressive Conservative

|Halifax St. Margarets

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Jack Hawkins

|Liberal

|Hants East

|1970, 1981

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Ron Russell

|Progressive Conservative

|Hants West

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|John Archie MacKenzie

|Liberal

|Inverness North

|1970

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Billy Joe MacLean

|Progressive Conservative

|Inverness South

|1981

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Edward Twohig

|Progressive Conservative

|Kings North

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Harry How

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan="2"|Kings South

|1970

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Paul Kinsman (1984)

|Progressive Conservative

|1963{{efn|Kings West}}, 1984

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|George Moody

|Progressive Conservative

|Kings West

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Bruce Cochran

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan="2"|Lunenburg Centre

|1974

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Maxine Cochran (1984)

|Progressive Conservative

|1984

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Ron Barkhouse

|Progressive Conservative

|Lunenburg East

|1974

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Mel Pickings

|Progressive Conservative

|Lunenburg West

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Jack MacIsaac

|Progressive Conservative

|Pictou Centre

|1977

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Donald W. Cameron

|Progressive Conservative

|Pictou East

|1974

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Donald P. McInnes

|Progressive Conservative

|Pictou West

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|John Leefe

|Progressive Conservative

|Queens

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Greg MacIsaac

|Progressive Conservative

|Richmond

|1981

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Malcolm A. MacKay

|Progressive Conservative

|Sackville

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Harold Huskilson

|Liberal

|Shelburne

|1970

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Ron Giffin

|Progressive Conservative

|Truro-Bible Hill

|1978

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Fisher Hudson

|Progressive Conservative

|Victoria

|1967, 1980

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Fraser Mooney

|Liberal

|Yarmouth

|1970

† denotes the speaker

Former members of the 53rd General Assembly

class="wikitable"

!

!Name

!Party

!Electoral District

!Cause of departure

!Succeeded by

!Elected

{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}

|Ossie Fraser

|Liberal

|Cape Breton The Lakes

|death

|John Newell, PC

|February 22, 1983

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Harry How

|Progressive Conservative

|Kings South

|resignation

|Paul Kinsman, PC

|February 12, 1984

{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}

|Bruce Cochran

|Progressive Conservative

|Lunenburg Centre

|died

|Maxine Cochran, PC

|June 5, 1984

Notes

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References

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External links

  • {{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections%20from%201867–2011.pdf|title=Summary Results from 1867 to 2011|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=2011|access-date=2015-04-28}}

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