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
Leader Party # of Seats John M. Buchanan Progressive Conservative 37 A.M. (Sandy) Cameron Liberal 13 Alexa McDonough NDP 1 Independent 1 Total52
List of members NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedGerry SheehyProgressive ConservativeAnnapolis East1970Greg KerrProgressive ConservativeAnnapolis West1978J. William GillisLiberalAntigonish1970Hugh TinkhamLiberalArgyle1974Kenneth StreatchProgressive ConservativeBedford - Musquodoboit Valley1978Mike LaffinProgressive ConservativeCape Breton Centre1963, 1981Donnie MacLeodProgressive ConservativeCape Breton East1980Brian YoungProgressive ConservativeCape Breton North1981Paul MacEwanIndependentCape Breton Nova1970Cape Breton LabourVincent J. MacLeanLiberalCape Breton South1974Ossie FraserLiberalCape Breton The Lakes1976John Newell (1983)Progressive Conservative1983Donnie MacLeodProgressive ConservativeCape Breton West1981Chester MelansonLiberalClare1981Ed LorraineLiberalColchester North1981R. Collin StewartProgressive ConservativeColchester South1978David NantesProgressive ConservativeCole Harbour1978Guy BrownLiberalCumberland Centre1974Roger Stuart BaconProgressive ConservativeCumberland East1970D. L. George HenleyProgressive ConservativeCumberland West1963Richard L. WeldonProgressive ConservativeDartmouth East1978Laird StirlingProgressive ConservativeDartmouth North1978Roland J. ThornhillProgressive ConservativeDartmouth South1974Joe CaseyLiberalDigby1970A. M. (Sandy) CameronLiberalGuysborough1973John M. BuchananProgressive ConservativeHalifax Atlantic1967Joel MathesonProgressive ConservativeHalifax Bedford Basin1978Alexa McDonoughNDPHalifax Chebucto1981Arthur R. Donahoe †Progressive ConservativeHalifax Citadel1978Terence R. B. DonahoeProgressive ConservativeHalifax Cornwallis1978Tom McInnisProgressive ConservativeHalifax Eastern Shore1978Edmond L. MorrisProgressive ConservativeHalifax Needham1980Jerry LawrenceProgressive ConservativeHalifax St. Margarets1978Jack HawkinsLiberalHants East1970, 1981Ron RussellProgressive ConservativeHants West1978John Archie MacKenzieLiberalInverness North1970Billy Joe MacLeanProgressive ConservativeInverness South1981Edward TwohigProgressive ConservativeKings North1978Harry HowProgressive ConservativeKings South1970Paul Kinsman (1984)Progressive Conservative1963, 1984George MoodyProgressive ConservativeKings West1978Bruce CochranProgressive ConservativeLunenburg Centre1974Maxine Cochran (1984)Progressive Conservative1984Ron BarkhouseProgressive ConservativeLunenburg East1974Mel PickingsProgressive ConservativeLunenburg West1978Jack MacIsaacProgressive ConservativePictou Centre1977Donald W. CameronProgressive ConservativePictou East1974Donald P. McInnesProgressive ConservativePictou West1978John LeefeProgressive ConservativeQueens1978Greg MacIsaacProgressive ConservativeRichmond1981Malcolm A. MacKayProgressive ConservativeSackville1978Harold HuskilsonLiberalShelburne1970Ron GiffinProgressive ConservativeTruro-Bible Hill1978Fisher HudsonProgressive ConservativeVictoria1967, 1980Fraser MooneyLiberalYarmouth1970
† denotes the speaker
Former members of the 53rd General Assembly
NamePartyElectoral DistrictCause of departureSucceeded byElectedOssie FraserLiberalCape Breton The LakesdeathJohn Newell, PCFebruary 22, 1983Harry HowProgressive ConservativeKings SouthresignationPaul Kinsman, PCFebruary 12, 1984Bruce CochranProgressive ConservativeLunenburg CentrediedMaxine Cochran, PCJune 5, 1984
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