54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
| 54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 28 February 1985 – 30 July 1988 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | John Buchanan October 5, 1978 | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Vincent MacLean January 9, 1985 – December 2, 1985 | ||
| Bill Gillis December 2, 1985 – February 22, 1986 | |||
| Vincent MacLean February 22, 1986 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
| Cape Breton Labour Party | |||
| House of Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the House | Art Donahoe February 19, 1981 | ||
| Members | 52 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Alan Abraham February 1, 1984 – February 20, 1989 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 28, 1985 – February 27, 1986 | |||
| 2nd session February 27, 1986 – February 26, 1987 | |||
| 3rd session February 26, 1987 – February 25, 1988 | |||
| 4th session February 25, 1988 – July 30, 1988 | |||
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54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 28, 1985, and July 30, 1988, its membership being set in the 1984 Nova Scotia general election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia expanded their seat share from last election, controlling more than 80% of the seats.
Division of seats
[edit]The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1984
| Leader | Party | # of Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | 42 | |
| A.M. (Sandy) Cameron | Liberal | 6 | |
| Alexa McDonough | NDP | 3 | |
| Paul MacEwan | Cape Breton Labour Party | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | ||
List of members
[edit]† denotes the speaker
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References
[edit]- Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-27.