58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
| 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 20 August 1999 – 5 July 2003 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | John Hamm August 16, 1999 | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | None (duties shared between Liberals and NDP) August 16, 1999 – March 22, 2001 | ||
| John MacDonell March 22, 2001 – April 29, 2001 | |||
| Darrell Dexter April 29, 2001 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | New Democratic Party & Liberal Party | ||
| House of Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the House | Murray Scott August 20, 1999 | ||
| Government House Leader | Ron Russell August 20, 1999 | ||
| Opposition House Leader | None (duties shared between Liberals and NDP) August 20, 1999 – March 20, 2001 | ||
| John Holm March 20, 2001 – July 5, 2003 | |||
| Members | 52 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | James Kinley June 23, 1994 – May 17, 2000 | ||
| Myra Freeman May 17, 2000 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session August 20, 1999 – March 22, 2001 | |||
| 2nd session March 22, 2001 – March 27, 2003 | |||
| 3rd session March 27, 2003 – July 5, 2003 | |||
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The 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 1999 to 2003, its membership being set in the 1999 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most seats and thus formed the government.
Division of seats
[edit]| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative Party | 30 | |
| Liberal Party | 11 | |
| New Democratic Party | 11 | |
| Total |
52 | |
| Government Majority |
8 | |
List of members
[edit]Notes
[edit][4] Russell MacLellan resigned in 2001, Cecil Clarke subsequently won the by-election.
[5] Don Downe resigned before an election was called.