59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia has represented Nova Scotia since 2003, its membership being set in the 2003 Nova Scotia election. No party holds a majority of the seats, but the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, holds the most and thus formed a minority government.

Division of seats

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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

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	Riding	Member
Annapolis	Stephen McNeil	Liberal
Antigonish	Angus MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative
Argyle	Chris A. d'Entremont	Progressive Conservative
Bedford	Peter G. Christie	Progressive Conservative
Cape Breton Centre	Frank Corbett	NDP
Cape Breton North	Cecil Clarke†	Progressive Conservative
Cape Breton Nova	Gordie Gosse	NDP
Cape Breton South	Manning MacDonald	Liberal
Cape Breton West	Russell MacKinnon
Chester-St. Margaret's	Judy Streatch	Progressive Conservative
Clare	Wayne Gaudet	Liberal
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley	Brooke Taylor	Progressive Conservative
Colchester North	William H. Langille	Progressive Conservative
Cole Harbour	Darrell Dexter	NDP
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage	Kevin Deveaux	NDP
Cumberland North	Ernest Fage	Progressive Conservative
Cumberland South	Murray Scott	Progressive Conservative
Dartmouth East	Joan Massey	NDP
Dartmouth North	Jerry Pye	NDP
Dartmouth South-Portland Valley	Marilyn More	NDP
Digby-Annapolis	Harold Theriault Jr.	Liberal
Eastern Shore	Bill Dooks	Progressive Conservative
Glace Bay	David Wilson	Liberal
Guysborough-Sheet Harbour	Ronald Chisholm	Progressive Conservative
Halifax Atlantic	Michele Raymond	NDP
Halifax Chebucto	Howard Epstein	NDP
Halifax Citadel
Halifax Clayton Park	Diana Whalen	Liberal
Halifax Fairview	Graham Steele	NDP
Halifax Needham	Maureen MacDonald	NDP
Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville	Barry Barnet	Progressive Conservative
Hants East	John MacDonell	NDP
Hants West	Ronald S. Russell	Progressive Conservative
Inverness	*Rodney J. MacDonald*	Progressive Conservative
Kings North	Mark Parent	Progressive Conservative
Kings South	David Morse	Progressive Conservative
Kings West	Leo Glavine	Liberal
Lunenburg	Michael Baker	Progressive Conservative
Lunenburg West	Carolyn Bolivar-Getson	Progressive Conservative
Pictou Centre	John F. Hamm	Progressive Conservative
Pictou East	James DeWolfe	Progressive Conservative
Pictou West	Charlie Parker	NDP
Preston	Keith Colwell	Liberal
Queens	Kerry Morash	Progressive Conservative
Richmond	Michel Samson	Liberal
Sackville-Cobequid	Dave Wilson	NDP
Shelburne	Cecil O'Donnell	Progressive Conservative
Timberlea-Prospect	Bill Estabrooks	NDP
Truro-Bible Hill	Jamie Muir	Progressive Conservative
Victoria-The Lakes	Gerald Sampson	Liberal
Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank	Gary B. Hines	Progressive Conservative
Yarmouth	Richard Hurlburt	Progressive Conservative

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 E. 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 will take place if a General Election is not held before a date is set.

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