59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Minority parliament
Sep. 4, 2003 – May. 13, 2006
Parliament leaders
Premier	John Hamm; August 16, 1999 – February 24, 2006
	Rodney MacDonald; February 24, 2006
Leader of the; Opposition	Darrell Dexter; April 29, 2001
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition	New Democratic Party
Recognized	Liberal Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the; House	Murray Scott; August 20, 1999 – February 24, 2006
	Cecil Clarke; March 3, 2006
Government; House leader	Ron Russell; August 20, 1999 – May 13, 2006
Opposition; House leader	Kevin Deveaux; September 4, 2003
Members	52 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; February 6, 1952
Lieutenant; governor	Myra Freeman; May 17, 2000
Sessions
	1st session; September 4, 2003 – May 4, 2006
	2nd session; May 4, 2006 – May 13, 2006
← 58th	→ 60th

59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from September 4, 2003^[1] to May 13, 2006;^[2] its membership being set in the 2003 Nova Scotia general election. No party held a majority of the seats, but the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia (PC), under John Hamm, held the most and thus formed a minority government.^[3]^[4] Rodney MacDonald became PC leader and Premier in February 2006 after Hamm's resignation.^[5] The Assembly was dissolved May 13, 2006, at MacDonald's request.^[2]

Division of seats

Affiliation		Members^[6]^[3]
	Progressive Conservative Party	25
	New Democratic Party	15
	Liberal Party	10
	Independent	1
	Vacant	1
Total		52
Government majority (minority)		(2)

List of members

Riding	Member	Party	First elected / previously elected
Annapolis	Stephen McNeil^[7]	Liberal	2003
Antigonish	Angus MacIsaac^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1969,^[a] 1999
Argyle	Chris d'Entremont^[7]	Progressive Conservative	2003
Bedford	Peter G. Christie^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Cape Breton Centre	Frank Corbett^[7]	NDP	1998
Cape Breton North	Cecil Clarke†^[7]	Progressive Conservative	2001
Cape Breton Nova	Gordie Gosse^[7]	NDP	2003
Cape Breton South	Manning MacDonald^[7]	Liberal	1993
Cape Breton West	Russell MacKinnon^[7]	Liberal	1988, 1998
Cape Breton West	Russell MacKinnon^[7]	Independent^[b]	1988, 1998
Chester-St. Margaret's	John Chataway^[c]^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Chester-St. Margaret's	Judy Streatch (2005)	Progressive Conservative	2005
Clare	Wayne Gaudet^[7]	Liberal	1993
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley	Brooke Taylor^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1993
Colchester North	Bill Langille^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Cole Harbour	Darrell Dexter^[7]	NDP	1998
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage	Kevin Deveaux^[7]	NDP	1998
Cumberland North	Ernie Fage^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1997
Cumberland South	Murray Scott^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1998
Dartmouth East	Joan Massey^[7]	NDP	2003
Dartmouth North	Jerry Pye^[7]	NDP	1998
Dartmouth South-Portland Valley	Marilyn More^[7]	NDP	2003
Digby-Annapolis	Harold Theriault, Jr.^[7]	Liberal	2003
Eastern Shore	Bill Dooks^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Glace Bay	David Wilson^[7]	Liberal	1999
Guysborough-Sheet Harbour	Ron Chisholm^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Halifax Atlantic	Michèle Raymond^[7]	NDP	2003
Halifax Chebucto	Howard Epstein^[7]	NDP	1998
Halifax Citadel	Danny Graham^[7]^[d]	Liberal	2003
Halifax Clayton Park	Diana Whalen^[7]	Liberal	2003
Halifax Fairview	Graham Steele^[7]	NDP	2001
Halifax Needham	Maureen MacDonald^[7]	NDP	1998
Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville	Barry Barnet^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Hants East	John MacDonell^[7]	NDP	1998
Hants West	Ron Russell^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1978
Inverness	Rodney MacDonald^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Kings North	Mark Parent^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Kings South	David Morse^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Kings West	Leo Glavine^[7]	Liberal	2003
Lunenburg	Michael Baker^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1998
Lunenburg West	Carolyn Bolivar-Getson^[7]	Progressive Conservative	2003
Pictou Centre	John Hamm^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1993
Pictou East	James DeWolfe^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1998
Pictou West	Charlie Parker^[7]	NDP	1998, 2003
Preston	Keith Colwell^[7]	Liberal	1993,^[e] 2003
Queens	Kerry Morash^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Richmond	Michel Samson^[7]	Liberal	1998
Sackville-Cobequid	Dave Wilson^[7]	NDP	2003
Shelburne	Cecil O'Donnell^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999
Timberlea-Prospect	Bill Estabrooks^[7]	NDP	1998
Truro-Bible Hill	Jamie Muir	Progressive Conservative	1998
Victoria-The Lakes	Gerald Sampson^[7]	Liberal	2003
Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank	Gary Hines^[7]	Progressive Conservative	2003
Yarmouth	Richard Hurlburt^[7]	Progressive Conservative	1999

Note

Premier in italics, ministers in bold.

Seating plan

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Notes

^ Guysborough
^ left the Liberal party in 2005
^ died in 2004
^ resigned in 2005. A by-election was set, but was superseded by the 2006 general election.
^ Eastern Shore

References

^ "First session of the fifty-nineth general assembly" (PDF). Journals and Proceedings of the House of Assembly province of Nova Scotia. September 4, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
^ a b Turnbull, Lori (December 2007). "The 2006 Provincial Election in Nova Scotia". Canadian Political Science Review. 1 (2). Canadian Political Science Association: 63–68. doi:10.24124/c677/200721. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
^ a b "Hamm ekes out minority government". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 5, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
^ "MacKenzie steps down as Liberal leader". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 20, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2025. The Progressive Conservatives earned a minority government that night with 23 seats, just ahead of the New Democrats' 20.
^ King, Nancy (February 10, 2016). "Former premier Rodney MacDonald recalls the glory days". Cape Breton Post. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
^ "2003 Nova Scotia election". The Chronicle Herald. 2003. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2011" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. October 5, 2011. pp. 135–140. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

Preceded by

58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

General Assemblies of Nova Scotia
2003–2006

Succeeded by

60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

[8] Guysborough

[9] t the Liberal party in 2005

[10] 2004

[11] resigned in 2005. A by-election was set, but was superseded by the 2006 general election.

[12] Eastern Shore

[1] "First session of the fifty-nineth general assembly" (PDF). Journals and Proceedings of the House of Assembly province of Nova Scotia. September 4, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

[:0-2] Turnbull, Lori (December 2007). "The 2006 Provincial Election in Nova Scotia". Canadian Political Science Review. 1 (2). Canadian Political Science Association: 63–68. doi:10.24124/c677/200721. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

[:1-3] "Hamm ekes out minority government". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 5, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

[4] "MacKenzie steps down as Liberal leader". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 20, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2025. The Progressive Conservatives earned a minority government that night with 23 seats, just ahead of the New Democrats' 20.

[5] King, Nancy (February 10, 2016). "Former premier Rodney MacDonald recalls the glory days". Cape Breton Post. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

[6] "2003 Nova Scotia election". The Chronicle Herald. 2003. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

[2003election-7] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2011" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. October 5, 2011. pp. 135–140. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2025.