51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia
| 51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 23 May 1974 – 12 August 1978 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Gerald Regan October 28, 1970 – October 5, 1978 | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | John Buchanan March 6, 1971 – October 5, 1978 | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
| House of Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the House | Vincent MacLean May 23, 1974 – October 27, 1976 | ||
| George Doucet February 22, 1977 – August 12, 1978 | |||
| Members | 46 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Clarence Gosse October 1, 1973 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session May 23, 1974 – November 27, 1974 | |||
| 2nd session February 3, 1975 – February 17, 1976 | |||
| 3rd session February 17, 1976 – May 20, 1976 | |||
| 4th session February 22, 1977 – February 7, 1978 | |||
| 5th session February 7, 1978 – August 12, 1978 | |||
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The 51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between May 23, 1974 and August 12, 1978.
Division of seats
[edit]There were 46 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1974 Nova Scotia general election.
| Leader | Party | # of Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Regan | Liberal | 31 | |
| John Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | 12 | |
| Jeremy Akerman | NDP | 3 | |
| Total | 46 | ||
List of members
[edit]Former members of the 51st General Assembly
[edit]| Name | Party | Electoral District | Cause of departure | Succeeded by | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Sullivan | Liberal | Cape Breton West | named to bench | Osborne Fraser, Liberal | September 7, 1976 | |
| Fraser MacLean | Progressive Conservative | Pictou Centre | resigned | Jack MacIsaac, PC | September 6, 1977 |
References
[edit]- "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.