56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between June 28, 1993, and February 12, 1998, its membership being set in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election. The Liberals led by John Savage formed the government. Russell MacLellan replaced Savage as party leader and Premier in 1997.
Division of seats
The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1993
Leader Party # of Seats Donald Cameron Progressive Conservative 9 John Savage Liberal 40 Alexa McDonough NDP3 Total52
List of members NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedEarle RafuseLiberalAnnapolis1988J. William GillisLiberalAntigonish1970Allister SuretteLiberalArgyle1993Francene CosmanLiberalBedford-Fall River1993Russell MacNeilLiberalCape Breton Centre1989John MacEachernLiberalCape Breton East1988Ron StewartLiberalCape Breton North1993Russell MacLellan (1997)Liberal1997Paul MacEwan †LiberalCape Breton Nova1970Manning MacDonaldLiberalCape Breton South1993Bernie BoudreauLiberalCape Breton The Lakes1988Helen MacDonald (1997)NDP1997Russell MacKinnonLiberalCape Breton West1988IndependentAlfie MacLeod (1995)Progressive Conservative1995Jim BarkhouseLiberalChester-St. Margaret's1984Wayne Gaudet †LiberalClare1993Kenneth StreatchProgressive ConservativeColchester-Musquodoboit Valley1978Brooke Taylor (1993)Progressive Conservative1993Ed LorraineLiberalColchester North1981, 1988Dennis RichardsLiberalCole Harbour-Eastern Passage1993Ross BraggLiberalCumberland North1988Ernie Fage (1997)Progressive Conservative1997Guy BrownLiberalCumberland South1974Alan MitchellLiberalDartmouth-Cole Harbour1993Jim SmithLiberalDartmouth East1984Sandy JollyLiberalDartmouth North1988John SavageLiberalDartmouth South1993Joe CaseyLiberalDigby-Annapolis1970, 1988Keith ColwellLiberalEastern Shore1993Ray WhiteLiberalGuysborough-Port Hawkesbury1993Robert ChisholmNDPHalifax Atlantic1991Gerry Fogarty †LiberalHalifax Bedford Basin1993Jay AbbassLiberalHalifax Chebucto1993Terence R. B. DonahoeProgressive ConservativeHalifax Citadel1978Ed Kinley (1997)Liberal1997Alexa McDonoughNDPHalifax Fairview1981Eileen O'Connell (1996)NDP1996Gerry O'MalleyLiberalHalifax Needham1988Bob CarruthersLiberalHants East1993Ron RussellProgressive ConservativeHants West1978Charles MacArthurLiberalInverness1988George ArchibaldProgressive ConservativeKings North1984Robbie HarrisonLiberalKings South1993George MoodyProgressive ConservativeKings West1978Lila O'ConnorLiberalLunenburg1993Don DowneLiberalLunenburg West1993John HammProgressive ConservativePictou Centre1993Donald W. CameronProgressive ConservativePictou East1974Wayne Fraser (1993)Liberal1993Donald P. McInnesProgressive ConservativePictou West1978Wayne AdamsLiberalPreston1993John LeefeProgressive ConservativeQueens1978Richard MannLiberalRichmond1988Bill MacDonaldLiberalSackville-Beaver Bank1993John HolmNDPSackville-Cobequid1984Clifford HuskilsonLiberalShelburne1993Bruce HollandLiberalTimberlea-Prospect1993Eleanor NorrieLiberalTruro-Bible Hill1993Kennie MacAskillLiberalVictoria1988Richie HubbardLiberalYarmouth1993
† denotes the speaker. Wayne Gaudet became speaker in 1996. Gerry Fogarty became speaker in 1997.
Former members of the 56th General Assembly
NamePartyElectoral DistrictCause of departureSucceeded byElectedDonald W. CameronProgressive ConservativePictou East resignedWayne Fraser, LiberalAugust 3, 1993Ken StreatchProgressive ConservativeColchester-Musquodoboit Valleyran for federal seatBrooke Taylor, PCNovember 2, 1993Russell MacKinnonLiberalCape Breton West ran for Mayoral position of Cape Breton Regional MunicipalityAlfie MacLeod, PCOctober 10, 1995Alexa McDonoughNDPHalifax Fairviewelected leader of federal NDPEileen O'Connell, NDPJune 4, 1996Ron StewartLiberalCape Breton NorthresignedRussell MacLellan, LiberalNovember 4, 1997Bernie BoudreauLiberalCape Breton The LakesresignedHelen MacDonald, NDPNovember 4, 1997Ross BraggLiberalCumberland North diedErnie Fage, PCNovember 4, 1997Terry DonahoeProgressive ConservativeHalifax Citadelran for federal seatEd Kinley, LiberalNovember 4, 1997
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