53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia

53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 18, 1982, and November 6, 1984, its membership being set in the 1981 Nova Scotia general election. John M. Buchanan led the Progressive Conservatives to a Majority Government.

Division of seats

The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1981

	Leader	Party	# of Seats	John M. Buchanan	Progressive Conservative	37	A.M. (Sandy) Cameron	Liberal	13	Alexa McDonough	NDP	1	Independent		1
Total			52

List of members

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	Name	Party	Riding	First elected / previously elected	Gerry Sheehy	Progressive Conservative	Annapolis East	1970
Greg Kerr	Progressive Conservative	Annapolis West	1978
J. William Gillis	Liberal	Antigonish	1970
Hugh Tinkham	Liberal	Argyle	1974
Kenneth Streatch	Progressive Conservative	Bedford - Musquodoboit Valley	1978
Mike Laffin	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton Centre	1963, 1981
Donnie MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton East	1980
Brian Young	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton North	1981
Paul MacEwan	Independent	Cape Breton Nova	1970Template:Efn
	Cape Breton Labour
Vincent J. MacLean	Liberal	Cape Breton South	1974
Ossie Fraser	Liberal	Cape Breton The Lakes	1976
John Newell (1983)	Progressive Conservative		1983
Donnie MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton West	1981
Chester Melanson	Liberal	Clare	1981
Ed Lorraine	Liberal	Colchester North	1981
R. Collin Stewart	Progressive Conservative	Colchester South	1978
David Nantes	Progressive Conservative	Cole Harbour	1978
Guy Brown	Liberal	Cumberland Centre	1974
Roger Stuart Bacon	Progressive Conservative	Cumberland East	1970
D. L. George Henley	Progressive Conservative	Cumberland West	1963
Richard L. Weldon	Progressive Conservative	Dartmouth East	1978
Laird Stirling	Progressive Conservative	Dartmouth North	1978
Roland J. Thornhill	Progressive Conservative	Dartmouth South	1974
Joe Casey	Liberal	Digby	1970
A. M. (Sandy) Cameron	Liberal	Guysborough	1973
John M. Buchanan	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Atlantic	1967
Joel Matheson	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Bedford Basin	1978
Alexa McDonough	NDP	Halifax Chebucto	1981
Arthur R. Donahoe †	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Citadel	1978
Terence R. B. Donahoe	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Cornwallis	1978
Tom McInnis	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Eastern Shore	1978
Edmond L. Morris	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Needham	1980
Jerry Lawrence	Progressive Conservative	Halifax St. Margarets	1978
Jack Hawkins	Liberal	Hants East	1970, 1981
Ron Russell	Progressive Conservative	Hants West	1978
John Archie MacKenzie	Liberal	Inverness North	1970
Billy Joe MacLean	Progressive Conservative	Inverness South	1981
Edward Twohig	Progressive Conservative	Kings North	1978
Harry How	Progressive Conservative	Kings South	1970	Paul Kinsman (1984)	Progressive Conservative	1963Template:Efn, 1984
George Moody	Progressive Conservative		Kings West	1978
Bruce Cochran	Progressive Conservative	Lunenburg Centre	1974	Maxine Cochran (1984)	Progressive Conservative	1984
Ron Barkhouse	Progressive Conservative		Lunenburg East	1974
Mel Pickings	Progressive Conservative	Lunenburg West	1978
Jack MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative	Pictou Centre	1977
Donald W. Cameron	Progressive Conservative	Pictou East	1974
Donald P. McInnes	Progressive Conservative	Pictou West	1978
John Leefe	Progressive Conservative	Queens	1978
Greg MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative	Richmond	1981
Malcolm A. MacKay	Progressive Conservative	Sackville	1978
Harold Huskilson	Liberal	Shelburne	1970
Ron Giffin	Progressive Conservative	Truro-Bible Hill	1978
Fisher Hudson	Progressive Conservative	Victoria	1967, 1980
Fraser Mooney	Liberal	Yarmouth	1970

† denotes the speaker

Former members of the 53rd General Assembly

	Name	Party	Electoral District	Cause of departure	Succeeded by	Elected	Ossie Fraser	Liberal	Cape Breton The Lakes	death	John Newell, PC	February 22, 1983	Harry How	Progressive Conservative	Kings South	resignation	Paul Kinsman, PC	February 12, 1984	Bruce Cochran	Progressive Conservative	Lunenburg Centre	died	Maxine Cochran, PC	June 5, 1984

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