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
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
Former members of the 51st General Assembly
| 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
- "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.