55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 23, 1989, and April 16, 1993, its membership being set in the 1988 Nova Scotia general election. Roger Bacon replaced John Buchanan as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and Premier in 1990.

55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Majority parliament
February 23, 1989 – April 16, 1993
Parliament leaders
Premier	John Buchanan October 5, 1978 – September 12, 1990
	Roger Bacon September 12, 1990 – February 26, 1991
	Donald Cameron February 26, 1991 – June 11, 1993
Leader of the Opposition	Vincent MacLean February 22, 1986 – March 3, 1992
	Bill Gillis March 21, 1992 – June 11, 1993
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition	Liberal Party
Recognized	New Democratic Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the House	Art Donahoe February 19, 1981 – February 26, 1991
	Ron Russell May 10, 1991 – April 16, 1993
Members	52 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II February 6, 1952
Lieutenant Governor	Lloyd Crouse February 20, 1989
Sessions
1st session February 23, 1989 – February 22, 1990
2nd session February 22, 1990 – April 16, 1993
← 54th → 56th

Division of seats

The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the general election of 1988

	Leader	Party	# of Seats
	John M. Buchanan	Progressive Conservative	28
	Vincent J. MacLean	Liberal	21
	Alexa McDonough	NDP	2
		Independent	1
Total			52

List of members

	Name	Party	Riding	First elected / previously elected
	Earle Rafuse	Liberal	Annapolis East	1988
	Greg Kerr	Progressive Conservative	Annapolis West	1978
	J. William Gillis	Liberal	Antigonish	1970
	Neil LeBlanc	Progressive Conservative	Argyle	1984
	Kenneth Streatch	Progressive Conservative	Bedford - Musquodoboit Valley	1978
	Wayne Connors	Liberal	Cape Breton Centre	1988
	Russell MacNeil (1989)	Liberal		1989
	John MacEachern	Liberal	Cape Breton East	1988
	Brian Young	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton North	1981
	Paul MacEwan	Independent	Cape Breton Nova	1970[a]
	Liberal
	Vincent J. MacLean	Liberal	Cape Breton South	1974
	Bernie Boudreau	Liberal	Cape Breton The Lakes	1988
	Russell MacKinnon	Liberal	Cape Breton West	1988
	Guy LeBlanc	Progressive Conservative	Clare	1984
	Ed Lorraine	Liberal	Colchester North	1981, 1988
	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
	Ross Bragg	Liberal	Cumberland West	1988
	Jim Smith	Liberal	Dartmouth East	1984
	Sandy Jolly	Liberal	Dartmouth North	1988
	Roland J. Thornhill	Progressive Conservative	Dartmouth South	1974
		Independent
		Progressive Conservative
	Joe Casey	Liberal	Digby	1970, 1988
	Chuck MacNeil	Progressive Conservative	Guysborough	1984
	John M. Buchanan	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Atlantic	1967
	Robert Chisholm (1991)	NDP	1991
	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
	Gerry O'Malley	Liberal	Halifax Needham	1988
	Jerry Lawrence	Progressive Conservative	Halifax St. Margarets	1978
	Jack Hawkins	Liberal	Hants East	1970, 1981, 1988
	Ron Russell †	Progressive Conservative	Hants West	1978
	Charles MacArthur	Liberal	Inverness North	1988
	Danny Graham	Liberal	Inverness South	1988
	George Archibald	Progressive Conservative	Kings North	1984
	Derrick Kimball	Progressive Conservative	Kings South	1988
		Independent
	George Moody	Progressive Conservative	Kings West	1978
	Al Mosher	Progressive Conservative	Lunenburg Centre	1988
	Jim Barkhouse	Liberal	Lunenburg East	1984
	Marie P. Dechman	Progressive Conservative	Lunenburg West	1988
	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
	Richard Mann	Liberal	Richmond	1988
	John Holm	NDP	Sackville	1984
	Harold Huskilson	Liberal	Shelburne	1970
	Ron Giffin	Progressive Conservative	Truro-Bible Hill	1978
	Kennie MacAskill	Liberal	Victoria	1988
	Leroy Legere	Progressive Conservative	Yarmouth	1988

† denotes the speaker. Ron Russell became speaker in 1991.

Former members of the 55th General Assembly

	Name	Party	Electoral District	Cause of departure	Succeeded by	Elected
	Wayne Connors	Liberal	Cape Breton Centre	resigned	Russell MacNeil, Liberal	August 22, 1989
	John M. Buchanan	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Atlantic	named to Senate of Canada	Robert Chisholm, NDP	August 22, 1991

Notes

1. First elected as a New Democrat