57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between May 21, 1998, and June 18, 1999, its membership being set in the 1998 Nova Scotia general election. The Liberals led by Russell MacLellan formed a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives.

57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Minority parliament
May. 21, 1998 – Jun. 18, 1999
Parliament leaders
Premier	Russell MacLellan July 18, 1997 – August 16, 1999
Leader of the Opposition	Robert Chisholm March 24, 1998 – August 16, 1999
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	New Democratic Party
Recognized	Progressive Conservative Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the House	Ron Russell May 21, 1998 – June 18, 1999
Government House Leader	Manning MacDonald May 21, 1998 – June 18, 1999
Opposition House Leader	John Holm May 21, 1998 – June 18, 1999
Members	52 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II February 6, 1952
Lieutenant Governor	James Kinley June 23, 1994
Sessions
1st session May 21, 1998 – June 18, 1999
← 56th → 58th

Division of seats

The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the general election of 1998

	Leader	Party	# of Seats
	John Hamm	Progressive Conservative	14
	Russell MacLellan	Liberal	19
	Robert Chisholm	NDP	19
Total			52

List of members

	Name	Party	Riding	First elected / previously elected
	Laurie Montgomery	Liberal	Annapolis	1998
	Hyland Fraser	Liberal	Antigonish	1998
	Neil LeBlanc	Progressive Conservative	Argyle	1984, 1998
	Francene Cosman	Liberal	Bedford-Fall River	1993
	Frank Corbett	NDP	Cape Breton Centre	1998
	Reeves Matheson	NDP	Cape Breton East	1998
		Independent
	Russell MacLellan	Liberal	Cape Breton North	1997
	Paul MacEwan	Liberal	Cape Breton Nova	1970[a]
	Manning MacDonald	Liberal	Cape Breton South	1993
	Helen MacDonald	NDP	Cape Breton The Lakes	1997
	Russell MacKinnon	Liberal	Cape Breton West	1988, 1998
	Hinrich Bitter-Suermann	Progressive Conservative	Chester-St. Margaret's	1998
		Independent
		NDP
	Wayne Gaudet	Liberal	Clare	1993
	Brooke Taylor	Progressive Conservative	Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley	1993
	Ed Lorraine	Liberal	Colchester North	1981, 1988
	Kevin Deveaux	NDP	Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage	1998
	Ernie Fage	Progressive Conservative	Cumberland North	1997
	Murray K. Scott	Progressive Conservative	Cumberland South	1998
	Darrell Dexter	NDP	Dartmouth-Cole Harbour	1998
	Jim Smith	Liberal	Dartmouth East	1984
	Jerry Pye	NDP	Dartmouth North	1998
	Don Chard	NDP	Dartmouth South	1998
	Gordon Balser	Progressive Conservative	Digby-Annapolis	1998
	Keith Colwell	Liberal	Eastern Shore	1993
	Ray White	Liberal	Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury	1993
	Robert Chisholm	NDP	Halifax Atlantic	1991
	Gerry Fogarty	Liberal	Halifax Bedford Basin	1993
	Howard Epstein	NDP	Halifax Chebucto	1998
	Peter Delefes	NDP	Halifax Citadel	1998
	Eileen O'Connell	NDP	Halifax Fairview	1996
	Maureen MacDonald	NDP	Halifax Needham	1998
	John MacDonell	NDP	Hants East	1998
	Ron Russell	Progressive Conservative	Hants West	1978
	Charlie MacDonald	Liberal	Inverness	1998
	George Archibald	Progressive Conservative	Kings North	1984
	Robbie Harrison	Liberal	Kings South	1993
	George Moody	Progressive Conservative	Kings West	1978
	Michael Baker	Progressive Conservative	Lunenburg	1998
	Don Downe	Liberal	Lunenburg West	1993
	John Hamm	Progressive Conservative	Pictou Centre	1993
	Jim DeWolfe	Progressive Conservative	Pictou East	1998
	Charlie Parker	NDP	Pictou West	1998
	Yvonne Atwell	NDP	Preston	1998
	John Leefe	Progressive Conservative	Queens	1978
	Michel Samson	Liberal	Richmond	1998
	Rosemary Godin	NDP	Sackville-Beaver Bank	1998
	John Holm	NDP	Sackville-Cobequid	1984
	Clifford Huskilson	Liberal	Shelburne	1993
	Bill Estabrooks	NDP	Timberlea-Prospect	1998
	Jamie Muir	Progressive Conservative	Truro-Bible Hill	1998
	Kennie MacAskill	Liberal	Victoria	1988
	John Deveau	NDP	Yarmouth	1998

Notes

1. First elected as a New Democrat