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.

53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Majority parliament
18 February 1982 – 28 September 1984
Parliament leaders
Premier	John Buchanan October 5, 1978
Leader of the Opposition	A.M. (Sandy) Cameron June 8, 1980 – November 6, 1984
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
Members	52 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II February 6, 1952
Lieutenant Governor	John Elvin Shaffner December 23, 1978 – February 1, 1984
	Alan Abraham February 1, 1984
Sessions
1st session February 18, 1982 – February 24, 1983
2nd session February 24, 1983 – February 27, 1984
3rd session February 27, 1984 – September 28, 1984
← 52nd → 54th

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

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

† 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

References

• "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.