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
21 May 1998 – 18 June 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

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

References

• Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-27.