General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Each General Assembly of the legislature of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, consists of one or more sessions and comes to an end upon dissolution (or constitutionally by the effluxion of time — approximately five years) and an ensuing general election. Today, the unicameral legislature is made up of two elements: the Queen in Right of Nova Scotia, represented by the Lieutenant Governor, and a legislative assembly called the House of Assembly. The legislature was first established in 1758.
Like at the Canadian federal level, Nova Scotia uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are elected to the House of Assembly in general elections and the leader of the party with the confidence of the Assembly (normally the party with the most seats) becomes the Premier of Nova Scotia and chooses the Executive Council from amongst the party's members of the Assembly. Government is carried out in the name of the Queen in Right of Nova Scotia, represented by the Lieutenant Governor, acting on the advice of the Executive Council (the Governor in Council).
The legislature was originally bicameral. From 1758 to 1838, it had an upper house called the Council, which also held executive functions. When executive functions were given to an Executive Council, the upper house was renamed the Legislative Council. That house was abolished in 1928.
List of Assemblies
Post-Confederation
| Assembly |
Period |
Election |
Dissolution |
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| 62nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
2013–present |
October 8, 2013 |
N/A |
| 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
2009–2013 |
June 9, 2009 |
September 7, 2013 |
| 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
2006–2009 |
June 13, 2006 |
May 5, 2009 |
| 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
2003–2006 |
August 5, 2003 |
May 13, 2006 |
| 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1999–2003 |
July 27, 1999 |
July 5, 2003 |
| 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1998–1999 |
March 24, 1998 |
June 18, 1999 |
| 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1993–1998 |
May 25, 1993 |
February 12, 1998 |
| 55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1988–1993 |
September 6, 1988 |
April 16, 1993 |
| 54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1984–1988 |
November 6, 1984 |
July 30, 1988 |
| 53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1981–1984 |
October 6, 1981 |
September 28, 1984 |
| 52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1978–1981 |
September 19, 1978 |
August 28, 1981 |
| 51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1974–1978 |
April 2, 1974 |
August 12, 1978 |
| 50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1970–1974 |
October 13, 1970 |
February 23, 1974 |
| 49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1967–1970 |
May 30, 1967 |
September 5, 1970 |
| 48th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1963–1967 |
October 8, 1963 |
April 20, 1967 |
| 47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1960–1963 |
June 7, 1960 |
August 29, 1963 |
| 46th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1956–1960 |
October 30, 1956 |
April 16, 1960 |
| 45th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1953–1956 |
May 26, 1953 |
September 10, 1956 |
| 44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1949–1953 |
June 9, 1949 |
April 14, 1953 |
| 43rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1945–1949 |
October 23, 1945 |
April 27, 1949 |
| 42nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1941–1945 |
October 28, 1941 |
September 12, 1945 |
| 41st General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1937–1941 |
June 29, 1937 |
September 19, 1941 |
| 40th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1933–1937 |
August 22, 1933 |
May 20, 1937 |
| 39th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1928–1933 |
October 1, 1928 |
July 13, 1933 |
| 38th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1925–1928 |
June 25, 1925 |
September 5, 1928 |
| 37th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1920–1925 |
July 27, 1920 |
June 2, 1925 |
| 36th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1916–1920 |
June 20, 1916 |
June 28, 1920 |
| 35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1911–1916 |
June 14, 1911 |
May 22, 1916 |
| 34th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1906–1911 |
June 20, 1906 |
May 15, 1911 |
| 33rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1901–1906 |
October 2, 1901 |
May 22, 1906 |
| 32nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1897–1901 |
April 20, 1897 |
September 3, 1901 |
| 31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1894–1897 |
March 15, 1894 |
March 20, 1897 |
| 30th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1890–1894 |
May 21, 1890 |
February 14, 1894 |
| 29th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1886–1890 |
June 15, 1886 |
April 21, 1890 |
| 28th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1882–1886 |
June 20, 1882 |
May 20, 1886 |
| 27th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1878–1882 |
September 17, 1878 |
May 23, 1882 |
| 26th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1874–1878 |
December 17, 1874 |
September 21, 1878 |
| 25th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1871–1874 |
May 16, 1871 |
November 23, 1874 |
| 24th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1867–1871 |
September 18, 1867 |
April 17, 1871 |
Pre-Confederation
| Assembly |
Period |
Election |
Dissolution |
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| 23rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1863–1867 |
May 28, 1863 |
June 10, 1867 |
| 22nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia[1] |
1859–1863 |
May 12, 1859 |
May 1, 1863 |
| 20th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1855–1859 |
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April 15, 1859 |
| 19th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1851–1855 |
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April 25, 1855 |
| 18th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1847–1851 |
August 5, 1847 |
July 26, 1851 |
| 17th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1843–1847 |
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| 16th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1840–1843 |
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October 26, 1843 |
| 15th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1836–1840 |
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October 21, 1840 |
| 14th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1830–1836 |
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| 13th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1826–1830 |
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August 18, 1830 |
| 12th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1820–1826 |
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| 11th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1818–1820 |
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| 10th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1811–1818 |
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| 9th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1806–1811 |
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| 8th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1799–1806 |
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| 7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1793–1799 |
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| 6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1785–1793 |
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| 5th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1770–1785 |
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| 4th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1765–1770 |
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April 2, 1770 |
| 3rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1761–1765 |
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January 31, 1765 |
| 2nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1759–1760 |
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| 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
1758–1759 |
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August 13, 1759 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ There was no 21st General Assembly. According to the 1983 revised edition of The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758 -1983 : a biographical directory:
"It should be pointed out, however, that an error in numbering the Journals [of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly] occurred in 1860, when the 21st Assembly was mistakenly referred to as the 22nd Assembly. Although the error was corrected in 1864, it reappeared the following year and has since been perpetuated. Consequently, to be strictly accurate, the present Assembly [convened in 1982] should be regarded as the 52nd, rather than the 53rd Assembly of the Province."
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