Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Unicameral house of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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November 26 2024 Snap election scheduled following the dissolution of the 64th General Assembly.
October 27 2024 Premier Tim Houston visited the lieutenant-governor to dissolve the 64th General Assembly and call a snap election for November 26, 2024.
October 22 2024 Final recorded membership composition of the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia.
May 21 2024 Progressive Conservative party reaches 34 members in the Assembly.
May 21 2024 Marco MacLeod elected as MLA for Pictou West.
April 12 2024 Assembly composition updates: Progressive Conservative party increases to 33 members.
April 12 2024 Karla MacFarlane resigned from her position as MLA for Pictou West.
April 1 2024 Angela Simmonds resigned from her position as MLA for Preston.
February 22 2024 Brendan Maguire left the Liberal caucus and joined the Progressive Conservative caucus.
August 8 2023 Further changes in Assembly membership: Progressive Conservative party grows to 33 members, Liberal party reduces to 15 members.
August 8 2023 Twila Grosse elected as MLA for Preston.
April 1 2023 Angela Simmonds elected as the representative for the Preston district under the Liberal Party
April 1 2023 Membership changes in the 64th Assembly, with Progressive Conservative party increasing to 32 members, Liberal party decreasing to 16 members, and 1 seat becoming vacant.
September 24 2021 The 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia officially opened, following the 2021 Nova Scotia election.
August 18 2021 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia shows initial party composition with 31 Progressive Conservative members, 17 Liberal members, and 6 NDP members, along with 1 Independent member.
August 17 2021 Election day of the 41st Nova Scotia general election, determining the composition of the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
July 17 2021 The 63rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia was dissolved, marking the end of its legislative term.
June 1 2021 Margaret Miller (Hants East riding) resigned
June 24 2020 Final recorded membership composition of the 63rd General Assembly, showing continued political fluidity.
June 1 2020 Progressive Conservative seats stabilized at 17, Independent members remain at 2.
May 3 2020 Ongoing adjustments to the Assembly's party membership continue.
March 10 2020 Kendra Coombes was elected to replace Tammy Martin in Cape Breton Centre
March 10 2020 Dave Ritcey was elected to replace Lenore Zann
March 10 2020 Further changes in party representation observed.
February 23 2020 Continued shifts in Assembly membership composition.
February 23 2020 Hugh MacKay (Chester-St. Margaret's riding) resigned from the Liberal caucus after facing impaired driving charges
February 6 2020 Number of Independent members increased to 3.
February 6 2020 Tammy Martin (Cape Breton Centre riding) resigned from her position
September 12 2019 Lenore Zann (Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River riding) resigned and became Independent
September 12 2019 Additional membership changes recorded in the Assembly.
September 3 2019 Membership further changed, with seat distributions continuing to fluctuate.
September 3 2019 Colton LeBlanc and Murray Ryan were elected to replace Chris d'Entremont and Eddie Orrell respectively
July 31 2019 Progressive Conservative seats returned to 17.
July 31 2019 Chris d'Entremont (Argyle-Barrington riding) and Eddie Orrell (Northside-Westmount riding) resigned from their positions
June 24 2019 Progressive Conservative seats increased back to 18, other party compositions remain stable.
June 19 2019 Progressive Conservative seats reduced to 17, NDP maintained at 5 seats, Independent members count remains at 2.
June 19 2019 Steve Craig was elected to replace Dave Wilson in Sackville-Cobequid
June 9 2019 NDP seat count increased to 5, with 2 Independent members present.
May 3 2019 Stephen McNeil (Annapolis riding) resigned from his position
November 16 2018 Dave Wilson (Sackville-Cobequid riding) resigned
November 16 2018 Assembly composition changes: Liberal seats reduced to 24, Progressive Conservative seats increased to 18, NDP seats decreased to 4, with 1 Independent member.
June 19 2018 Significant membership shifts: Liberal seats further reduced to 25, Progressive Conservative seats increased to 17, NDP seats decreased to 5, with 2 Independent members.
June 19 2018 Tory Rushton was elected to replace Jamie Baillie in Cumberland South
January 24 2018 Membership changes observed: Liberal seats reduced to 26, Progressive Conservative seats reduced to 16, NDP seats reduced to 6, with 1 Independent member added.
January 24 2018 Jamie Baillie resigns from Cumberland South district representing the Progressive Conservative Party
January 24 2018 Jamie Baillie (Cumberland South riding) resigned
June 16 2017 The 63rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia officially opened, following the 2017 Nova Scotia provincial election.
May 30 2017 Initial composition of the 63rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia recorded, with 27 Liberal members, 17 Progressive Conservative members, 7 NDP members, and 0 Independent members.
May 30 2017 Election day of the 40th Nova Scotia general election

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