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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