Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia Legislature

Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	House of Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	Gordie Gosse, New Democratic Party since January 19, 2011
Members	52
Meeting place

Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Website
nslegislature.ca/

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor (sometimes referred to as the Governor) and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Assembly is the oldest in Canada, having first sat in 1758,^[1] and in 1848 was the site of the first responsible government in colonies of the British Empire.

Originally (in 1758), the Legislature consisted of the Governor (later a Lieutenant Governor), the appointed Council (upper chamber) (which met in the Red Chamber shown on the right and now used for committee meetings and social functions) and the elected House of Assembly (lower chamber). The Council had both executive and legislative functions. In 1838, the Council was replaced by an Executive Council with the executive function and a Legislative Council with the upper chamber legislative function. In 1928, the Legislative Council was abolished.

There are 52 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) representing 52 electoral districts. Members nearly always represent one of the three main political parties of the province, the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, Liberal Party of Nova Scotia, and Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

The Assembly meets in Province House. Located in Halifax Province House is a National Historic Site and Canada's oldest and smallest legislative building. It opened on February 11, 1819. The building was also the original home to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, and the location of the "Freedom of the Press" trial of Joseph Howe. Its main entrance is found on Hollis Street in Halifax.

1 Party standings
2 Committees
3 Seating plan
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Party standings

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Affiliation		Members
	New Democratic Party	31
	Liberal Party	13
	Progressive Conservative Party	7
	Independents	1
	Vacant	0
Total		52
Government majority		19

Committees

Standing Committees

Assembly Matters
Community Services
Economic Development
Human Resources
Internal Affairs
Law Amendments
Private & Local Bills
Public Accounts
Resources
Veterans Affairs

Committees of the Whole House

Supply
- Supply Subcommittee

Select Committees

Electoral Boundaries
Fire Safety
National Unity
Participation in the Democratic Process
Petroleum Product Pricing
Workers' Compensation Act

Seating plan

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References

^ http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/idb/forsey/parl_gov_print-e.asp

External links

Canadian Legislative Bodies

Parliament of Canada	Sovereign • Senate • House of Commons

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Politics of Nova Scotia

The Crown	Sovereign • Queen Elizabeth II

Lieutenant-Governor	Mayann E. Francis • Former lieutenant-governors

Premier	Darrell Dexter • Former premiers • Executive Council (Cabinet)

Opposition Leader	Stephen McNeil • Former Opposition Leaders

House of Assembly	Current members • Past General Assemblies

Speaker of the Assembly	Gordie Gosse • Former Speakers

Political parties	Progressive Conservative • Liberal • New Democratic • Green • Atlantica

Elections	2009 general election • Past elections

Current issues:	Equalization payments

Other provinces and territories	BC • AB • SK • MB • ON • QC • NB • NS • PEI • NL • YU • NT • NU

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Contents

Party standings

Committees

Standing Committees

Committees of the Whole House

Select Committees

Seating plan

See also

References

External links