64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2021 Nova Scotia election.[1] The assembly opened on September 24, 2021.[2]

64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Majority parliament
24 September 2021 – present
Parliament leaders
PremierTim Houston
August 31, 2021
Leader of the
Opposition		Iain Rankin
August 31, 2021 – July 9, 2022
Zach Churchill
July 9, 2022
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Party
OppositionLiberal Party
RecognizedNew Democratic Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the
House		Keith Bain
September 24, 2021 – October 12, 2023
Karla MacFarlane
October 12, 2023
Government
House Leader		Kim Masland
September 24, 2021
Opposition
House Leader		Derek Mombourquette
September 24, 2021
Members55 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Charles III
8 September 2022 – present
Lieutenant
Governor		Arthur LeBlanc
June 28, 2017 – present
Sessions
1st session
September 24, 2021 –
← 63rd → 65th

List of members
Riding Member Party Notes
  Annapolis Carman Kerr Liberal
  Antigonish Michelle Thompson Progressive Conservative
  Argyle Colton LeBlanc Progressive Conservative
  Bedford Basin Kelly Regan Liberal
  Bedford South Braedon Clark Liberal
  Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier Kendra Coombes NDP
  Cape Breton East Brian Comer Progressive Conservative
  Chester-St. Margaret's Danielle Barkhouse Progressive Conservative
  Clare Ronnie LeBlanc Liberal
  Clayton Park West Rafah DiCostanzo Liberal
  Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Larry Harrison Progressive Conservative
  Colchester North Tom Taggart Progressive Conservative
  Cole Harbour-Dartmouth Lorelei Nicoll Liberal
  Cole Harbour Tony Ince Liberal
  Cumberland North Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin Independent
  Cumberland South Tory Rushton Progressive Conservative
  Dartmouth East Tim Halman Progressive Conservative
  Dartmouth North Susan Leblanc NDP
  Dartmouth South Claudia Chender NDP Leader of the New Democratic Party
  Digby-Annapolis Jill Balser Progressive Conservative
  Eastern Passage Barbara Adams Progressive Conservative
  Eastern Shore Kent Smith Progressive Conservative
  Fairview-Clayton Park Patricia Arab Liberal
  Glace Bay-Dominion John White Progressive Conservative
  Guysborough-Tracadie Greg Morrow Progressive Conservative
  Halifax Armdale Ali Duale Liberal
  Halifax Atlantic Brendan Maguire Liberal
  Halifax Chebucto Gary Burrill NDP
  Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Lisa Lachance NDP
  Halifax Needham Suzy Hansen NDP
  Hammonds Plains-Lucasville Ben Jessome Liberal
  Hants East John A. MacDonald Progressive Conservative
  Hants West Melissa Sheehy-Richard Progressive Conservative
  Inverness Allan MacMaster Progressive Conservative
  Kings North John Lohr Progressive Conservative
  Kings South Keith Irving Liberal
  Kings West Chris Palmer Progressive Conservative
  Lunenburg Susan Corkum-Greek Progressive Conservative
  Lunenburg West Becky Druhan Progressive Conservative
  Northside-Westmount Fred Tilley Liberal
  Pictou Centre Pat Dunn Progressive Conservative
  Pictou East Tim Houston Progressive Conservative Premier of Nova Scotia
  Pictou West Karla MacFarlane Progressive Conservative
  Preston Angela Simmonds Liberal Resigned April 1, 2023
  Twila Grosse Progressive Conservative Elected August 8, 2023
  Queens Kim Masland Progressive Conservative
  Richmond Trevor Boudreau Progressive Conservative
  Sackville-Cobequid Steve Craig Progressive Conservative
  Sackville-Uniacke Brad Johns Progressive Conservative
  Shelburne Nolan Young Progressive Conservative
  Sydney-Membertou Derek Mombourquette Liberal
  Timberlea-Prospect Iain Rankin Liberal
  Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River Dave Ritcey Progressive Conservative
  Victoria-The Lakes Keith Bain Progressive Conservative
  Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank Brian Wong Progressive Conservative
  Yarmouth Zach Churchill Liberal Leader of the Opposition

Seating Plan
Smith-McCrossin Kerr R. LeBlanc Tilley
Duale Clark Jessome Nicoll Ince DiConstanzo Lachance Burrill Hansen
Arab Irving Maguire Mombourquette CHURCHILL Regan Rankin S. Leblanc CHENDER Coombes
MacFarlane
Johns Rushton Adams Masland HOUSTON MacMaster Grosse Thompson Lohr Boudreau Halman Smith
Harrison Druhan Morrow Dunn Balser C. LeBlanc Comer Corkum-Greek Wong Ritcey
White MacDonald Bain Palmer Sheehy-Richard Barkhouse Taggart Young Craig

Current as of October 2023[3]

Membership changes in the 64th Assembly
Number of members
per party by date		 2021 2023
August 18 April 1 August 8
  Progressive Conservative 31 32
  Liberal 17 16
  NDP 6
  Independent 1
Vacant 0 1 0
Membership changes in the 64th General Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
August 17, 2021 See list of members Election day of the 41st Nova Scotia general election
  April 1, 2023 Angela Simmonds Preston Liberal Resignation
  August 8, 2023 Twila Grosse Preston Progressive Conservative Elected in by-election

References
  1. Gorman, Michael (17 August 2021). "Progressive Conservatives surge to surprise majority win in Nova Scotia election". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. Gorman, Michael (10 September 2021). "N.S. premier to give opposition members more tools to hold government to account". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. "Seating Plan". Nova Scotia Legislature. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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