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56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

Field	Value
jurisdiction	NS
#	56th
type	Majority
status	inactive
term-begin	June 28, 1993
term-end	February 12, 1998
sc	Paul MacEwan
scterm	June 28, 1993 – November 18, 1996
sc2	Wayne Gaudet
scterm2	November 18, 1996 – July 18, 1997
sc3	Gerry Fogarty
scterm3	November 20, 1997 – February 12, 1998
pm	John Savage
pmterm	June 11, 1993 – July 18, 1997
pm2	Russell MacLellan
pmterm2	July 18, 1997
lo	Terry Donahoe
loterm	June 11, 1993 – October 28, 1995
lo2	John Hamm
loterm2	October 28, 1995 – March 24, 1998
ghl	Richie Mann
ghlterm	June 28, 1993 – November 20, 1997
ghl2	Guy Brown
ghlterm2	November 20, 1997 – February 12, 1998
ohl	Ron Russell
ohlterm	June 28, 1993 – March 28, 1996
ohl2	George Moody
ohlterm2	April 17, 1996 – February 12, 1998
party	Liberal Party
party2	Progressive Conservative Party
party3	New Democratic Party
sessionbegin	June 28, 1993
sessionend	April 12, 1994
sessionbegin2	April 12, 1994
sessionend2	March 30, 1995
sessionbegin3	March 30, 1995
sessionend3	March 28, 1996
sessionbegin4	March 28, 1996
sessionend4	April 10, 1997
sessionbegin5	April 10, 1997
sessionend5	November 20, 1997
sessionbegin6	November 20, 1997
sessionend6	February 12, 1998
monarch	Elizabeth II
monarchterm	February 6, 1952
viceroy	Lloyd Crouse
viceroyterm	February 20, 1989 – June 23, 1994
viceroy2	James Kinley
viceroyterm2	June 23, 1994
members	52
lastparl	55th
nextparl	57th

| # = 56th

| term-begin = June 28, 1993 | term-end = February 12, 1998

56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between June 28, 1993, and February 12, 1998, its membership being set in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election. The Liberals led by John Savage formed the government. Russell MacLellan replaced Savage as party leader and Premier in 1997.

Division of seats

The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1993

Leader	Party	# of Seats
Donald Cameron	Progressive Conservative	9
Total	52

List of members

Name	Party	Riding	First elected / previously elected
Earle Rafuse	Liberal	Annapolis	1988
J. William Gillis	Liberal	Antigonish	1970
Allister Surette	Liberal	Argyle	1993
Francene Cosman	Liberal	Bedford-Fall River	1993
Russell MacNeil	Liberal	Cape Breton Centre	1989
John MacEachern	Liberal	Cape Breton East	1988
Ron Stewart	Liberal	Cape Breton North	1993
Paul MacEwan †	Liberal	Cape Breton Nova	1970
Manning MacDonald	Liberal	Cape Breton South	1993
Bernie Boudreau	Liberal	Cape Breton The Lakes	1988
Russell MacKinnon	Liberal	Cape Breton West	1988
Jim Barkhouse	Liberal	Chester-St. Margaret's	1984
Wayne Gaudet †	Liberal	Clare	1993
Kenneth Streatch	Progressive Conservative	Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley	1978
Ed Lorraine	Liberal	Colchester North	1981, 1988
Dennis Richards	Liberal	Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage	1993
Ross Bragg	Liberal	Cumberland North	1988
Guy Brown	Liberal	Cumberland South	1974
Alan Mitchell	Liberal	Dartmouth-Cole Harbour	1993
Jim Smith	Liberal	Dartmouth East	1984
Sandy Jolly	Liberal	Dartmouth North	1988
*John Savage*	Liberal	Dartmouth South	1993
Joe Casey	Liberal	Digby-Annapolis	1970, 1988
Keith Colwell	Liberal	Eastern Shore	1993
Ray White	Liberal	Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury	1993
Robert Chisholm	NDP	Halifax Atlantic	1991
Gerry Fogarty †	Liberal	Halifax Bedford Basin	1993
Jay Abbass	Liberal	Halifax Chebucto	1993
Terence R. B. Donahoe	Progressive Conservative	Halifax Citadel	1978
Alexa McDonough	NDP	Halifax Fairview	1981
Gerry O'Malley	Liberal	Halifax Needham	1988
Bob Carruthers	Liberal	Hants East	1993
Ron Russell	Progressive Conservative	Hants West	1978
Charles MacArthur	Liberal	Inverness	1988
George Archibald	Progressive Conservative	Kings North	1984
Robbie Harrison	Liberal	Kings South	1993
George Moody	Progressive Conservative	Kings West	1978
Lila O'Connor	Liberal	Lunenburg	1993
Don Downe	Liberal	Lunenburg West	1993
John Hamm	Progressive Conservative	Pictou Centre	1993
Donald W. Cameron	Progressive Conservative	Pictou East	1974
Donald P. McInnes	Progressive Conservative	Pictou West	1978
Wayne Adams	Liberal	Preston	1993
John Leefe	Progressive Conservative	Queens	1978
Richard Mann	Liberal	Richmond	1988
Bill MacDonald	Liberal	Sackville-Beaver Bank	1993
John Holm	NDP	Sackville-Cobequid	1984
Clifford Huskilson	Liberal	Shelburne	1993
Bruce Holland	Liberal	Timberlea-Prospect	1993
Eleanor Norrie	Liberal	Truro-Bible Hill	1993
Kennie MacAskill	Liberal	Victoria	1988
Richie Hubbard	Liberal	Yarmouth	1993

† denotes the speaker. Wayne Gaudet became speaker in 1996. Gerry Fogarty became speaker in 1997.

Former members of the 56th General Assembly

Name	Party	Electoral District	Cause of departure	Succeeded by	Elected
Donald W. Cameron	Progressive Conservative	Pictou East	resigned	Wayne Fraser, Liberal	August 3, 1993

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