# 52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between December 7, 1978 and August 28, 1981.

## Division of seats

There were 52 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1978 Nova Scotia general election.
| | Leader | Party | # of Seats |
| | Gerald Regan | Liberal | 17 |
| | John Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | 31 |
| | Jeremy Akerman | NDP | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | 52 |

## List of members

| Riding | Name | Party | First elected / previously elected | Position |
| Annapolis East | Gerry Sheehy | Progressive Conservative | 1970 | |
| Annapolis West | Greg Kerr | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Antigonish | J. William Gillis | Liberal | 1970 | |
| Bedford - Musquodoboit Valley | Ken Streatch | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Cape Breton South | Vincent MacLean | Liberal | 1974 | |
| Cape Breton Centre | James 'Buddy' MacEachern | NDP | 1974 | |
| Cape Breton North | Len J. Arsenault | NDP | 1978 | |
| Cape Breton Nova | Paul MacEwan | NDP | 1970 | |
| Cape Breton Nova | Paul MacEwan | Independent | 1970 | |
| Cape Breton East | Jeremy Akerman | NDP | 1970 | |
| Cape Breton East | Donnie MacLeod (1980) | Progressive Conservative | 1980 | |
| Cape Breton West | David N. Muise | Liberal | 1978 | |
| Cape Breton The Lakes | Ossie Fraser | Liberal | 1976 | |
| Clare | Benoit Comeau | Liberal | 1967 | |
| Colchester North | Bill Campbell | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Colchester South | R. Colin Stewart | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Cole Harbour | David Nantes | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Cumberland East | Roger S. Bacon | Progressive Conservative | 1970 | |
| Cumberland West | D. L. George Henley | Progressive Conservative | 1963 | |
| Cumberland Centre | Guy A. C. Brown | Liberal | 1974 | |
| Dartmouth East | Richard L. Weldon | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Dartmouth North | Laird Stirling | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Dartmouth South | Roland J. Thornhill | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | |
| Digby | Joseph H. Casey | Liberal | 1970 | |
| Guysborough | A. M. "Sandy" Cameron | Liberal | 1973 | |
| Halifax Atlantic | John Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | 1967 | Premier |
| Halifax Bedford Basin | Joel Matheson | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Halifax Cornwallis | Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Halifax Citadel | Arthur R. Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Halifax Chebucto | Walter Fitzgerald | Liberal | 1974 | |
| Halifax Eastern Shore | Tom McInnis | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Halifax Needham | Gerald Regan | Liberal | 1967 | |
| Halifax Needham | Edmund L. Morris (1980) | Progressive Conservative | 1980 | |
| Halifax St. Margarets | Gerald A.(Jerry) Lawrence | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Hants East | G. Patrick Hunt | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Hants West | Ron Russell | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Inverness | Bill MacEachern | Liberal | 1974 | |
| Inverness | John Archie MacKenzie | Liberal | 1970 | |
| Kings North | Edward Twohig | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Kings South | Harry How | Progressive Conservative | 1970 | |
| Kings West | George Moody | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Lunenburg Centre | Bruce Cochran | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | |
| Lunenburg East | Ron Barkhouse | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | |
| Lunenburg West | Mel Pickings | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Pictou East | Donald W. Cameron | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | |
| Pictou West | Donald P. McInnes | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Pictou Centre | Jack MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative | 1977 | |
| Queens | John Leefe | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Richmond | Gaston LeBlanc | Liberal | 1974 | |
| Richmond | John E. LeBrun (1980) | Liberal | 1980 | |
| Sackville | Malcolm A. MacKay | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Shelburne | Harold Huskilson | Liberal | 1970 | |
| Truro-Bible Hill | Ron Giffin | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | |
| Victoria | Peter John Nicholson | Liberal | 1978 | |
| Victoria | Fisher Hudson (1980) | Progressive Conservative | 1967, 1980 | |
| Yarmouth | Fraser Mooney | Liberal | 1970 | |
| Yarmouth | Hugh Tinkham | Liberal | 1974 | |

## Former members of the 52nd General Assembly

| Name | Party | Electoral District | Cause of departure | Succeeded by | Elected |
| Gerald Regan | Liberal | Halifax Needham | elected to federal seat | Edmund L. Morris, PC | May 6, 1980 |
| Gaston T. LeBlanc | Liberal | Richmond | death | John E. LeBrun, Liberal | May 6, 1980 |
| Peter John Nicholson | Liberal | Victoria | resigned | Fisher Hudson, PC | May 6, 1980 |
| Jeremy Akerman | NDP | Cape Breton East | resigned | Donnie MacLeod, PC | December 2, 1980 |