# 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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 |
| | John Savage | Liberal | 40 |
| | Alexa McDonough | NDP | 3 |
| Total | Total | 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 |
| Russell MacLellan (1997) | Liberal | Cape Breton North | 1997 |
| Paul MacEwan † | Liberal | Cape Breton Nova | 1970 |
| Manning MacDonald | Liberal | Cape Breton South | 1993 |
| Bernie Boudreau | Liberal | Cape Breton The Lakes | 1988 |
| Helen MacDonald (1997) | NDP | Cape Breton The Lakes | 1997 |
| Russell MacKinnon | Liberal | Cape Breton West | 1988 |
| Russell MacKinnon | Independent | Cape Breton West | 1988 |
| Alfie MacLeod (1995) | Progressive Conservative | Cape Breton West | 1995 |
| Jim Barkhouse | Liberal | Chester-St. Margaret's | 1984 |
| Wayne Gaudet † | Liberal | Clare | 1993 |
| Kenneth Streatch | Progressive Conservative | Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | 1978 |
| Brooke Taylor (1993) | Progressive Conservative | Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | 1993 |
| Ed Lorraine | Liberal | Colchester North | 1981, 1988 |
| Dennis Richards | Liberal | Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | 1993 |
| Ross Bragg | Liberal | Cumberland North | 1988 |
| Ernie Fage (1997) | Progressive Conservative | Cumberland North | 1997 |
| 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 |
| Ed Kinley (1997) | Liberal | Halifax Citadel | 1997 |
| Alexa McDonough | NDP | Halifax Fairview | 1981 |
| Eileen O'Connell (1996) | NDP | Halifax Fairview | 1996 |
| 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 |
| Wayne Fraser (1993) | Liberal | Pictou East | 1993 |
| 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 |
| Ken Streatch | Progressive Conservative | Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | ran for federal seat | Brooke Taylor, PC | November 2, 1993 |
| Russell MacKinnon | Liberal | Cape Breton West | ran for Mayoral position of Cape Breton Regional Municipality | Alfie MacLeod, PC | October 10, 1995 |
| Alexa McDonough | NDP | Halifax Fairview | elected leader of federal NDP | Eileen O'Connell, NDP | June 4, 1996 |
| Ron Stewart | Liberal | Cape Breton North | resigned | Russell MacLellan, Liberal | November 4, 1997 |
| Bernie Boudreau | Liberal | Cape Breton The Lakes | resigned | Helen MacDonald, NDP | November 4, 1997 |
| Ross Bragg | Liberal | Cumberland North | died | Ernie Fage, PC | November 4, 1997 |
| Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | Halifax Citadel | ran for federal seat | Ed Kinley, Liberal | November 4, 1997 |