Unicameral house of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse
64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Type
Type
Lower house (1758–1928) then unicameral house
of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Sovereign
The lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada)
History
Founded
1758; 266 years ago (1758)
Leadership
Speaker
Vacant
Premier
Tim Houston, PC since August 31, 2021
Leader of Opposition
Zach Churchill, Liberal since July 9, 2022
House Leader
Kim Masland, PC since September 24, 2021
Opposition House Leader
Derek Mombourquette, Liberal since September 24, 2021
Structure
Seats
55
Political groups
Government
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (32)
Official Opposition
Nova Scotia Liberal Party (15)
Other Parties
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (6)
Independent (1)
Vacant (1)
Elections
Last election
August 17, 2021
Next election
TBD
Meeting place
Legislative Chamber, Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Website
nslegislature.ca/
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (French: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and together with the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature.[1]
The assembly is the oldest in Canada, having first sat in 1758;[2] in 1848, it was the site of the first responsible government in the British Empire. Bills passed by the House of Assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor[3] in the name of the King of Canada.
Originally (in 1758), the Legislature consisted of the Crown represented by a governor (later a lieutenant governor), the appointed Nova Scotia Council holding both executive and legislative duties and an elected House of Assembly (lower chamber). In 1838, the council was replaced by an executive council with the executive function and a legislative council with the legislative functions based on the House of Lords. In 1928, the Legislative Council was abolished and the members pensioned off.
There are 55 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) representing 55 electoral districts.[4] Members nearly always represent one of the three main political parties of the province: the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Progressive Conservative 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 originally 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.
^Government of Nova Scotia (2016-09-06). "About the Legislature". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
^How Canadians Govern Themselves
^Constitution Act, 1867, ss. 69 & 88; Nova Scotia House of Assembly
^Chapter 32 of Nova Scotia Acts of 2019
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