53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia

53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Majority parliament
February 18, 1982  September 28, 1984
Parliament leaders
PremierJohn Buchanan
October 5, 1978
Leader of the
Opposition
A.M. (Sandy) Cameron
June 8, 1980 – November 6, 1984
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Party
OppositionLiberal Party
RecognizedNew Democratic Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the
House
Art Donahoe
February 19, 1981
Members52 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
February 6, 1952
Lieutenant
Governor
John Elvin Shaffner
December 23, 1978 – February 1, 1984
Alan Abraham
February 1, 1984
Sessions
1st session
February 18, 1982 – February 24, 1983
2nd session
February 24, 1983 – February 27, 1984
3rd session
February 27, 1984 – September 28, 1984
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53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between February 18, 1982, and November 6, 1984, its membership being set in the 1981 Nova Scotia general election. John M. Buchanan led the Progressive Conservatives to a Majority Government.