title: 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
text: # 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
  
  60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009. Its membership was determined in the 2006 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia led by Rodney MacDonald formed a minority government.
  
  The first session met from June 29, 2006 to July 14, 2006, October 30, 2006 to November 23, 2006, January 8, 2006 to January 11, 2006, March 19, 2007 to April 13, 2007 and October 27, 2007 to November 22, 2007.
  
  The second session met from November 22, 2007 to December 13, 2007, April 24, 2008 to May 27, 2008, October 30, 2008 to November 25, 2008, and May 1, 2009 to May 5, 2009, when the government was defeated on a money bill.
  
  ## Seating plan
  
  | **** | **** | Epstein | MacKinnon | Belliveau | Preyra | **** | * | **** | Samson | Theriault |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gosse | Estabrooks | Zinck | Raymond | Paris | Conrad | Wilson | More | * | Glavine | Wilson | Whalen |
  | Parker | Massey | Steele | MacDonell | Corbett | MacDonald | DEXTER | Kent | * | MacDonald | MCNEIL | Gaudet | Colwell |
  | MacLeod |
  | **** | Hurlburt | Morse | Barnet | MacIsaac | **** | MACDONALD | Muir | d'Entremont | Bolivar-Getson | **** | Fage |
  | **** | Clarke | Casey | Goucher | Parent | **** | Streatch | Scott | Dooks | Taylor |
  | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | Chisholm | Bain | Dunn | Porter |
  
  ## Division of seats
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative Party | 21 |
  | | New Democratic Party | 20 |
  | | Liberal Party | 9 |
  | | Independent | 1 |
  | | Vacant | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 52 |
  | Government majority (minority) | Government majority (minority) | (1) |
  
  ## List of members
  
  | Riding | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | Annapolis | Stephen McNeil | Liberal |
  | Antigonish | Angus MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative |
  | Argyle | Chris d'Entremont | Progressive Conservative |
  | Bedford | Len Goucher | Progressive Conservative |
  | Cape Breton Centre | Frank Corbett | NDP |
  | Cape Breton North | Cecil Clarke | Progressive Conservative |
  | Cape Breton Nova | Gordie Gosse | NDP |
  | Cape Breton South | Manning MacDonald | Liberal |
  | Cape Breton West | Alfie MacLeod† | Progressive Conservative |
  | Chester-St. Margaret's | Judy Streatch | Progressive Conservative |
  | Clare | Wayne Gaudet | Liberal |
  | Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | Brooke Taylor | Progressive Conservative |
  | Colchester North | Karen Casey | Progressive Conservative |
  | Cole Harbour | Darrell Dexter | NDP |
  | Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | Kevin Deveaux | NDP |
  | Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | Becky Kent | NDP |
  | Cumberland North | Ernie Fage | Independent Progressive Conservative |
  | Cumberland South | Murray Scott | Progressive Conservative |
  | Dartmouth East | Joan Massey | NDP |
  | Dartmouth North | Trevor Zinck | NDP |
  | Dartmouth South-Portland Valley | Marilyn More | NDP |
  | Digby-Annapolis | Harold Theriault | Liberal |
  | Eastern Shore | Bill Dooks | Progressive Conservative |
  | Glace Bay | David Wilson | Liberal |
  | Guysborough-Sheet Harbour | Ron Chisholm | Progressive Conservative |
  | Halifax Atlantic | Michèle Raymond | NDP |
  | Halifax Chebucto | Howard Epstein | NDP |
  | Halifax Citadel | Leonard Preyra | NDP |
  | Halifax Clayton Park | Diana Whalen | Liberal |
  | Halifax Fairview | Graham Steele | NDP |
  | Halifax Needham | Maureen MacDonald | NDP |
  | Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville | Barry Barnet | Progressive Conservative |
  | Hants East | John MacDonell | NDP |
  | Hants West | Chuck Porter | Progressive Conservative |
  | Inverness | Rodney MacDonald | Progressive Conservative |
  | Kings North | Mark Parent | Progressive Conservative |
  | Kings South | David Morse | Progressive Conservative |
  | Kings West | Leo Glavine | Liberal |
  | Lunenburg | Vacant | Vacant |
  | Lunenburg West | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | Progressive Conservative |
  | Pictou Centre | Pat Dunn | Progressive Conservative |
  | Pictou East | Clarrie MacKinnon | NDP |
  | Pictou West | Charlie Parker | NDP |
  | Preston | Keith Colwell | Liberal |
  | Queens | Vicki Conrad | NDP |
  | Richmond | Michel Samson | Liberal |
  | Sackville-Cobequid | Dave Wilson | NDP |
  | Shelburne | Sterling Belliveau | NDP |
  | Timberlea-Prospect | Bill Estabrooks | NDP |
  | Truro-Bible Hill | Jamie Muir | Progressive Conservative |
  | Victoria-The Lakes | Keith Bain | Progressive Conservative |
  | Waverley-Fall River-Beaverbank | Percy Paris | NDP |
  | Yarmouth | Richard Hurlburt | Progressive Conservative |
  
  * ^a elected in by-election on October 2, 2007
  * ^b resigned from cabinet and from the Progressive Conservative caucus on January 4, 2007
  * ^c vacancy caused by the death of Michael Baker on March 2, 2009
  