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List of all Nova Scotia NDP-CCF MLAs ever elected

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This is a list of articles about members of the Nova Scotia, Canada, branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a social democratic political party, and its successor, the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP).

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[edit] 1933 general election

The CCF nominated candidates in the 1933 election, but won no seats.

[edit] 1937 general election

The CCF did not nominate candidates in this election.

[edit] 1939 by-election

The CCF won one seat in the 26-member Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia.

[edit] 1941 general election

In the 1941 election, the CCF won two more seats, for a total of three seats in the 26-member legislature.

[edit] 1945 general election

In the 1945 election, the CCF won two of the 26 seats in the Legislature.

[edit] 1953 general election

In the 1953 election, the CCF won two of the 32 seats in the Legislature.

[edit] 1956 general election

In the 1956 election, the CCF won one of the 40 seats in the Legislature.

[edit] 1960 general election

In the 1960 election, the CCF won one of the 40 seats in the Legislature.

[edit] 1963 to 1969 general elections

[edit] 1970 general election

In the 1970 election, the NDP won two of the 42 seats in the Legislature.

  • Jeremy Ackerman - Cape Breton East 1970-1974-1978-1980by (resigned due to government appointment, NDP lost subsequent by-election)
  • Paul MacEwan - Cape Breton Nova 1970-1974-1978-1980 (left NDP in 1980, ran as independent in 1981)

[edit] 1974 general election

In the 1974 election, the NDP won an additional seat for a total of three of the 43 seats in the Legislature.

[edit] 1978 general election

In the 1978 election, the NDP won an additional seat for a total of four of the 50 seats in the Legislature.

[edit] 1981 general election

In the 1981 election, the NDP won only one seat in the 52-member Legislature.

  • Alexa McDonough - Halifax Chebucto 1981-1984-1988-1993 , Halifax Fairview 1993-1996by (left to become federal NDP leader)

[edit] 1984 general election

In the 1984 election, the NDP won two additional seats for a total of three of the 52 seats in the Legislature.

  • Bob Levy - Kings South 1984-1988 (Government Appointment, NDP lost)
  • John Holm - Sackville 1984-1988-1993, Sackville-Cobequid 1993-1998-1999-2003 (retired, NDP won)

[edit] 1988 general election

In the 1988 election, the NDP two seats in the 52-seat the Legislature.

[edit] 1991 by-election

In a 1991 by-election, the NDP won an additional seat for a total of three seats in the Legislature.

  • Robert Chisholm - Halifax Atlantic 1991by-1993-1998-1999-2003 (retired, NDP won)

[edit] 1993 general election

In the 1993 election, the NDP won three seats in the 52-seat the Legislature.

[edit] 1996

In 1996, one member from another party crossed the floor to the NDP.

  • Eileen O'Connell - Halifax Fairview 1996by-1998-1999-2001by (Left politics, NDP won)

[edit] 1997 by-election

In a 1997 by-election, the NDP won an additional seat for a total of four seats in the Legislature.

[edit] 1998 general election

In the 1998 election, the NDP won an additional 15 seats for a total of 19 of the 52 seats in the Legislature.

[edit] 1999

In 1999, one Progressive Conservative member crossed the floor to the NDP.

  • Hinrich Bitter-Suermann - Chester-St. Margaret's 1998-1998-1999* (Elected as a PC, switched to NDP over Budget, ran, NDP lost), former Nova Scotia NDP leadership candidate

[edit] 1999 general election

In the 1999 election, the NDP won eleven seats in the 52-seat Legislature.

===2001 by-election === (switch) In a 1997 by-election, the NDP won a by-election to replace an NDP member who left the Legislature.

[edit] 2003 general election

In the 2003 election, the NDP won an additional three seats for a total of 15 of the 52 seats in the Legislature.

[edit] Early CCF organizers

[edit] See also

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