43rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia


The 43rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between March 14, 1946, and April 27, 1949.

Division of seats

There were 30 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1945 Nova Scotia general election.

List of members

RidingNamePartyFirst elected / previously electedPosition
Annapolis CountyHenry Davies HicksLiberal1945
AntigonishJohn Patrick GormanLiberal1942
Cape Breton SouthJohn Smith MacIvorLiberal1945
Cape Breton CentreMichael McDonaldCCF1945
Cape Breton NorthAlexander O'HandleyLiberal1925, 1941
Cape Breton EastRussell CunninghamCCF1945
Cape Breton WestMalcolm A. PattersonLiberal1937Provincial secretary
ColchesterGordon T. PurdyLiberal1945
Robert F. McLellanLiberal1945
CumberlandKenneth Judson CochraneLiberal1941
Martin J. KaufmanLiberal1945
DigbyJ. Willie ComeauLiberal1907, 1920, 1928
GuysboroughArthur Whittier MacKenzieLiberal1945Minister of Agriculture
Halifax SouthAngus L.MacDonaldLiberal1933, 1945Premier
Halifax CentreJames Edward RutledgeLiberal1939
Halifax NorthHarold ConnollyLiberal1936Minister of Industry
Halifax EastGeoffrey W. StevensLiberal1933
Halifax WestRonald Manning FieldingLiberal1941
HantsRobert A. MacLellanLiberal1945
InvernessAlexander H. McKinnonLiberal1940
KingsDavid Durell SuttonLiberal1945
LunenburgFrank R. DavisLiberal1933
Gordon E. RomkeyLiberal1928speaker
PictouJosiah H. MacQuarrieLiberal1933Attorney General
Alfred B. DeWolfeLiberal1945
QueensMerrill D. RawdingLiberal1945
RichmondLauchlin Daniel CurrieLiberal1933, 1941
ShelburneWilfred Tennyson DauphineeLiberal1941
VictoriaJohn M. CampbellLiberal1937
YarmouthHenry A. WatermanLiberal1938
-----------------------------------------Colchester--------Cumberland----------------------------------------------------------Lunenburg--------Pictou---------------------------------

Former members of the 43rd General Assembly

NamePartyElectoral DistrictCause of departureSucceeded byElected
Josiah H. MacQuarrieLiberalPictounamed judge1947