44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia


The 44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between March 21, 1950, and April 14, 1953.

Division of seats

There were 37 members of the General Assembly elected in the 1949 Nova Scotia general election.

List of members

RidingNamePartyFirst elected / previously electedPosition
Annapolis CountyHenry Davies HicksLiberal1945Minister of Education
AntigonishColin H. ChisholmLiberal1949
Cape Breton SouthJohn Smith MacIvorLiberal1945
Cape Breton CentreMichael McDonaldCCF1945
Cape Breton NorthAlexander O'HandleyLiberal1925, 1941
Cape Breton EastRussell CunninghamCCF1945
Cape Breton WestMalcolm A. PattersonLiberal1937Attorney general
ClareDesire J. ComeauProgressive Conservative1949
ColchesterRobert L. StanfieldProgressive Conservative1949
G. I. SmithProgressive Conservative1949
Cumberland EastMartin J. KaufmanLiberal1945
Cumberland WestThomas A. GilesProgressive Conservative1949
Cumberland CentreArchibald J. MasonLiberal1949
DigbyE. Keith PotterProgressive Conservative1949
GuysboroughArthur Whittier MacKenzieLiberal1945
Halifax SouthAngus L.MacDonaldLiberal1933, 1945Premier
Halifax CentreJames Edward RutledgeLiberal1939
Halifax NorthHarold ConnollyLiberal1936
Halifax EastGeoffrey W. StevensLiberal1933
Halifax WestRonald Manning FieldingLiberal1941
Hants EastErnest M. EttingerProgressive Conservative1949
Hants WestGeorge B. ColeLiberal1949
George H. Wilson Progressive Conservative1950
InvernessAlexander H. McKinnonLiberal1940
Roderick MacLeanLiberal1949
KingsWilliam H. PipeLiberal1949
David Durell SuttonLiberal1945
LunenburgGordon E. RomkeyLiberal1928speaker
Arthur L. ThurlowLiberal1949
Pictou EastJohn W. MacDonaldLiberal1949
Pictou WestStewart W. ProudfootLiberal1949
Pictou CentreAlfred B. DeWolfeLiberal1945
QueensMerrill D. RawdingLiberal1945
RichmondLauchlin Daniel CurrieLiberal1933, 1941
Earle W. Urquhart Liberal1949
ShelburneWilfred Tennyson DauphineeLiberal1941
VictoriaCarleton L. MacMillanLiberal1949
YarmouthWilliam H. BrownProgressive Conservative1949
Donald J. FraserLiberal1949
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Former members of the 44th General Assembly

NamePartyElectoral DistrictCause of departureSucceeded byElected
Lauchlin Daniel CurrieLiberalRichmondnamed judgeEarle W. Urquhart, LiberalDecember 20, 1949
George B. ColeLiberalHants Westelection appealedGeorge H. Wilson, PCNovember 27, 1950