1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The General Assembly of Nova Scotia was established by a proclamation of the Governor in Council on May 20, 1758. A writ for the election of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia was issued by May 22, returnable at the convening of the assembly on October 2, 1758. The assembly held two sessions, and was dissolved on August 13, 1759. Sessions Dates of specific sessions are under research. Governor and Council Governor Charles Lawrence Lieutenant Governor vacant? The members of the Council are currently under research. House of Assembly Officers Speaker of the House Robert Sanderson -left the province for England in 1759. William Nesbitt elected August 1, 1759 Clerk of the House David Lloyd Division of seats Since counties had not been established by this time, the proclamation called for the election of 4 members from Halifax Township, 2 members from Lunenburg Township, and 16 members from the province at large, for a total of 22 members. The election was held using Block Voting. Each voter had to cast the maximum number of votes, whether 16, two or four.Proclamation https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/demo/pdfs/0021_1758-05-20_Proclamation.pdf Nova Scotia Legislature Province of NovaScotia May 20, 1758 Knaut and Kedie (or Kedy) represented Lunenburg Township, but the records do not distinguish the Halifax Township members from the at large members. Members NameFirst electedNotesJoseph Gerrish1758Robert Sanderson1758left the province for England in 1759.Henry Newton1758William Foye1758William Nesbitt1758Joseph Rundel1758Jonathan Binney1758Henry Ferguson1758George Suckling1758John Burbidge1758Robert Campbell1758William Pantree1758Joseph Fairbanks1758Philip Hammond1758John Fillis1758Lambert Folkers1758Philip Augustus Knaut (Lunenburg Township)1758William Best1758Alexander Kedie (Lunenburg Township)1758Malachy Salter 1758took seat October 30, 1758.Benjamin Gerrish1758might not have served, was out of the province by November 21, 1758.John Anderson1758might not have served, was out of the province by November 21, 1758.Archibald Hinshelwood (1759)1759by-election ordered on January 10, 1759 following declaration that the seats of Anderson and Gerrish were vacant, declared elected April 6, 1759 (receiving 264 out of total of 731 votes cast across the colony);A History of Voting in Canada, p. 5 election disputed by Richard Bowers, Hinshelwood quit his seat April 9. no record of the by-election for the second vacancy or of by-election to fill Hinshelwood's empty seat. Note: Unless otherwise noted, members were elected at the general election, and took their seats at the convening of the assembly. By-elections are special elections held to fill specific vacancies. When a member is noted as having taken their seat on a certain date, but a by-election isn't noted, the member was elected at the general election but arrived late. References General Democracy 250 : Celebrating 250 Years of Parliamentary Democracy in Canada A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) External links Elliott Shirley B. Shirley Elliott 1984 Appendix A: Assembly Lists The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: a biographical directory https://0-nsleg--edeposit-gov-ns-ca.legcat.gov.ns.ca/deposit/b10537582.pdf Halifax Province of Nova Scotia 242 0-88871-050-X General Assemblies of Nova Scotia No previous General Assembly 2nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758–1759 01 Category:1758 establishments in Nova Scotia Category:1759 disestablishments in Nova Scotia