To make the Legislature accountable and transparent we need Nova Scotians to contact our representatives and request voting be recorded.
Below is a draft letter that you can send as-is, or edit yourself, and then send to our representatives.
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email list for the Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly
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From a Concerned Voter
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To the Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly
In 2008 Nova Scotia celebrated 250 years of democracy, making it the oldest democracy in Canada. Indeed, Nova Scotians had much to celebrate.
However, while we have much to celebrate, we have much to improve upon as well. The ability of citizens to hold their MLA to account in the Nova Scotia Legislature is obstructed by the lack of recorded votes in Hansard, the official recording of all business in the Legislature. Nova Scotians have no way of knowing how their MLA voted on crucial issues affecting their families and communities.
In the past 6 years, spanning the 59th and 60th General Assemblies, 853 Bills have been introduced, debated and voted upon in the House. Of these 853 Bills, only 12 votes were recorded in Hansard. The rest of the Bills were voted on anonymously, with no indication of which MLAs voted in support and against.
We are thus faced with a democratic deficit in our Province. A lack of accountability breeds cynicism, and cynicism breeds voter apathy, as demonstrated by the declining rate of voter turnout at Provincial Elections.
As an MLA, you are the key to bringing accountability into the Legislature. In previous Legislatures it had become commonplace to call for a “voice vote”; a vote of the entire House without recording individual votes. While certainly more expedient, the cost is less accountability. A recorded vote can be demanded by any two MLAs immediately before a vote is to be called. Therefore, it is your responsibility and that of your colleagues to change the damaging trend in the Legislature.
I hope that Nova Scotians can count on your support in the 61st General Assembly.
Sincerely,
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More contact information:
Members of the Legislative Assembly – Constituency Office
Electoral District
Address Phone Fax E-mail
Annapolis
Honourable Stephen McNeil (L) 825-2093 or 1-800-317-8533 825-6306
142 Commercial Street ; P.O. Box 1420
Middleton, Nova Scotia stephenmcneil@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B0S 1P0
Antigonish
Maurice Smith (NDP)
P.O. Box
, Nova Scotia ndpcaucus@gov.ns.ca
Argyle
Honourable Chris d’Entremont (PC) 648-2020 648-2001
P.O. Box 94
Tusket, Nova Scotia info@chrisdentremont.com
B0W 3M0
Bedford-Birch Cove
Kelly Regan (L) 407-3777 407-3779
Suite 555, 1550 Bedford Highway
Bedford, Nova Scotia kelly@kellyregan.ca
B4A 1E6
Cape Breton Centre
Honourable Frank Corbett (NDP) 862-9550 862-9501
3397 Plummer Avenue ; P.O. Box 1
New Waterford, Nova Scotia frankmla@ns.sympatico.ca
B1H 1Z1
Cape Breton North
Honourable Cecil Clarke (PC) 794-4060 794-1815
176 Commercial Street ; P.O. Box 84
North Sydney, Nova Scotia mlaclarke@ns.sympatico.ca
B2A 3M1
Cape Breton Nova
Gordie Gosse (NDP) 564-9161 564-9975
758 Victoria Road
Sydney, Nova Scotia gordiegosse@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B1N 1J6
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Electoral District
Address Phone Fax E-mail
Cape Breton South
Honourable Manning MacDonald (L) 539-6032 or 567-1114 539-6860
253 Newlands Avenue
Sydney, Nova Scotia manningm@ns.sympatico.ca
B1S 1Y7
Cape Breton West
Honourable Alfie MacLeod (PC) 564-8679 564-1204
1990 Kings Road
Sydney River, Nova Scotia alfiemacleod@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B1L 1C4
Chester – St. Margaret’s
Honourable Denise Peterson-Rafuse 857-3378 or 1-877-740-3378 857-3386
213-9977 St. Margaret’s Bay Road, RR2
Hubbards, Nova Scotia denisepetersmla@bellaliant.com
B0J 1T0
Clare
Honourable Wayne J. Gaudet (L) 769-3131 769-2239
P.O. Box 106
Church Point, Nova Scotia waynej@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B0W 1M0
Colchester – Musquodoboit
Valley
Gary Burrill (NDP) 639-2277 or 1-877-582-0277 639-9776
20 Dunrovin Avenue ; P.O. Box 129
Stewiacke, Nova Scotia garyburrill@ns.sympatico.ca
B0N 2J0
Colchester North
Honourable Karen Casey (PC) 893-2180 893-3064
30 Duke Street
Truro, Nova Scotia karencasey@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B2N 2A1
Cole Harbour
Honourable Darrell Dexter (NDP) 462-5300 462-5306
971 Cole Harbour Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia ddexter@ns.sympatico.ca
B2V 1E8
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Electoral District
Address Phone Fax E-mail
Cole Harbour – Eastern Passage
Becky Kent (NDP) 465-3180
1515A Main Rd ; P.O. Box 152
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia kentbj@gov.ns.ca
B3G 1M4
Cumberland North
Brian Skabar (NDP) 667-9812 or 694-9448 667-9811
30 1/2 Church Street
Amherst, Nova Scotia office@brianskabarmla.ca
B4H 3A8
Cumberland South
Honourable Murray Scott (PC) 597-1998 or 1-888-923-2262 597-8080
6 McFarlane Street
Springhill, Nova Scotia murrayscottmla@eastlink.ca
B0M 1X0
Dartmouth East
Andrew Younger (L) 406-4420 406-4421
Suite 600, 73 Tacoma Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia info@andrewyounger.ca
B2W 3Y6
Dartmouth North
Trevor Zinck (NDP) 461-0181 461-0775
Suite 3, 102 Albro Lake Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia tzinck@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B3A 3Y6
Dartmouth South – Portland
Valley
Honourable Marilyn More (NDP) 463-6673 463-4973
135 Portland Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia marilynmoremla@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B2Y 1H9
Dartmouth South – Portland
Valley
Honourable Marilyn More (NDP) 463-6673 463-4973
135 Portland Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia marilynmoremla@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B2Y 1H9
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Electoral District
Address Phone Fax E-mail
Digby – Annapolis
Harold (Junior) Theriault (L) 245-2991 245-6853
310 Highway #303 – Conway ; P.O. Box 1038
Digby, Nova Scotia junior@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B0V 1A0
Eastern Shore
Sidney Prest (NDP) 889-2112 889-3190
19 Meaghers Grant Road ; P.O. Box 6
Musquodobit Harbour, Nova Scotia sidprest.mla@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B0J 2L0
Glace Bay
Dave Wilson (L) 842-0155 842-0642
633 Main Street, Suite 210
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia wilsond@gov.ns.ca
B1A 6J3
Guysborough – Sheet Harbour
Jim Boudreau (NDP) 366-3033 or 1-888-465-7575 366-3858
11 Telegraph Street ; P.O. Box 69
Canso, Nova Scotia jimboudreaumla@bellaliant.com
B0H 1H0
Halifax Atlantic
Michele Raymond (NDP) 477-4100 477-4810
47 Williams Lake Rd
Halifax, Nova Scotia mhraymondmla@eastlink.ca
B3P 1S9
Halifax Chebucto
Howard Epstein (NDP) 425-8521 429-6082
6009 Quinpool Road, Suite 103
Halifax, Nova Scotia hepstein@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B3K 5J6
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island
Leonard Preyra (NDP) 444-3238 444-3278
989 Young Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia preyra@eastlink.ca
B3H 2V9
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Electoral District
Address Phone Fax E-mail
Halifax Clayton Park
Diana Whalen (L) 443-8318 445-9287
Unit 303 287 Lacewood Drive
Halifax, Nova Scotia whalendc@gov.ns.ca
B3M 3Y7
Halifax Fairview
Honourable Graham Steele (NDP) 453-5556 453-4566
7105 Chebucto Road, Suite 101
Halifax, Nova Scotia graham@grahamsteele.ca
B3L 4W8
Halifax Needham
Honourable Maureen MacDonald (NDP) 455-2926 455-3929
3115 Veith Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia mmacdonald@navnet.net
B3K 3G9
Halifax Needham
Honourable Maureen MacDonald (NDP) 455-2926 455-3929
3115 Veith Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia mmacdonald@navnet.net
B3K 3G9
Hammonds Plains – Upper
Sackville
Mat Whynott (NDP) 864-5310 864-8681
1651 Sackville Drive
Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia mat.mla@ns.sympatico.ca
B4E 3A9
Hants East
Honourable John MacDonell (NDP) 883-7308 or 1-888-827-2212 883-7627
202 Highway #2 Unit 5
Enfield, Nova Scotia john.macdonell@ns.sympatico.ca
B2T 1C8
Hants East
Honourable John MacDonell (NDP) 883-7308 or 1-888-827-2212 883-7627
202 Highway #2 Unit 5
Enfield, Nova Scotia john.macdonell@ns.sympatico.ca
B2T 1C8
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Electoral District
Address Phone Fax E-mail
Hants West
Chuck Porter (PC) 798-5779 798-4093
58 Gerrish Street ; P.O. Box 3873
Windsor, Nova Scotia chuck@chuckporter.ca
B0N 2T0
Inverness
Allan MacMaster (PC)
P.O. Box
, Nova Scotia pcmlas@gov.ns.ca
Kings North
Jim Morton (NDP) 678-6880 678-6945
401 Main Street ; P.O. Box 157
Kentville, Nova Scotia jimmorton@kingsnorthmla.ca
B4N 3W4
Kings South
Honourable Ramona Jennex (NDP) 681-3741 681-6261
8985 Commercial Street, Suite 2
New Minas, Nova Scotia ramonajennexmla@bellaliant.com
B4N 3E3
Kings South
Honourable Ramona Jennex (NDP) 681-3741 681-6261
8985 Commercial Street, Suite 2
New Minas, Nova Scotia ramonajennexmla@bellaliant.com
B4N 3E3
Kings West
Leo Glavine (L) 765-4083 765-4176
780 Cental Avenue Southgate Court ; P.O. Box 1501
Greenwood, Nova Scotia leoglavinemla@eastlink.ca
B0P 1N0
Lunenburg
Pam Birdsall (NDP) 634-9110 or 1-877-634-9110 634-8489
119 Pelham Street ; P.O. Box 1509
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia pambirdsallmla@bellaliant.com
B0J 2C0
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Electoral District
Address Phone Fax E-mail
Lunenburg West
Gary Ramey (NDP) 530-8080 530-8081
410 King Street
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia gary.ramey.mla@eastlink.ca
B4V 1A9
Pictou Centre
Honourable Ross Landry (NDP) 752-7677 752-7922
115 MacLean Street
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia pictoucentremla@rosslandry.ca
B2H 4M5
Pictou East
Clarrie MacKinnon (NDP) 396-1853 396-1803
1905 Main Street ; P.O. Box 914
Westville, Nova Scotia clarriemla@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B0K 2A0
Pictou West
Honourable Charlie Parker (NDP) 485-4550 485-7088
49 Water Street
Pictou, Nova Scotia charlieparkermla@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B0K 1H0
Preston
Honourable Keith Colwell (L) 433-1494 435-1712
Box 1, Comp 4 2345 Highway #7
East Preston, Nova Scotia colwelkw@gov.ns.ca
B2Z 1G6
Queens
Vicki Conrad (NDP) 354-5203 354-5247
P.O. Box 430
Liverpool, Nova Scotia vconrad@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B0T 1K0
Richmond
Honourable Michel Samson (L) 345-0778 345-0779
Richmond Industrial Mall, 2nd Floor ; P.O. Box 57
Louisdale, Nova Scotia michelsamson@ns.sympatico.ca
B0E 1V0
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Electoral District
Address Phone Fax E-mail
Sackville – Cobequid
Dave Wilson (NDP) 864-0396 864-8409
51 Cobequid Road, Suite 105
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia dave@davidawilsonmla.ca
B4C 2N1
Shelburne
Honourable Sterling Belliveau (NDP) 637-3200 or 875-9090 637-3530
3441 Highway #3 ; P.O. Box 595
Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia mlashelburne@eastlink.ca
B0W 1G0
Shelburne
Honourable Sterling Belliveau (NDP) 637-3200 or 875-9090 637-3530
3441 Highway #3 ; P.O. Box 595
Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia mlashelburne@eastlink.ca
B0W 1G0
Timberlea – Prospect
Honourable Bill Estabrooks (NDP) 876-2472 876-2192
1492 St. Margaret’s Bay Road, BLT Recreation Centre
Lakeside, Nova Scotia billestabrooks@navnet.net
B3T 1B3
Timberlea – Prospect
Honourable Bill Estabrooks (NDP) 876-2472 876-2192
1492 St. Margaret’s Bay Road, BLT Recreation Centre
Lakeside, Nova Scotia billestabrooks@navnet.net
B3T 1B3
Truro – Bible Hill
Lenore Zann (NDP) 897-9266
35 Commercial Street, Suite 212
Truro, Nova Scotia lenorezann@gmail.com
B2N 3H9
Victoria – The Lakes
Keith Bain (PC) 674-0089 674-0191
1551 Old Route 5
Big Bras d’Or, Nova Scotia keithbainmla@ns.sympatico.ca
B1X 1B5
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Electoral District
Address Phone Fax E-mail
Waverley-Fall River Beaver Bank
Honourable Percy Paris (NDP) 860-4004 860-0197
273 Windsor Junction Road
Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia percy@percyparis.ca
B2T 1G7
Waverley-Fall River Beaver Bank
Honourable Percy Paris (NDP) 860-4004 860-0197
273 Windsor Junction Road
Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia percy@percyparis.ca
B2T 1G7
Yarmouth
Honourable Richard Hurlburt (PC) 742-8120 or 742-8486 742-8157
Lovitt Plaza, 368 Main Street
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia rhurlburt@ns.aliantzinc.ca
B5A 1E9
