Politics of Nova Scotia

Politics of Nova Scotia
Coat of arms of Nova Scotia
Polity type	Province within a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of Canada
Legislative branch
Name	General Assembly House of Assembly
Type	Unicameral
Meeting place	Province House, Halifax
Presiding officer	Speaker of the House of Assembly
Executive branch
Head of State
Currently	King Charles III represented by Arthur LeBlanc, Lieutenant Governor
Head of Government
Currently	Premier Tim Houston
Appointer	Lieutenant Governor
Cabinet
Name	Executive Council
Leader	Premier (as President of the Executive Council)
Appointer	Lieutenant Governor
Headquarters	Halifax
Judicial branch
Court of Appeal
Chief judge	Michael Wood
Seat	Law Courts, Halifax

The politics of Nova Scotia take place within the framework of a Westminster-style parliamentary constitutional monarchy. As Canada's head of state and monarch, Charles III is the sovereign of the province in his capacity as King in Right of Nova Scotia; his duties in Nova Scotia are carried out by the Lieutenant Governor, Arthur LeBlanc. The General Assembly is the legislature, consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and fifty-five members representing their electoral districts in the House of Assembly.^[1] The Government is headed by the Premier, Tim Houston, who took office on August 31, 2021. The capital city is Halifax, home to the Lieutenant Governor, the House of Assembly, and the Government. The House of Assembly has met in Halifax at Province House since 1819.^[2]