Gary Burrill NDP leader (2016-2022) - Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) returned as MLA for Halifax Chebucto 2017-2021-present Ramona Jennex - Kings South 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Ross Landry - Pictou Centre 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Jim Morton - Kings North 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Denise Peterson-Rafuse - Chester-St. Margaret's 2009-2013-2017 (ran, NDP lost) Sid Prest - Eastern Shore 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Gary Ramey - Lunenburg West 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Brian Skabar - Cumberland North 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Mat Whynott - Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Lenore Zann - Truro-Bible Hill 2009-2013 Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River 2013-2017-2019 (resigned to run federally as a Liberal, NDP lost) The party also won a by-election in the fall of 2009. Maurice Smith - Antigonish 2009by-2013 (ran, NDP lost) 2013 general election In the 2009 election, the NDP lost 31 seats, electing 7 MLAs, resulting in the defeat of Dexter's NDP government and the party coming in third place in the legislature. No new NDP MLAs were elected. 2015 by-election Marian Mancini - Dartmouth South 2015by-2017 (resigned, NDP won) 2016 by-election Lisa Roberts - Halifax Needham 2016by-2017-2021 (resigned to run federally, NDP won) 2017 general election In the 2017 Nova Scotia general election, the NDP elected 7 MLAs. NDP leader Gary Burrill returned to the legislature, this time representing Halifax Chebucto. Three new NDP MLAs were elected: Susan Leblanc - Dartmouth North 2017-2021-present Claudia Chender - NDP leader (2022-present) - Dartmouth South 2017-2021-present Tammy Martin - Cape Breton Centre 2017-2020 (resigned 2020, NDP won) 2020 by-election Kendra Coombes - Cape Breton Centre 2020by-2021-present 2021 general election In the 2017 Nova Scotia general election, the NDP elected 6 MLAs. Two new NDP MLAs were elected: Lisa Lachance - Halifax Citadel-Sable Island 2021-present Suzy Hansen - Halifax Needham 2021-present Early CCF organizers Lloyd Shaw - provincial secretary until 1949 Donald MacDonald - MLA and leader until 1945 References See also List of articles about CCF/NDP members List of articles about British Columbia CCF/NDP members List of articles about Alberta CCF/NDP members List of articles about Saskatchewan CCF/NDP members List of articles about Manitoba CCF/NDP members List of articles about Ontario CCF/NDP members List of articles about Yukon NDP members CCF NDP members CCF/NDP members