MacDonald - Halifax Needham 1998-1999-2003-2006–2009-2013-2016 (retired, NDP won) John MacDonell - Hants East 1998-1999-2003-2006–2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Charlie Parker - Pictou West 1998-1999 (ran, NDP lost), 2003-2006-2009–2013 (ran, NDP lost) Yvonne Atwell - Preston 1998-1999 (ran, NDP lost), 1st Black Woman elected to Nova Scotia Legislature Rosemary Godin - Sackville-Beaver Bank 1998-1999 (ran, NDP lost) Bill Estabrooks - Timberlea-Prospect 1998-1999-2003-2006–2009-2013 (retired, NDP lost) John Deveau - Yarmouth 1998-1999 (ran, NDP lost) 1999 In 1999, one Progressive Conservative member crossed the floor to the NDP. Hinrich Bitter-Suermann - Chester-St. Margaret's 1998-1998-1999* (Elected as a PC, switched to NDP over Budget, ran, NDP lost), former Nova Scotia NDP leadership candidate 1999 general election In the 1999 election, the NDP won eleven seats in the 52-seat Legislature, a loss of eight seats. 2001 by-election In a March 2001 by-election, the NDP won. It was held after NDP MLA Eileen O'Connell died in September 2000. Graham Steele - Halifax Fairview 2001by-2003-2006–2009-2013 (retired, NDP lost) 2003 general election In the 2003 election, the NDP won an additional three seats for 15 of the 52 seats in the Legislature. Gordie Gosse - Cape Breton Nova 2003-2006–2009-2013 Sydney-Whitney Pier 2013-2015 (retired for health reasons, NDP lost by-election) Joan Massey - Dartmouth East 2003-2006–2009 (ran, NDP lost) Marilyn More - Dartmouth South-Portland Valley 2003-2006–2009-2013 (retired, NDP lost) Michele Raymond - Halifax Atlantic 2003-2006–2009-2013 (retired, NDP lost) Dave Wilson - Sackville-Cobequid 2003-2006–2009-2013-2017-2018 (retired, NDP lost by-election) 2006 general election In the 2006 election, the NDP won an additional five seats for 20 of the 52 seats in the Legislature. Sterling Belliveau - Shelburne 2006–2009-2013 Queens-Shelburne 2013-2017 (retired, NDP lost) Vicki Conrad - Queens 2006–2009-2013 (retired, riding dissolved) Clarrie MacKinnon - Pictou East 2006–2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Percy Paris - Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank 2006–2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Leonard Preyra - Halifax Citadel 2006–2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Trevor Zinck - Dartmouth North 2006–2009-2010 (expelled from NDP 2010, resigned as MLA 2013, NDP lost) 2008 provincial by-election Becky Kent - Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage 2008by-2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) 2009 general election In the 2009 election, the NDP won an additional twelve seats, and lost one seat, for 31 of the 52 seats in the Legislature. NDP leader Darrell Dexter became Premier of Nova Scotia, leading Nova Scotia's first NDP government. 12 new NDP MLAs were elected: Pam Birdsall - Lunenburg 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost) Jim Boudreau - Guysborough-Sheet Harbour 2009-2013 (ran, NDP lost)