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.^[1]

Knaut and Kedie (or Kedy) represented Lunenburg Township, but the records do not distinguish the Halifax Township members from the at large members.

Members

• Joseph Gerrish
• Robert Sanderson -left the province for England in 1759.
• Henry Newton
• William Foye
• William Nesbitt
• Joseph Rundel
• Jonathan Binney
• Henry Ferguson
• George Suckling
• John Burbidge
• Robert Campbell
• William Pantree
• Joseph Fairbanks
• Philip Hammond
• John Fillis
• Lambert Folkers
• Philip Augustus Knaut (Lunenburg Township)
• William Best
• Alexander Kedie (Lunenburg Township)
• Malachy Salter -took seat Oct. 30, 1758.
• Benjamin Gerrish -might not have served, was out of the province by Nov. 21, 1758.
• John Anderson -might not have served, was out of the province by Nov. 21, 1758.
  • Archibald Hinshelwood -by-election Jan. 10, 1759, took seat April 6, 1759, election disputed by Richard Bowers, Hinshelwood quit his seat April 9.
  • no record of the by-election for the second vacancy.

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 taking their seat on a certain date, but a by-election isn't noted, the member was elected at the general election but arrived late.