Origins
The Legislative Council had its origins in the older unified Nova Scotia Council, created in 1720, which exercised a combination of executive, legislative, and judicial functions. The Council acted as the Governor's cabinet, as the upper house of the provincial legislature, and as the province's General Court until the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia was established in 1754. The Council generally consisted of twelve members, five of whom constituted a quorum. While appointments were technically made by the Sovereign, they were in practice made by the Board of Trade, though the Governor usually provided a list of potential nominees. Nominations were at pleasure, but were in practice treated as during good behaviour.
Following a series of conflicts with the Assembly and rising demands for responsible government in the province, the Board of Trade ordered in 1838 that the Council be split into separate Executive and Legislative Councils.
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