Ernest_M._Ettinger

Ernest M. Ettinger

Ernest M. Ettinger

Canadian politician

Ernest Milton Ettinger was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1953, and 1956 to 1962. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

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Born in 1888 at Portland, Maine, Ettinger was a funeral director.[2] In 1928, he started his own business, Ettinger Funeral Home in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia.[3] He married Margaret MacKenzie.[2]

Ettinger entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the Hants East riding by 28 votes over Liberal incumbent Robert A. MacLellan.[4] In the 1953 election, after leading on election night,[5] a recount resulted in Ettinger losing by one vote to Liberal Alfred E. Reid.[6] Ettinger appealed to the Supreme Court citing irregularities,[7] and the election was voided in February 1954.[1] A byelection was held on November 16, 1954, resulting in a tie between Ettinger and Reid which was broken when the returning officer cast the deciding vote for Reid,[8] declaring him elected by one vote.[9] Ettinger regained the seat in the 1956 election, defeating the Liberal candidate by 50 votes.[10] He was re-elected in 1960 by 219 votes.[11] Ettinger died in office on May 29, 1962.[2] He was succeeded as MLA by his son, Albert J. Ettinger.

References

  1. [1]
    "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. [2]
    Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 66. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. [3]
    "History of Ettinger Funeral Home". Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  4. [4]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  5. [5]
    "Liberals win in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.
  6. [6]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 42. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  7. [7]
    "Vote in N.S. riding asked to be voided". The Montreal Gazette. July 6, 1953. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  8. [8]
    "Their Hants were tied". The Montreal Gazette. December 10, 1954. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  9. [9]
    "Return of Special Elections for the House of Assembly 1954" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  10. [10]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 45. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  11. [11]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 48. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
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