Ernest M. Ettinger

Ernest M. Ettinger
MLA for Hants East
In office
1956–1962
Preceded byAlfred E. Reid
Succeeded byAlbert J. Ettinger
In office
1949–1953
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byAlfred E. Reid
Personal details
Born(1888-07-30)July 30, 1888
Portland, Maine
DiedMay 29, 1962(1962-05-29) (aged 73)
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationfuneral director

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ "History of Ettinger Funeral Home". Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  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. ^ "Liberals win in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.
  6. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 42. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  7. ^ "Vote in N.S. riding asked to be voided". The Montreal Gazette. July 6, 1953. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  8. ^ "Their Hants were tied". The Montreal Gazette. December 10, 1954. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  9. ^ "Return of Special Elections for the House of Assembly 1954" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  10. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 45. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  11. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 48. Retrieved 2015-04-30.