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♂ Glenn S. Ells
aliasGlenn S. Ells
Record
18557 · 4154

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Birth 23 May 1934
Age 89 years + 11 months
First mandate 2 April 1974 → 50 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 39 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 45 years + 7 months ago (18 September 1978)
Special notes
None
 

Glenn S. Ells (1934– )
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 4 5 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ George Archibald  m 
⊖ Edward C. Twohig  m 
 		 ⊖ Victor N. Thorpe  m 
 
Eligible: 8,474 Votes: 6,423 Participation: 75.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Nova Scotia
13 October 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8621(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 2/2 3,077 48.76% -157 Winner:
PC
 3,234 51.24% Victor N. Thorpe
Eligible: 9,087 Votes: 7,211 Participation: 79.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
51		 Nova Scotia
2 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8577(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 3,536 49.39% +412 Loser:
PC
 3,124 43.63% Dave Waterbury

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,845 Votes: 7,709 Participation: 78.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
52		 Nova Scotia
19 September 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4823(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 2/3 3,283 42.77% -461 Winner:
PC
 3,744 48.78% Edward C. Twohig
Eligible: 11,248 Votes: 8,566 Participation: 76.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
55		 Nova Scotia
6 September 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1506(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 2/3 3,116 36.59% -752 Winner:
PC
 3,868 45.42% George G. Archibald

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Ells, Glenn Stephen (p. 65)		 22 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Glenn Ells		 22 Dec 2023

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