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♀ Gladys M. Porter
aliasGladys M. Porter
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Nova Scotia 2 0 2
Birth 4 August 1893 → 130 years + 8 months ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 7 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 66 years + 10 months
Death 30 April 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Gladys M. Porter (1893–1967)
© Photo via SaltWire — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative, Porter was the first woman to become mayor in the Maritime provinces (Kentville, 1946) as well as the first woman elected to a provincial legislature in the Maritimes (Kings North, 1960). She died in office towards the end of her second term, at the age of 73.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 6 10 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Eric W. Balcom  m 
 		 ⊖ David R. Sutton  m 
 
Eligible: 7,079 Votes: 6,015 Participation: 84.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
47		 Nova Scotia
7 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18373(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
66
PC
 1/3 3,060 51.19% +278 Loser:
LIB
 2,782 46.54% Eric W. Balcom

Service: 3 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,545 Votes: 6,200 Participation: 82.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Nova Scotia
8 October 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 18415(F) — 8 Feb 2022 20:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
PC
 1/3 3,668 59.43% +1,263 Loser:
LIB
 2,405 38.97% David R. Sutton
After her election:
30 Apr 1967 73
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 6 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,679 Votes: 6,212 Participation: 80.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Nova Scotia
30 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14265(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
73		 Successor:
PC
 3,407 55.25% Victor N. Thorpe

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Porter, Gladys Muriel (Richardson) (p. 177)		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gladys Porter		 11 Feb 2024

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