Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "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.Born in 1888 at Portland, Maine, Ettinger was a funeral director. In 1928, he started his own business, Ettinger Funeral Home in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. He married Margaret MacKenzie.Ettinger entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the Hants East riding by 28 votes over Liberal incumbent Robert A. MacLellan. In the 1953 election, after leading on election night, a recount resulted in Ettinger losing by one vote to Liberal Alfred E. Reid. Ettinger appealed to the Supreme Court citing irregularities, and the election was voided in February 1954. 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, declaring him elected by one vote. Ettinger regained the seat in the 1956 election, defeating the Liberal candidate by 50 votes. He was re-elected in 1960 by 219 votes. Ettinger died in office on May 29, 1962. He was succeeded as MLA by his son, Albert J. Ettinger."@en }
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- Ernest_M._Ettinger abstract "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.Born in 1888 at Portland, Maine, Ettinger was a funeral director. In 1928, he started his own business, Ettinger Funeral Home in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. He married Margaret MacKenzie.Ettinger entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the Hants East riding by 28 votes over Liberal incumbent Robert A. MacLellan. In the 1953 election, after leading on election night, a recount resulted in Ettinger losing by one vote to Liberal Alfred E. Reid. Ettinger appealed to the Supreme Court citing irregularities, and the election was voided in February 1954. 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, declaring him elected by one vote. Ettinger regained the seat in the 1956 election, defeating the Liberal candidate by 50 votes. He was re-elected in 1960 by 219 votes. Ettinger died in office on May 29, 1962. He was succeeded as MLA by his son, Albert J. Ettinger.".