George B. Cole

George Benjamin Cole (October 16, 1900 – January 16, 1970)[1] was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from June 1949 to March 1950. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[2]

George B. Cole
MLA for Hants West
In office
June 1949 – March 22, 1950
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byGeorge Henry Wilson
Personal details
Born1900
Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia
Died(1970-01-16)January 16, 1970
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party

Born in 1900 at Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Cole was the son of George and Elizabeth (Ward) Cole.[3] Prior to the 1949 election, Cole defeated former Windsor mayor Gordon B. Crossley for the Liberal nomination in Hants West.[4] On election night, Cole trailed Progressive Conservative George H. Wilson by three votes, but Cole asked for a recount.[5] On June 18, a recount resulted in a tie between Cole and Wilson which was broken when the returning officer cast the deciding vote for Cole, declaring him elected by one vote.[6] In January 1950, Wilson appealed the election result to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, where under the Nova Scotia Controverted Elections Act, the returning officer's decision was ruled an undue return and the election voided.[7] After serving nine months as MLA, Cole officially vacated the seat on March 22, and did not run in the resulting byelection.[2] Cole died on January 16, 1970.[3]

References
  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135838412/george-benjamin-cole
  2. "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 38. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. "96 enter contest for 37 seats at stake in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1949.
  5. "N.S. re-elects Liberals, PC's gain eight seats". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1949.
  6. "One vote decides Nova Scotia seat". The Globe and Mail. June 20, 1949.
  7. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-17.


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