He was first elected to Parliament at the Annapolis—Kings riding in the 1949 general election, but that vote was declared invalid by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court after Progressive Conservative party candidate George Nowlan complained that some votes from military personnel were mistakenly counted for Annapolis—Kings when those votes should have applied to the home ridings of military service voters.[1] A by-election was held on 19 June 1950 in which Nowlan defeated Elderkin.[2]
Elderkin made one more unsuccessful attempt to return to the House of Commons in the 1958 federal election where the riding since became Digby—Annapolis—Kings, however was defeated by Nowlan on that occasion. He died at a hospital at the age of 88 in his hometown of Wolfville in 1985. His cremated remains were entombed at Willowbank Cemetery in Wolfville.[3]
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^"Liberal M.P.'s Election Void Court Rules, New N.S. Vote". Toronto Star. 24 February 1950. p. 27.
^Fraser, Blair (1 August 1950). "Backstage at Ottawa : When a Big Majority Means Defeat". Maclean's. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^"Angus Elderkin, former MP, dies", The Chronicle-Herald, 23 May 1985, pg. 36. Accessed 5 March 2013.
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angus, elderkin, angus, alexander, elderkin, june, 1896, 1985, canadian, farmer, politician, elderkin, liberal, party, member, house, commons, canada, born, wolfville, nova, scotia, became, farmer, fruit, grower, career, member, parliamentfor, annapolis, kings. Angus Alexander Elderkin 18 June 1896 22 May 1985 was a Canadian farmer and politician Elderkin was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada He was born in Wolfville Nova Scotia and became a farmer and fruit grower by career Angus ElderkinMember of Parliamentfor Annapolis KingsIn office June 1949 June 1950Preceded byriding createdSucceeded byGeorge NowlanPersonal detailsBornAngus Alexander Elderkin 1896 06 18 18 June 1896Wolfville Nova Scotia CanadaDiedMay 22 1985 1985 05 22 aged 88 Wolfville Nova Scotia CanadaPolitical partyLiberalProfessionfarmer fruit grower He was first elected to Parliament at the Annapolis Kings riding in the 1949 general election but that vote was declared invalid by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court after Progressive Conservative party candidate George Nowlan complained that some votes from military personnel were mistakenly counted for Annapolis Kings when those votes should have applied to the home ridings of military service voters 1 A by election was held on 19 June 1950 in which Nowlan defeated Elderkin 2 Elderkin made one more unsuccessful attempt to return to the House of Commons in the 1958 federal election where the riding since became Digby Annapolis Kings however was defeated by Nowlan on that occasion He died at a hospital at the age of 88 in his hometown of Wolfville in 1985 His cremated remains were entombed at Willowbank Cemetery in Wolfville 3 References edit Liberal M P s Election Void Court Rules New N S Vote Toronto Star 24 February 1950 p 27 Fraser Blair 1 August 1950 Backstage at Ottawa When a Big Majority Means Defeat Maclean s Retrieved 23 May 2022 Angus Elderkin former MP dies The Chronicle Herald 23 May 1985 pg 36 Accessed 5 March 2013 External links editAngus Elderkin Parliament of Canada biography nbsp nbsp This article about a Nova Scotia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angus Elderkin amp oldid 1165888885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
