Gladys Porter

Gladys Muriel Porter, MBE, née Richardson, daughter of Walter Richardson and Christina Macpherson, (August 4, 1893, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada – April 30, 1967, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada) was the first woman in the Maritimes to be elected as Mayor, and the first female Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[2]

Gladys Muriel Porter
MLA M.B.E. D.C.L.
MLA for Kings North
In office
June 7, 1960 – April 20, 1967
Preceded byEric Balcom
Succeeded byVictor Thorpe
Personal details
BornAugust 4, 1893
Sydney, Nova Scotia
DiedApril 30, 1967(1967-04-30) (aged 73)
Kentville, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative

"It is satisfying to know that women join in this partnership, working together 'to hold fast to basic principles and values and to exert influence to preserve a democratic way of life.'"

Gladys Porter
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
February 8, 1961[1]

Porter was elected to Kentville town council in 1943. She was then elected Mayor of Kentville in 1946 and served until 1960, when she ran successfully as a Progressive Conservative to represent the provincial electoral district of Kings North.[2][3]

Porter was re-elected to the Legislature in 1963[4] and served until her death on April 30, 1967.[5]

References
  1. "Hansard of February 8, 1961 (excerpt)" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia. February 8, 1961. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. Carbert, Louise Irene (2006). Rural Women's Leadership in Atlantic Canada: First-Hand Perspectives on Local Public Life and Participation in Electoral Politics. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-9125-3.
  3. "Complete Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  4. "Complete Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  5. "Collections Canada - Canadian Women in Government - Celebrating Women's Achievements". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2014.


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