Cora Etter

Cora Etter
MLA for Hants East
In office
1984–1988
Preceded byJack Hawkins
Succeeded byJack Hawkins
Personal details
BornCora Helena Brown
(1924-10-10)October 10, 1924
Bishopville, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedAugust 19, 2020(2020-08-19) (aged 95)
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada
PartyProgressive Conservative
Occupationpharmacy, management, business and property development

Cora Helena Etter (née Brown; October 10, 1924 – August 19, 2020) was a Canadian politician in Nova Scotia.[1] She served in the 54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia as a Progressive Conservative member for Hants East. In the 1988 election, she was defeated by Liberal Jack Hawkins.[2]

Biography

Cora Etter was born on October 10, 1924[1] in Bishopville, Nova Scotia, to parents James and Cora Brown. She attended the Provincial Teachers College in Truro, followed by the Maritime College of Pharmacy.[3] Etter and her husband operated pharmacies in Shubenacadie, Elmsdale, and Stewiacke, and were involved in a variety of other business ventures.[3] She was among the charter members of the East Hants Historical Society, established in 1967.[4] Etter is an inductee of the Atlantic Business Women's Hall of Fame,[3] and received a Canadian Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.[5]

Prior to entering provincial politics, she represented Shubenacadie on the East Hants municipal council for over 20 years,[3] starting in 1960. She was thus nicknamed the "mayor of Shubenacadie".[5] She was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Hants East in 1984, defeating incumbent Liberal MLA Jack Hawkins.[3] At the time, Etter was one of only three women in the Nova Scotia Legislature,[5] alongside cabinet minister Maxine Cochran and the New Democratic Party's leader Alexa McDonough. In the 1988 election, Etter lost her seat to Hawkins in a rematch.[5]

Etter died on August 19, 2020 at the age of 95.[3]

Electoral record

1988 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJack Hawkins4,50247.09
Progressive ConservativeCora Etter3,97741.60
New DemocraticRichard Preeper1,08211.32
Total valid votes 9,561
Total rejected ballots 44
Turnout 9,605
Eligible voters 13,047
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6]
1984 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeCora Etter3,73048.57
LiberalJack Hawkins3,19241.57
New DemocraticHerbert H. Radley7579.86
Total valid votes 7,679
Total rejected ballots 26
Turnout 7,705
Eligible voters 11,604
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". Gale Canada. August 29, 1987 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cora Helena Etter 1924–2020". Shubenacadie, N.S.: Ettinger Funeral Home. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ [EHHS] (2025). "About East Hants Historical Society". Elmsdale, N.S.: East Hants Historical Society. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Urbaniak, Tom (November 6, 2019). "A tribute to former Tory MLA and municipal politician Cora Etter on her 95th birthday". The Chronicle Herald. Halifax, N.S.: SaltWire Network. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Election Returns" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Election Returns" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 90. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
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