Laurie Montgomery Explained

Laurie Montgomery
Birth Date:August 17, 1936
Birth Place:Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Death Date:May 4, 2019 (82 years)
Death Place:Middleton, Nova Scotia
Residence:Bridgetown, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Annapolis
Term Start:March 24, 1998
Term End:June 18, 1999
Predecessor:Earle Rafuse
Successor:Frank Chipman
Party:Liberal Party
Spouse:Paula Montgomery (née Cameron) m.1965
Children:Kenneth Montgomery, Carol McClintock (née Montgomery), Elizabeth Montgomery
Occupation:Retired School Teacher

Laurence (Laurie) Edward Montgomery (August 17, 1936 – May 4, 2019) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999, representing the electoral district of Annapolis.[1]

Political career

Montgomery entered provincial politics in the 1998 provincial election,[2] defeating his Progressive Conservative opponent by 250 votes.[3] Montgomery did not run again in the 1999 provincial election.[4] Montgomery died on May 4, 2019, in Middleton, Nova Scotia [5] [6] Flags of the Provincial House were flown at half-mast on May 8, 2019, in honour of the former MLA.[7] [8]

Electoral record

|-|Liberal|Laurie Montgomery|align="right"|3448|align="right"|37.0|align="right"||-|Progressive Conservative|Basil Stewart|align="right"|3198|align="right"|34.3|align="right"||-|New Democratic Party|John Kinsella|align="right"|2468|align="right"|26.5|align="right"||-|Independent|Bob Mann|align="right"|215|align="right"|2.3|align="right"||}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annapolis Constituency History. The Nova Scotia Legislature. April 3, 2018. November 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108112821/https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/Annapolis.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Retired teacher gets Grit nomination . The Chronicle Herald . March 2, 1998 . July 25, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050123230022/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F02%2B163.raw%2BPE98Mar02%2B2 . January 23, 2005 . dead .
  3. Web site: Election Returns, 1998 (Annapolis). Elections Nova Scotia. July 25, 2015.
  4. Web site: Two Grits leave politics . The Chronicle Herald . June 21, 1999 . July 25, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124080525/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F06%2F21%2B221.raw%2BPE99Jun21%2B2 . January 24, 2005 . dead .
  5. Web site: Obituary of Laurence "Laurie" Edward Montgomery | Kaulbach Family Funeral Home .
  6. Web site: Laurence Edward "Laurie" Montgomery Obituaries SaltWire.
  7. 1126104261027356672. NSLeg. Our flags are at half-mast in honour of former MLA Laurence “Laurie” Montgomery, who passed away on May 4. Mr. Mont… . 8 May 2019.
  8. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1867504476899732/2286498908333618 . 2022-04-30. Nova Scotia Legislature on Facebook . Facebook.