Gardner Hurley

Gardner "Bud" Hurley
MLA for Cumberland West
In office 1984–1988
Preceded by	D. L. George Henley
Succeeded by	Ross Bragg
Personal details
Born	(1932-06-28)June 28, 1932 Maccan, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	March 5, 2023(2023-03-05) (aged 90) Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence(s)	Maccan, Nova Scotia

Gardner Payne "Bud" Hurley (June 28, 1932 – March 5, 2023)[1] was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[2][3]

A resident of Maccan, Nova Scotia,[4] Hurley served as Warden of Cumberland County in the early 1980s.[5] He entered provincial politics in the 1984 election, winning the Cumberland West riding by 658 votes.[6] In the 1988 election, he was defeated by Liberal Ross Bragg by 83 votes.[4]

References

1. https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/campbells/obituaries/gardner-payne-hurley/100386.html
2. "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
3. "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1987.
4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
5. "Making a healthier Maccan River". Cumberland News Now. February 21, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
6. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-25.