Norman T. Spence

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Norman T. Spence

| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|11|3}}

| birth_place = Ellershouse, Nova Scotia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|8|15|1911|11|3}}

| death_place =

| office = MLA for Hants West

| term_start = 1963

| term_end = 1970

| predecessor = George Henry Wilson

| successor = Robert D. Lindsay

| party = Progressive Conservative

| religion =

| occupation = farmer, lumberman

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Norman Tremaine Spence (November 3, 1911 – August 15, 2004) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.{{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/hants%20west.pdf|title=Electoral History for Hants West|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislative Library|accessdate=2018-04-04}}

Born in 1911 at Ellershouse, Nova Scotia, Spence was a farmer and lumberman by career.{{cite book|last1=Elliott|first1=Shirley B.|title=The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory|url=https://archive.org/details/legislativeassem0000unse/page/206|accessdate=2018-04-04|year=1984|publisher=Public Archives of Nova Scotia|isbn=0-88871-050-X|page=[https://archive.org/details/legislativeassem0000unse/page/206 206]}} He married Lois Rae Duncan in 1938. His brother Harley J. Spence also served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Spence entered provincial politics in the 1963 election, winning the Hants West riding by over 1300 votes.{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201963.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1963|page=51|accessdate=2015-04-27}} He was re-elected in the 1967 election, defeating Liberal Robert D. Lindsay by 284 votes.{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201967.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1967|page=54|accessdate=2015-03-02}} In the 1970 election, Lindsay ran again and defeated Spence by 266 votes.{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201970.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1970|page=57|accessdate=2015-04-27}} Spence died on August 15, 2004.{{cite news|title=Nova Scotia Tory served in legislature|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 19, 2004}}{{cite news|title=Former Hants West MLA Spence dead|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=August 18, 2004}}{{cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20040817004|title=Premier pays tribute to Norman Spence|publisher=Government of Nova Scotia|date=August 17, 2004|accessdate=2015-04-27}}