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==Political career==
==Political career==
Notley ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the [[Alberta general election, 1963|1963]] as a candidate for the [[Alberta New Democratic Party|Alberta NDP]]. He was easily defeated, finishing last in the four-way race losing to incumbent [[Edgar Gerhart]].<ref name="1963 official">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1963&Constit=Edmonton-North_West| title=Edmonton North West Official Results 1963 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref>
Notley ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the [[Alberta general election, 1963|1963]] as a candidate for the [[Alberta New Democratic Party|Alberta NDP]]. He was easily defeated, finishing last in the four-way race losing to incumbent [[Edgar Gerhart]].<ref name="1963 official">{{cite web | url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1963&Constit=Edmonton-North_West | title=Edmonton North West Official Results 1963 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 23, 2010 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612071440/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1963&Constit=Edmonton-North_West | archivedate=June 12, 2011 | df= }}</ref>


He also ran [[Alberta general election, 1967|1967 provincial elections]], and in a 1969 [[by-election]].
He also ran [[Alberta general election, 1967|1967 provincial elections]], and in a 1969 [[by-election]].
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Notley was elected leader of the Alberta NDP in 1968.
Notley was elected leader of the Alberta NDP in 1968.


Notley ran in the [[Alberta general election, 1971|1971 provincial election]], he won a [[parliamentary seat|seat]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] in the electoral district of [[Spirit River-Fairview]] defeating incumbent [[Adolph Fimrite]].<ref name="71results">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1971&Constit=Spirit_River-Fairview| title=Spirit River-Fairview results 1971| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 22, 2010}}</ref> He served as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for Spirit River-Fairview, and was, for eleven years, the sole NDP MLA in the provincial legislature.
Notley ran in the [[Alberta general election, 1971|1971 provincial election]], he won a [[parliamentary seat|seat]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] in the electoral district of [[Spirit River-Fairview]] defeating incumbent [[Adolph Fimrite]].<ref name="71results">{{cite web| url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1971&Constit=Spirit_River-Fairview| title=Spirit River-Fairview results 1971| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation| accessdate=April 22, 2010| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612070339/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1971&Constit=Spirit_River-Fairview| archivedate=June 12, 2011| df=}}</ref> He served as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for Spirit River-Fairview, and was, for eleven years, the sole NDP MLA in the provincial legislature.


In the [[Alberta general election, 1982|1982 provincial election]], he was joined by a second NDP MLA, [[Ray Martin (politician)|Ray Martin]], and the NDP was named the [[Opposition (parliamentary)| Official Opposition]].
In the [[Alberta general election, 1982|1982 provincial election]], he was joined by a second NDP MLA, [[Ray Martin (politician)|Ray Martin]], and the NDP was named the [[Opposition (parliamentary)| Official Opposition]].

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Grant Notley
Notley in 1982
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 30, 1971 – October 19, 1984
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJim Gurnett
ConstituencySpirit River-Fairview
Leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party
In office
November 10, 1968 – October 19, 1984
Preceded byNeil Reimer
Succeeded byRay Martin
Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta
In office
November 2, 1982 – October 19, 1984
Preceded byRaymond Speaker
Succeeded byRay Martin
Personal details
Born
Walter Grant Notley

January 19, 1939
Didsbury, Alberta
DiedOctober 19, 1984(1984-10-19) (aged 45)
near High Prairie, Alberta
Political partyAlberta NDP
ChildrenRachel, Paul and Stephen
OccupationPolitician

Walter Grant Notley (January 19, 1939 – October 19, 1984) was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1984 and also served as leader of the Alberta NDP from 1968 to 1984.

Early life

Notley was born in Didsbury, Alberta, the son of Francis (Grant) and James Walter Notley, who were farmers.[1] He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1960 with a history degree. After having been involved with the Alberta New Democratic Party in campus politics, he became the party's provincial secretary in 1962.

Political career

Notley ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1963 as a candidate for the Alberta NDP. He was easily defeated, finishing last in the four-way race losing to incumbent Edgar Gerhart.[2]

He also ran 1967 provincial elections, and in a 1969 by-election.

Notley was elected leader of the Alberta NDP in 1968.

Notley ran in the 1971 provincial election, he won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the electoral district of Spirit River-Fairview defeating incumbent Adolph Fimrite.[3] He served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Spirit River-Fairview, and was, for eleven years, the sole NDP MLA in the provincial legislature.

In the 1982 provincial election, he was joined by a second NDP MLA, Ray Martin, and the NDP was named the Official Opposition.

Notley spent his political career energetically building the social democratic NDP into a potent force in one of Canada's most conservative provinces.

Death

In October 19, 1984, Notley and five other passengers were killed near Slave Lake in northern Alberta when Wapiti Aviation Flight 402 crashed into a snow-covered, wooded hillside.[4] Four people survived the crash, including then Minister of Housing, Larry Shaben. Notley's death came shortly before the party's breakthrough in the 1986 provincial election in which the NDP won 16 seats with 29 percent of the vote.

Personal life

Notley's daughter, Rachel Notley, ran as an NDP candidate and was elected in the provincial riding of Edmonton Strathcona in the 2008 provincial election. She won the Alberta New Democrat leadership election on October 18, 2014 and became premier of Alberta after the 2015 provincial election on May 5, 2015.

One of his two sons, Stephen Notley, writes the popular newspaper and web comic strip Bob the Angry Flower.[5]

His other son is Paul Notley.

References

  1. ^ "HeRMIS - PAA". Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Edmonton North West Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Spirit River-Fairview results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Chris Nelson: The sad forgotten hero of the Grant Notley aircraft tragedy National Post
  5. ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bob the Angry Flower reflects on 20 years". GigCity, September 1, 2012.
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