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Neville Roper

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Neville Sydney Roper
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
May 23, 1967 – August 30, 1971
Preceded byGlen Johnston
Succeeded byDon McCrimmon
ConstituencyPonoka
Personal details
Born (1922-03-05) March 5, 1922 (age 102)
Camrose, Alberta[1]
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

Neville Sydney Roper (born March 5, 1922) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

Roper ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent Social Credit candidate in the Ponoka electoral district in the 1963 Alberta general election. He finished a very close second place losing to incumbent Glen Johnston.[2]

Roper ran for provincial office for the second time in the 1967 Alberta general election. He ran as the official Social Credit candidate this time and won a landslide to hold the seat for his party.[3]

Roper ran for a second term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Don McCrimmon. He lost the race by 17 votes finishing second.[4]

References

  1. ^ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1971). Guide parlementaire canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ponoka results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  3. ^ "Ponoka results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Ponoka results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2010.