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Ralph Andrews Sorenson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 30, 1971 – March 25, 1975
Preceded byJack Hillman
Succeeded byHenry Kroeger
ConstituencySedgewick-Coronation
Personal details
Born(1927-03-27)March 27, 1927
Alberta, Canada
DiedMay 15, 2020(2020-05-15) (aged 93)
Killam, Alberta, Canada
Political partySocial Credit
Spouse
Jean Rancier
(m. 1954)
Occupationfarmer, politician

Ralph Andrews Sorenson (March 27, 1927 – May 15, 2020) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.[1] He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in the official opposition.

Political career

Sorenson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 general election. He won by less than 300 votes over Progressive Conservative candidate Herb Losness in the electoral district of Sedgewick-Coronation.[2] In the 1975 general election, he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Henry Kroeger.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ralph Sorenson
  2. ^ "Sedgewick-Coronation results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Sedgewick-Coronation results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 13, 2009.