Charles Stewart (Wainwright MLA)
Charles Stewart | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1975–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Ruste |
| Succeeded by | Robert Fischer |
| Constituency | Wainwright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1917 |
| Died | October 3, 1991 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Charles Stewart (March 26, 1917 – October 3, 1991) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1982, sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career
[edit]Stewart ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1975 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Wainwright defeating two other candidates by a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for the governing Progressive Conservative party.[1]
He ran for a second term in office in the 1979 Alberta general election. Despite the opposition making gains Stewart slightly improved on his total popular vote. This resulted in him keeping seat by a comfortable majority.[2] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1982.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wainwright results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- ^ "Wainwright results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
External links
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