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Jack Robertson (politician)

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Jack George Robertson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 30, 1971 – December 7, 1971
Preceded byGalen Norris
Succeeded byGraham Harle
ConstituencyStettler
Personal details
BornNovember 11, 1928
DiedDecember 7, 1971(1971-12-07) (aged 43)
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Jack George Robertson (November 11, 1928 – December 7, 1971) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1971, sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus, until his death on December 7, 1971.

Political career

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Robertson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election. He defeated Social Credit incumbent Galen Norris in a hotly contested straight fight to pick up the Stettler electoral district for the Progressive Conservatives.[1]

Robertson died on December 7, 1971.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stettler results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "Two-Way Fight in Stettler Vote". Vol LXV No. 54. The Lethbridge Herald. February 14, 1972. p. 1.
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