Neville Roper

Neville Sydney Roper
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office May 23, 1967 – August 30, 1971
Preceded by	Glen Johnston
Succeeded by	Don McCrimmon
Constituency	Ponoka
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Political party	Social Credit
Occupation	politician

Neville Sydney Roper 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Ponoka results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1963&Constit=Ponoka. Retrieved April 22, 2010. 
2. ^ "Ponoka results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1967&Constit=Ponoka. Retrieved April 22, 2010. 
3. ^ "Ponoka results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1971&Constit=Ponoka. Retrieved April 22, 2010. 

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing

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