Andrew Gilmour

Andrew Gilmour

Andrew Gilmour was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921.

Political career

Gilmour ran as a candidate for the provincial Conservative party in the 1905 Alberta general election. He ran against former Northwest Territories Member of the Legislative Assembly William Puffer to contest the Lacombe provincial electoral district. Gilmour was unable to defeat Puffer he ran closely behind with a 65 vote margin in the two way race. Gilmour would take just over 47% of the popular vote in his first election.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1905&Constit=Lacombe| title=Lacombe Official Results 1905 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation | accessdate=2008-08-16]

Gilmour would run for his second time as a candidate 12 years later against Puffer in the 1917 Alberta general election. The rematch of the 1905 race would prove more successful as Puffer would go down to defeat loosing by a total of 90 votes. Gilmour won the district with just over 51% of the popular vote.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1917&Constit=Lacombe| title=Lacombe Official Results 1917 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation | accessdate=2008-08-16]

References

External links

* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Alberta Legislature Membership Listing]


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