- Neville Roper
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Neville Sydney Roper Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta In office
May 23, 1967 – August 30, 1971Preceded by Glen Johnston Succeeded by Don McCrimmon Constituency Ponoka Personal details 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
- ^ "Ponoka results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1963&Constit=Ponoka. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ "Ponoka results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1967&Constit=Ponoka. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ "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
Categories:- Social Credit Party of Alberta MLAs
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