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John McLaughlin (Alberta politician)

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John Harold McLaughlin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 29, 1955 – June 18, 1959
Preceded byCornelia Wood
Succeeded byCornelia Wood
ConstituencyStony Plain
Personal details
Born(1905-03-26)March 26, 1905
Edmonton, Alberta[1]
DiedDecember 8, 1991(1991-12-08) (aged 86)
Political partyLiberal

John Harold McLaughlin (March 26, 1905 – December 8, 1991) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting with the opposition Liberal caucus.

Political career

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McLaughlin ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the electoral district of Stony Plain in the 1955 Alberta general election. He won the district defeating incumbent Cornelia Wood on a surge of support that would see the Liberal vote improve by almost 30% from the previous election.[2]

McLaughlin stood for a second term in the 1959 Alberta general election. He would again face Wood who would win her seat back after McLaughlin lost a significant share of his 1955 vote.[3] The two would face each other for the third time in the 1963 Alberta general election. Wood kept her seat as they both lost 4% of their popular vote coming in first and second respectively in the five-way race.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1958.
  2. ^ "Stony Plain Official Results 1955 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "Stony Plain Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "Stony Plain Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
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