Robert Gardiner (politician)
Robert Gardiner | |
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Medicine Hat | |
In office 1925–1935 | |
Succeeded by | Victor Quelch |
Constituency | Acadia |
Personal details | |
Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | February 24, 1879
Political party | United Farmers of Alberta |
Robert Gardiner (February 24, 1879 – February 6, 1945) was a farmer and federal Member of Parliament from
Gardiner first ran for a seat in the
The 1925 Canadian federal election saw the ridings in Alberta redistributed, Gardiner changed to the brand new Acadia district. In his 3rd bid for election he would go up against former Liberal MLA Robert Eaton. He would defeat Eaton in another landslide victory. Less than a year later another election would be called after the collapse of the Liberal Progressive coalition, Gardiner would run for a 4th term in office and for the 4th time in just 5 years. He easily won his district again in the 1926 Canadian federal election this time under the banner of the United Farmers of Alberta. Gardiner would be acclaimed to his 5th term in the 1930 Canadian federal election and also served as president of the UFA. Upon running for his 6th term in office, this time under the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation banner, he would be defeated by Victor Quelch from the Social Credit Party of Canada in the 1935 Canadian federal election. He died in Calgary in 1945.[1]
Gardiner was a member of the
References
- ISBN 9781897472583.
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