Charles Yuill
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Charles Yuill (born: Calabogie, Ontario - died: ) was a butcher shop owner, former mayor of Barrhead, Alberta and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1953 to 1958.
Yuill began his political career by serving as Mayor of the town of Barrhead, Alberta north of Edmonton, Alberta. He would run for seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the Jasper—Edson for the first time in the 1953 federal election. Yuill would defeat incumbent Member of Parliament John Welbourn and 2 other candidates to win his first term in office. Yuill would be re-elected in the 1957 federal election he would win a closely contested race defeating 3 other candidates. Parliament would be dissolved almost a full year later and Yuill would run for a 3rd term in the 1958 federal election. He would be defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Hugh Horner in a landslide. Yuill would run against Horner once more in the 1962 federal election but failed to gain back his seat.
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| Preceded by John William Welbourn |
Member of Parliament Jasper—Edson 1953-1958 |
Succeeded by Hugh Horner |
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