Roy Davidson

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Roy Lyle Davidson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
January 20, 1964  May 23, 1967
Preceded by Petrie Meston
Succeeded by Raymond Ratzlaff
Constituency Three Hills
Personal details
Born February 15, 1906
Rygate Corner, Vermont, U.S.
Died April 25, 1999(1999-04-25) (aged 93)
Three Hills, Alberta
Political party Social Credit
Residence Three Hills, Alberta
Occupation farmer and politician

Roy Lyle Davidson (February 15, 1906 April 25, 1999) was a farmer and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1964 to 1967 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.

Political career

Davidson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in a by-election held on January 20, 1964. Davidson won his party nomination in a convention held in Acme on December 24, 1963. He had been involved with the party as a volunteer for 20 years prior to seeking the nomination.[1]

In the election Davidson won a hotly contested four way race over Liberal leader David Hunter and two other candidates to hold the seat for his party.[2]

Davidson did not run for a second term in office retiring at dissolution of the assembly in 1967.

References

  1. "Carries Banner Of Socred Party In Byelection". The Lethbridge Herald. December 24, 1963. p. 16. 
  2. "Past By-election Results 1905-1973". Elections Alberta. October 26, 1992. Retrieved June 6, 2010. 

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