Fred Mandeville
| Frederick "Fred" Thomas Mandeville | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | William Delday |
| Constituency | Bow Valley-Empress |
| In office 1971–1982 | |
| Succeeded by | Tom Musgrove |
| Constituency | Bow Valley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1922 Lethbridge, Alberta[1] |
| Political party | Social Credit |
Frederick "Fred" Thomas Mandeville (born May 3, 1922 in Lethbridge, Alberta) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1982 sitting as part of the Social Credit caucus when it was both in government and official opposition. He was the last person to sit in the Alberta Legislature under the Social Credit banner when he left his seat in 1982.
Political career
Mandeville ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Bow Valley-Empress defeating two other candidates in a hotly contested race. He finished 500 votes ahead of candidate Ben MacLeod who ran under the Coalition banner to hold the district for the governing Social Credit party.[2]
Bow Valley-Empress was abolished and Mandeville ran for a second term in office in the new Bow Valley electoral district for the 1971 Alberta general election. He faced a straight fight to hold his seat against Progressive Conservative candidate Don Murray. Mandeville improved his margin of victory in the new electoral district to pick it up for the Social Credits who became the official opposition after the Progressive Conservatives formed government.[3]
Mandeville won his third term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election. His popular vote would drop slightly but he comfortably held his seat despite most of the other candidates in his party getting wiped out. He defeated two other candidates to win the election.[4]
The next general election held in 1979 would see Manderville win the highest popular vote of his career despite other candidates from his party not being able to pick up seats. He easily defeated three other candidates to keep his seat.[5] In 1982 the Social Credit caucus fell apart with one member resigning early and two members leaving to become Independent. Manderville retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1982 and became the last person to sit under the Social Credit banner.
References
- ↑ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1946). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Gale Canada. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Bow Valley-Empress results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Bow Valley results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Bow Valley results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Bow Valley results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 25, 2009.