Floyd M. Baker

Floyd Milton Baker
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office August 22, 1935 – May 23, 1967
Preceded by	Rudolph Hennig
Succeeded by	Walt Buck
Constituency	Clover Bar
Personal details
Born	December 1, 1891 Stevensville, Ontario
Died	April 2, 1986(1986-04-02) (aged 94) Edmonton, Alberta
Political party	Social Credit
Occupation	politician

Floyd Milton Baker (December 1, 1891 – April 2, 1986) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.^[1]

Political career

Baker ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election standing as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Clover Bar. He defeated three other candidates easily to pick up the district for his party.^[2]

Baker was tasked with managing the by-election campaign for candidate Clarence Tade in a by-election held in the Athabasca riding on November 7, 1938.^[3] Tade won the race with a comfortable margin to hold the seat for Social Credit.^[4]

The 1940 Alberta general election would see a much closer result. Baker would face a tough three way race that went into the second vote count. He would edge out Co-operative Commonwealth candidate David Roberts whom he faced for the second election in a row by less than 200 votes to hold his seat.^[5]

Baker would face Roberts again in a two way battle in the 1944 Alberta general election. He would gain some vote share over the last election to hold his seat with a solid majority.^[6]

The 1948 Alberta general election would see the opposition vote collapse. Baker would also lose a little bit of his vote share compared to the last election but he would hold his district easily defeating two other candidates to win his fourth term in office.^[7]

Baker ran for a fifth term in office in the 1952 Alberta general election. He won a solid majority to return to office defeating two other candidates. Baker continued to lose popular vote share for the second election in a row.^[8]

The 1955 Alberta general election saw a hotly contested four way race. Despite a slight increase in his popular vote Baker was unable to secure a majority. He was returned to office in the third vote count defeating Liberal candidate Wilfred McLean.^[9]

Baker ran for a seventh term in office in the 1959 Alberta general election. He faced three other candidates defeating them with a substantial majority to hold his seat.^[10]

Baker ran for his eighth and final term in the 1963 Alberta general election. His popularity continued to increase as he was returned to office easily defeating three other candidates.^[11]

Baker retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1967.

References

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing