Alex Ross (politician) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Political career

Alex was first elected in the 1917 Alberta election

Alberta general election, 1917

The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

defeating Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta

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Thomas Tweedie

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. He was elected as the first and only member of the Labor Representation League

Alberta Labor Representation League

The Alberta Labor Representation League was a minor provincial political party from Alberta, Canada.-History:The party was formed and led by prominent Labor activist William Irvine before the 1917 general election...

to sit in the assembly. The Labor Representation League later merged with the Dominion Labor Party (Alberta)

Dominion Labor Party (Alberta)

The Dominion Labor Party provincial branch of the Canadian Labor Party in Alberta was a minor political party. The party was founded on March 29, 1919 as the Federated Labor Party. The party was renamed the Dominion Labor Party later that year.-Early history:...

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In the 1921 Alberta election

Alberta general election, 1921

The Alberta general election of 1921 was the fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on July 18, 1921 to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly....

after Calgary Centre was abolished he ran in the reconstituted Calgary

Calgary (provincial electoral district)

Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada that existed from 1905 to 1913 and was recreated from 1921 to 1959. The district returned from one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...

riding and won the top spot in a 5 member block vote. In that election the United Farmers of Alberta

United Farmers of Alberta

The United Farmers of Alberta is an association of Alberta farmers that has served many different roles throughout its history as a lobby group, a political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. Since 1934 it has primarily been an agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in Calgary...

defeated the Liberals

Alberta Liberal Party

The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

in the rural part of the province, and formed the government. The United Farmers did not run any candidates in Calgary and Ross was asked to serve as Minister of Public Works despite being a member of the opposition.

Ross was acclaimed in a ministerial by-election on December 9, 1921.

In 1922 Alex Ross helped found the Canadian Labor Party and served on its executive with other prominent labor politicians of the era, such as Elmer Ernest Roper

Elmer Ernest Roper

Elmer Ernest Roper was a politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as leader of the Alberta Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the mayor of Edmonton, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was also a candidate for the Canadian House of Commons.-Early life:Roper was born in...

and Alf Farmilo.

1926 election

Alex served out the rest of his second term as a minister, and his third term for the legislature until the 1926 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1926

The Alberta general election of 1926 was the sixth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 28, 1926 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The writs of election were issued on May 10, 1926 allowing for an election period of 40 days.After Herbert...

. He was nominated by the Canadian Labor Party to run in Calgary, however the Calgary Herald reported that he did not appear to be enthusiastic to run, but would accept his nomination anyway. On voting day, Ross was defeated in the 8th round of vote transfers finishing 8th out of 11 candidates.

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