Ashley Cooper (politician)
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Ashley Horace Cooper was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1959 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in both government and opposition.
. He ran in a hotly contested race in the electoral district of Vermilion against Liberal candidate Russell Whitson
and two other candidates. Cooper initially lead the race on the first vote count, but fell behind in the third count losing to Whitson by 20 votes.
Cooper and Whitson faced each other for the second time in the 1959 Alberta general election
. This time Cooper won defeating Whitson and two other candidates by a wide margin. He ran for a second term in office in the 1963 general election
and won a larger majority to keep his seat.
Cooper ran for a third term in office in the 1967 general election
. He defeated two other candidates polling another strong popular vote.
Due to boundary redistribution in 1971, the electoral district of Vermilion became Vermilion-Viking. Cooper ran for his fourth term in the new district in the 1971 general election
. He faced a tough fight to keep his seat from Progressive Conservative candidate Tom Newcomb who finished just 200 votes behind Cooper.
Cooper retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1975.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1959 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in both government and opposition.
Political career
Cooper ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate for the first time in the 1955 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1955
The Alberta general election of 1955 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1955 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He ran in a hotly contested race in the electoral district of Vermilion against Liberal candidate Russell Whitson
Russell Whitson
Russell James Whitson was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.-Political career:...
and two other candidates. Cooper initially lead the race on the first vote count, but fell behind in the third count losing to Whitson by 20 votes.
Cooper and Whitson faced each other for the second time in the 1959 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1959
The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 18, 1959 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
. This time Cooper won defeating Whitson and two other candidates by a wide margin. He ran for a second term in office in the 1963 general election
Alberta general election, 1963
The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 17, 1963 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C...
and won a larger majority to keep his seat.
Cooper ran for a third term in office in the 1967 general election
Alberta general election, 1967
The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He defeated two other candidates polling another strong popular vote.
Due to boundary redistribution in 1971, the electoral district of Vermilion became Vermilion-Viking. Cooper ran for his fourth term in the new district in the 1971 general election
Alberta general election, 1971
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He faced a tough fight to keep his seat from Progressive Conservative candidate Tom Newcomb who finished just 200 votes behind Cooper.
Cooper retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1975.