Bob Elliott (Alberta politician)
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Robert "Bob" Elliott was a provincial level politician from Alberta
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
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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 1982 to 1993 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
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caucus.
Political career
Bob Elliott ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1982 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won the Grande Prairie electoral district easily defeating five other candidates to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservatives. Elliot was re-elected easily to his second term in the 1986 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. His majority of votes dropped, but he still won a solid majority defeating three other candidates. He ran for his final term in the 1989 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. His popular vote would again drop but he still won well over 50% of the vote.