Earl Hardy
Encyclopedia
Earl M. Hardy was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1948 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
. He defeated two other candidates by a wide margin to hold the seat for his party.
Hardy ran for a second term in the 1952 Alberta general election
. He held his seat easily defeating two other candidates with most of his 1948 popular vote to return to office.
The 1955 Alberta general election
would see a closely contested race. Hardy ran for re-election in a four way race. His toughest opponent was Liberal candidate Claire Liden who polled a strong second on the first count. The election went to a third count with Hardy edging out Liden by 72 votes on the final preferences to return to his third term in office.
Hardy ran for a fourth term in the 1959 Alberta general election
. He would face Liden for the second time as well as two other candidates. Hardy won a landslide majority while Liden's vote collapsed causing him to finish third.
Hardy retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1963. He died on January 15, 2000.
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 1948 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
Hardy ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the electoral district of Bruce as a Social Credit candidate in the 1948 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1948
The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 17, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He defeated two other candidates by a wide margin to hold the seat for his party.
Hardy ran for a second term in the 1952 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1952
The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelfth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
. He held his seat easily defeating two other candidates with most of his 1948 popular vote to return to office.
The 1955 Alberta general election
Alberta 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....
would see a closely contested race. Hardy ran for re-election in a four way race. His toughest opponent was Liberal candidate Claire Liden who polled a strong second on the first count. The election went to a third count with Hardy edging out Liden by 72 votes on the final preferences to return to his third term in office.
Hardy ran for a fourth term 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...
. He would face Liden for the second time as well as two other candidates. Hardy won a landslide majority while Liden's vote collapsed causing him to finish third.
Hardy retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1963. He died on January 15, 2000.