George Gibson Coote
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George Gibson Coote was an accountant, bank manager, farmer, and Canadian federal politician.
in the 1921 Canadian federal election
as a Progressive Party of Canada
candidate in the Macleod
electoral district. He defeated 3 other candidates in a landslide. Coote ran for re-election in the 1925 Canadian federal election
he won a hotly contested election against former Conservative
Member of Parliament John Herron
and Alberta MLA Thomas Milnes
.
Less than a year later he defended his incumbency after the governing coalition fell apart in the 1926 Canadian federal election
. He was elected defeating John Herron increasing his plurality. He ran in that election under the United Farmers of Alberta
banner. Coote ran for his 5th term in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1930 Canadian federal election
and was re-elected.
Coote was a member of the Ginger Group
of radical MPs in the 1920s and early 1930s. A founding member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
he, like all but one of the eight UFA MPs, ran for re-election under the CCF banner in the 1935 Canadian federal election
. He was defeated by Ernest George Hansell
from the Social Credit Party of Canada
.
Political career
Coote was elected to the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the 1921 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1921
The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...
as a Progressive Party of Canada
Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
candidate in the Macleod
Macleod (electoral district)
Macleod is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1968 and since 1988...
electoral district. He defeated 3 other candidates in a landslide. Coote ran for re-election in the 1925 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1925
The Canadian federal election of 1925 was held on October 29 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party formed a minority government. This precipitated the "King-Byng Affair".The Liberals under...
he won a hotly contested election against former Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
Member of Parliament John Herron
John Herron (Alberta politician)
John Herron was a politician from Western Canada.-Political career:Born in Ashton, Carleton County, Canada West, Herron was first elected to the Alberta in the 1904 Canadian federal election in a hotly contested election defeating Malcolm McKenzie by less than 100 votes.Herron would run in the...
and Alberta MLA Thomas Milnes
Thomas Milnes
Thomas Charles Milnes was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1925 sitting as an Independent.-Political career:...
.
Less than a year later he defended his incumbency after the governing coalition fell apart in the 1926 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1926
The Canadian federal election of 1926 was held on September 14 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 16th Parliament of Canada. The election was called following an event known as the King-Byng Affair...
. He was elected defeating John Herron increasing his plurality. He ran in that election under 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...
banner. Coote ran for his 5th term in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1930 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1930
The Canadian federal election of 1930 was held on July 28, 1930 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada...
and was re-elected.
Coote was a member of the Ginger Group
Ginger Group (Canada)
The Ginger Group was not a formal political party in Canada, but a faction of radical Progressive and Labour Members of Parliament who advocated socialism. The group is said to have taken its name from Ginger Goodwin, a United Mine Workers organizer. Ginger was shot dead outside Cumberland, British...
of radical MPs in the 1920s and early 1930s. A founding member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
he, like all but one of the eight UFA MPs, ran for re-election under the CCF banner in the 1935 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
. He was defeated by Ernest George Hansell
Ernest George Hansell
Rev. Ernest George Hansell was an ordained minister as well as a Canadian federal and provincial politician.-Federal politics:Hansell ran as a Social Credit candidate in the 1935 federal election...
from the Social Credit Party of Canada
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
.