Political history

Weir was elected to 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...

 in the 1917 Alberta general 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....

. He defeated incumbent MLA John Glendenning

John M. Glendenning

John Murray Glendenning was a politician from Alberta, Canada.Glendenning first ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1909 Alberta general election in the new Nanton electoral district...

 in a hotly contested three way race that separated first from third place by 31 votes. Weir was elected as an Independent and affiliated with the Non-Partisan League

Alberta Non-Partisan League

The Alberta Non-Partisan League was a minor provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. The league changed its name to the Non-Partisan Political League of Canada: Alberta Branch in 1917 as it prepared to move into federal politics...

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Weir only served a single term in the assembly did not run again after dissolution in 1921.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing