Keith Everitt
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Keith Everitt was a politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
and county councillor in Sturgeon County, Alberta
.
, representing the Social Credit Party of Alberta
in the riding of St. Albert
. He unseated incumbent Liberal
Arthur Soetaert
by a margin of 75 votes. He won re-election in the 1963
and 1967
elections by increasing margins against the second place Liberal candidates, Louis Chalifoux and Bob Russell
respectively.
Everitt lost his seat to Progressive Conservative
Ernie Jamison
by a margin of just over a thousand votes in the 1971 election
, as Peter Lougheed
's Progressive Conservatives swept Social Credit from office. Everitt attempted a comeback in the 1975 election
, but finished more than four thousand votes behind Jamison.
Everitt also served as a county councillor in Sturgeon from 1980 until 1992 and on the Sturgeon School Division's Board of Trustees from 1977 until 1986.
In 1981 he received an Energize Award from the Alberta department of Community Development for "outstanding contributions at the community or municipal level through a personal commitment to recreation development, a consistent and continuous record of service to the public, community leadership in recreation, and active participation in a variety of volunteer recreation activities."
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...
and county councillor in Sturgeon County, Alberta
Sturgeon County, Alberta
Sturgeon County is a municipal district in Alberta's Edmonton Capital Region, Canada.It begins at the north end of Edmonton, with 97th street turning into Highway 28. It extends east to Fort Saskatchewan and west to Calahoo. It is located in Division No. 11....
.
Biography
Everitt first ran for provincial office in the 1959 electionAlberta 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...
, representing the Social Credit Party of Alberta
Social Credit Party of Alberta
The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values....
in the riding of St. Albert
St. Albert (provincial electoral district)
St. Albert formally styled Saint Albert is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandate to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta of Alberta, Canada....
. He unseated incumbent Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
Arthur Soetaert
Arthur Soetaert
Arthur Joseph Soetaert 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:...
by a margin of 75 votes. He won re-election in the 1963
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 1967
Alberta general election, 1997
The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 11, 1997 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
elections by increasing margins against the second place Liberal candidates, Louis Chalifoux and Bob Russell
Bob Russell (Canadian politician)
Bob Russell is a politician in Alberta, a former leader of the Liberal Party of Alberta, and a former municipal councillor in St. Albert, Alberta....
respectively.
Everitt lost his seat to Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
Ernie Jamison
Ernie Jamison
William Ernest "Ernie" Jamison was a publisher and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
by a margin of just over a thousand votes in the 1971 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....
, as Peter Lougheed
Peter Lougheed
Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as the tenth Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985....
's Progressive Conservatives swept Social Credit from office. Everitt attempted a comeback in the 1975 election
Alberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
, but finished more than four thousand votes behind Jamison.
Everitt also served as a county councillor in Sturgeon from 1980 until 1992 and on the Sturgeon School Division's Board of Trustees from 1977 until 1986.
In 1981 he received an Energize Award from the Alberta department of Community Development for "outstanding contributions at the community or municipal level through a personal commitment to recreation development, a consistent and continuous record of service to the public, community leadership in recreation, and active participation in a variety of volunteer recreation activities."