Lewis Clark
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Lewis Mitchell "Mickey" Clark (November 26, 1923 – c. September 17, 2003) was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1979 to 1986 sitting with the Progressive Conservative caucus in government.
as a Progressive Conservative
candidate in the Drumheller
electoral district for the 1979 Alberta general election
. He defeated four other candidates in a hotly contested race to pick up the seat for his party.
Clark ran for a second term in the Assembly in the 1982 Alberta general election
. He was easily returned to office defeated two other candidates with a landslide majority.
He retired from provincial level politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1986.
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. 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 1979 to 1986 sitting with the Progressive Conservative caucus in government.
Political career
Clark ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaLegislative 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...
as a 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...
candidate in the Drumheller
Drumheller (provincial electoral district)
Drumheller was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Alberta represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1963 and again from 1971 to 1997.-History:...
electoral district for the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He defeated four other candidates in a hotly contested race to pick up the seat for his party.
Clark ran for a second term in the Assembly in the 1982 Alberta general election
Alberta 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 was easily returned to office defeated two other candidates with a landslide majority.
He retired from provincial level politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1986.