Nigel Pengelly
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Nigel Ian Pengelly was a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1979 to 1989. He sat in the back benches of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
. He won the Innisfail electoral district by a wide margin defeating three other candidates to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He would be re-elected to a second term with his largest plurality in the 1982 Alberta general election
. The general election of 1986 Alberta general election
would see Pengelly re-elected to his third and final term. His popular vote dropped significantly but he still won with a landslide margin. Pengelly would not run for another term and retired from provincial politics at the dissolution of the Assembly in 1989.
The Pengelly family originates in Cornwall
, United Kingdom, the name meaning "head of the grove" in the Cornish language
.
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 1989. He sat in the back benches of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career
Pengelly ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislative Assembly in the 1979 Alberta general electionAlberta 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 won the Innisfail electoral district by a wide margin defeating three other candidates to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He would be re-elected to a second term with his largest plurality 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....
. The general election of 1986 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
would see Pengelly re-elected to his third and final term. His popular vote dropped significantly but he still won with a landslide margin. Pengelly would not run for another term and retired from provincial politics at the dissolution of the Assembly in 1989.
The Pengelly family originates in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom, the name meaning "head of the grove" in the Cornish language
Cornish language
Cornish is a Brythonic Celtic language and a recognised minority language of the United Kingdom. Along with Welsh and Breton, it is directly descended from the ancient British language spoken throughout much of Britain before the English language came to dominate...
.