Robert A. Simpson
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Robert Archibald "Bob" Simpson was a former provincial politician.
in the 1962 Canadian federal election
. He finished second to incumbent Douglas Scott Harkness in a hotly contested election by roughly 6000 votes for the Social Credit Party of Canada
in the Calgary North
electoral district. Simpson would challenge Harkness for his seat a year later at loose by a wider margin.
After his two federal electoral defeats, Simpson ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
in the 1963 Alberta general election
. He won the Calgary North
provincial electoral district holding it for the Alberta Social Credit Party. Simpson won the election comfortably defeating three other candidates by a wide margin. He ran for a second term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election
, the election was a hotly contested four way race with Simpson finishing about 400 votes ahead of Henry Beaumont from the Progressive Conservatives
.
Simpson ran for a third term in the 1971 Alberta general election
. His riding was abolished and he stood for office in the new riding of Calgary North Hill
. In that election he would go down to defeat by a margin of 67 votes from challenger Roy Farran
from the Progressive Conservatives. Simpson would attempt to regain his seat against Farran in the 1975 Alberta general election
, he would be defeated in a landslide and retire from provincial politics.
Political career
Simpson attempted to run for a seat in 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 1962 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
. He finished second to incumbent Douglas Scott Harkness in a hotly contested election by roughly 6000 votes for 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...
in the Calgary North
Calgary North
Calgary North was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1997.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of the Bow River, Calgary West and East Calgary ridings....
electoral district. Simpson would challenge Harkness for his seat a year later at loose by a wider margin.
After his two federal electoral defeats, Simpson ran for a seat in 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 1963 Alberta general election
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...
. He won the Calgary North
Calgary North (provincial electoral district)
Calgary North provincial electoral district was a single member electoral district in the northwest and northeast parts of Calgary, Alberta. The electoral district existed from 1959 to 1971 before it was abolished...
provincial electoral district holding it for the Alberta Social Credit Party. Simpson won the election comfortably defeating three other candidates by a wide margin. He ran for a second term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1967
The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
, the election was a hotly contested four way race with Simpson finishing about 400 votes ahead of Henry Beaumont from the Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
.
Simpson ran for a third term in the 1971 Alberta general 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....
. His riding was abolished and he stood for office in the new riding of Calgary North Hill
Calgary North Hill
Calgary-North Hill is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....
. In that election he would go down to defeat by a margin of 67 votes from challenger Roy Farran
Roy Farran
Major Roy Alexander Farran DSO, MC & Two Bars was a British-Canadian soldier, politician, farmer, author and journalist...
from the Progressive Conservatives. Simpson would attempt to regain his seat against Farran in the 1975 Alberta general 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....
, he would be defeated in a landslide and retire from provincial politics.