Rose Wilkinson
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Rose Wilkinson was a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1944 to 1963.
. She was elected to the district taking the third seat of five and officially elected on the 15th count.
Wilkinson ran for a second term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election
. She won first place in the constituency and was elected on the first ballot. She would keep her top spot in her bid to win a third term at office in the 1952 Alberta general election
.
The 195 Alberta general election
saw Wilkinson loose significant support. She barely hung onto a seat winning the fifth out of six seat in the district. Calgary electoral district was abolished in favor of single member riding's. Wilkinson ran in the new electoral district of Calgary North
. She defeated two former Members of the Legislative Assembly to win her final term in office.
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...
. She 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 1944 to 1963.
Political career
Wilkinson ran as a Social Credit candidate in the Calgary provincial electoral district in the 1944 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1944
The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Assembly was dissolved on July 8, 1944 and the vote for was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. She was elected to the district taking the third seat of five and officially elected on the 15th count.
Wilkinson ran for a second term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1948
The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 17, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. She won first place in the constituency and was elected on the first ballot. She would keep her top spot in her bid to win a third term at office in the 1952 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1952
The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelfth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
.
The 195 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1955
The Alberta general election of 1955 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1955 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
saw Wilkinson loose significant support. She barely hung onto a seat winning the fifth out of six seat in the district. Calgary electoral district was abolished in favor of single member riding's. Wilkinson ran in the new electoral district of 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....
. She defeated two former Members of the Legislative Assembly to win her final term in office.