Tom Thurber
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Tom Thurber is a former provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1989 until 2001.
. He won the electoral district of Drayton Valley holding it for the Progressive Conservatives
by a wide margin. Drayton Valley was abolished in 1993 and reconstituted into Drayton Valley-Calmar
. He ran for re-election in the 1993 Alberta general election
and won the new riding with an increased plurality. He ran for a third term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election
winning the biggest margin of his career defeating three other candidates. In July of 1999 Thurber was one of three Alberta MLAs to participate in the Partnership of Parliaments parliamentarian exchange program with Germany
. He retired from public politics at dissolution of the legislature in 2001.
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 was 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 1989 until 2001.
Political career
Thurber was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1989 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won the electoral district of Drayton Valley holding it for 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...
by a wide margin. Drayton Valley was abolished in 1993 and reconstituted into Drayton Valley-Calmar
Drayton Valley-Calmar
Drayton Valley-Calmar is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2001 general election:-2004 general election:...
. He ran for re-election in the 1993 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1993
The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
and won the new riding with an increased plurality. He ran for a third term in office in the 1997 Alberta general election
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....
winning the biggest margin of his career defeating three other candidates. In July of 1999 Thurber was one of three Alberta MLAs to participate in the Partnership of Parliaments parliamentarian exchange program with Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He retired from public politics at dissolution of the legislature in 2001.