David Bruce "Dave" Hunter (1912-1985) was an Alberta politician. He served as a mayor and as leader of the Alberta Liberal Party

Alberta Liberal Party

The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

 from 1962 to 1964.

Political career

Hunter served as mayor Alberta town for five years and served as a councilor for another six years.

He was chosen leader of the Alberta Liberal Party

Alberta Liberal Party

The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

 at a leadership convention held in Calgary on January 16, 1962 but failed to win the provincial Athabasca seat

Athabasca (provincial electoral district)

Athabasca was a provincial electoral district covering north east Alberta, Canada.The riding, was created in 1905 when Alberta first became a province...

 in the Alberta legislature in the 1963 provincial 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...

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Hunter ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as leader for the second time in a by-election held in the Three Hills electoral district on January 20, 1964. He finished a close second of four candidates losing to Social Credit candidate Roy Davidson

Roy Davidson

Roy Lyle Davidson was a farmer and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1964 to 1967 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.-Political career:...

. Hunter resigned the leadership of the party after his election loss.

Hunter was also unsuccessful in his attempt to win the federal Athabasca seat

Athabaska (electoral district)

Athabaska was a federal electoral district Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.This riding was created as "Athabaska" in 1924 from parts of Battle River, Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 in the 1965 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1965

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 and in his second attempt to win a seat in the provincial legislature in 1967

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....

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In later life, Hunter moved to Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

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where he died in 1985.