Douglas Caston
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Douglas Marmaduke Caston (born: September 17, 1917 Macklin, Saskatchewan, Canada
- died: June 26, 1996 [Edmonton, Alberta] ) was a newspaper publisher and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1967 until 1968.
Caston ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons
in a by-election on November 6, 1967. He defeated Liberal
candidate Allen Sulatycky
to win the Jasper—Edson
riding. Parliament would be dissolved a year later and Caston ran for re-election in the new Rocky Mountain
electoral district as Jasper—Edson
was abolished. Caston would run against Sutlatycky for the second time. An unusual event happened in that election as the Progressive Conservatives
had 2 endorsed candidates running under their party banner for that district. Sulatycky would win and Caston was defeated finishing third behind the other Progressive Conservative candidate Hugh Gourlay.
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...
- died: June 26, 1996 [Edmonton, Alberta] ) was a newspaper publisher and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1967 until 1968.
Caston ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian 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 a by-election on November 6, 1967. He defeated Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate Allen Sulatycky
Allen Sulatycky
Allen B. Sulatycky, , is a Canadian judge and former politician.He was born at Hafford, Saskatchewan, and educated at Hafford and the University of Saskatchewan . Sulatycky was called to the Alberta bar in 1963. He practiced law in Edmonton and Whitecourt, Alberta from 1963 to 1969...
to win the Jasper—Edson
Jasper—Edson
Jasper–Edson was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Edmonton West riding...
riding. Parliament would be dissolved a year later and Caston ran for re-election in the new Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain (electoral district)
Rocky Mountainwas a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Bow River, Jasper—Edson, Lethbridge and Macleod ridings....
electoral district as Jasper—Edson
Jasper—Edson
Jasper–Edson was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Edmonton West riding...
was abolished. Caston would run against Sutlatycky for the second time. An unusual event happened in that election as the Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
had 2 endorsed candidates running under their party banner for that district. Sulatycky would win and Caston was defeated finishing third behind the other Progressive Conservative candidate Hugh Gourlay.