Ed Oman
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Edwin Albert "Ed" Oman is a former provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
.
representing the Calgary North Hill
electoral district in the 1979 Alberta general election
. He won easily over second place challenger Dennis Shupe from the Social Credit party and three other candidates to hold the district for the Progressive Conservatives
. He was re-elected to a second term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
winning a landslide. He defeated challenger Agnes Middleton from the NDP
and two other candidates. Oman retired from provincial politics at the end of his second 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...
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Political career
Oman was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaLegislative 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...
representing the 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....
electoral district in the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won easily over second place challenger Dennis Shupe from the Social Credit party and three other candidates to hold the district 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...
. He was re-elected to a second term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
winning a landslide. He defeated challenger Agnes Middleton from the NDP
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
and two other candidates. Oman retired from provincial politics at the end of his second term in office.