Eric Musgreave
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Eric Charles Musgreave was a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1975 to 1989 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
. He was defeated by Social Credit incumbent Lee Leavitt
. He would make another attempt to win a seat in the 1975 Alberta general election
this time in the electoral district of Calgary-McKnight. Musgreave was successful as he defeated future MLA Ray Martin
and two other candidates with a landslide victory.
Musgreave was returned for a second term in the 1979 Alberta general election
. His popular support dropped slightly but he still won the electoral district convincingly. His largest victory came in the 1982 Alberta general election
when he was returned for a third term. He defeated four other candidates and won the district with 10,000 votes over his second place competitor Eileen Nesbitt of the New Democrats.
The 1986 general election
would see Musgreave's popularity plummet and his popular vote drop by almost two thirds. He still won the three way race by doubling second place Sandra Botting from the New Democrats vote. Musgreave would retire from provincial politics at the dissolution of the assembly in 1989.
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
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. He 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 1975 to 1989 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career
Musgreave ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1967 Alberta general electionAlberta 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....
. He was defeated by Social Credit incumbent Lee Leavitt
Lee Leavitt
Lorne Lee Leavitt was a teacher and a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1955 and a second stint from 1963 to 1971 sitting both times with the governing Social Credit caucus.-Political career:Leavitt would run...
. He would make another attempt to win a seat in the 1975 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
this time in the electoral district of Calgary-McKnight. Musgreave was successful as he defeated future MLA Ray Martin
Ray Martin (politician)
Raymond Martin is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Born in 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Martin attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity...
and two other candidates with a landslide victory.
Musgreave was returned for a second term 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....
. His popular support dropped slightly but he still won the electoral district convincingly. His largest victory came 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....
when he was returned for a third term. He defeated four other candidates and won the district with 10,000 votes over his second place competitor Eileen Nesbitt of the New Democrats.
The 1986 general election
Alberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
would see Musgreave's popularity plummet and his popular vote drop by almost two thirds. He still won the three way race by doubling second place Sandra Botting from the New Democrats vote. Musgreave would retire from provincial politics at the dissolution of the assembly in 1989.