Ernest Watkins
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Ernest Shilston Watkins (June 18, 1902-1982) was a provincial politician and author from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1957 to 1963.
Watkins was re-elected in the 1959 Alberta general election
for the new electoral district of Calgary Glenmore
. The race for Calgary Glenmore was tight with Watkins winning by just over 200 votes.
Watkins was the only Progressive Conservative
candidate elected in 1959. He became interim leader of his party replacing Cam Kirby
. Watkins held the leadership until 1962 when he was replaced by Milt Harradence.
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 served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1957 to 1963.
Political career
Watkins was elected in a by-election held in the Calgary provincial electoral district October 2 1957. He won nearly half the popular vote defeating four other candidates. This was first election held using the first past the post method of voting since 1921.Watkins was re-elected in the 1959 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1959
The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 18, 1959 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
for the new electoral district of Calgary Glenmore
Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary Glenmore is one of two original Calgary ridings of the seven that still survives from the 1959 redistribution of the Calgary riding...
. The race for Calgary Glenmore was tight with Watkins winning by just over 200 votes.
Watkins was the only Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
candidate elected in 1959. He became interim leader of his party replacing Cam Kirby
Cam Kirby
The Hon. William J. Cameron Kirby, Q.C. was an Alberta politician, leader of the Conservative Party, barrister, Queen's Counsel, and a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench.Born in Calgary...
. Watkins held the leadership until 1962 when he was replaced by Milt Harradence.