Glen Johnston
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Glen Forrest Johnston was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1952 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Ponoka and won a solid majority defeating two other candidates to hold the district of his party.
Johnston ran for a second term in office in the 1955 Alberta general election
. He held his seat in a hotly contested five way race that went to a third vote count.
The 1959 Alberta general election
saw Johnston run for his third term in office. He would defeat two other candidates with just over half the popular vote to hold his seat.
Johnston ran for a fourth term in office in the 1963 Alberta general election
. He would nearly be defeated by Independent Social Credit candidate Neville Roper
who finished a very close second in the three way race.
Johnston retired from provincial office at dissolution of the assembly in 1967. His son, Dale Johnston
, later served as Member of Parliament for Wetaskiwin, Alberta
, Canada
from 1993 to 2006.
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
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 1952 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
Johnston ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1952 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1952
The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelfth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Ponoka and won a solid majority defeating two other candidates to hold the district of his party.
Johnston ran for a second term in office in the 1955 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1955
The Alberta general election of 1955 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1955 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He held his seat in a hotly contested five way race that went to a third vote count.
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...
saw Johnston run for his third term in office. He would defeat two other candidates with just over half the popular vote to hold his seat.
Johnston ran for a fourth term in office in the 1963 Alberta general 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...
. He would nearly be defeated by Independent Social Credit candidate Neville Roper
Neville Roper
Neville Sydney Roper was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.-Political career:...
who finished a very close second in the three way race.
Johnston retired from provincial office at dissolution of the assembly in 1967. His son, Dale Johnston
Dale Johnston
F. Dale Johnston is a former Canadian politician. He began his career in politics in 1986 as a councillor in Ponoka, and he then became reeve in 1989. In Canadian federal election, 1993, he was elected into the Canadian House of Commons. He was elected as a member of the Reform Party of Canada in...
, later served as Member of Parliament for Wetaskiwin, Alberta
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...
from 1993 to 2006.