Harry Alger
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Harry Alger is a former provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 until 1989.
in the 1982 Alberta general election
. He defeated Western Canada Concept
leader and Incumbent Gordon Kesler
and four other candidates in a high profile race to win his first term in office. He held the district for the Progressive Conservatives
, succeeding fellow PC member George Wolstenholme
in a safe district. Alger was re-elected to his second term and final term in office with a greatly reduced plurality in the 1986 Alberta general election
. He defeated five other candidates to win easily. He retired at dissolution of the Legislature 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
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 Alberta Legislature from 1982 until 1989.
Political career
Alger was first elected to 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...
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....
. He defeated Western Canada Concept
Western Canada Concept
The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation.The party argued that Western...
leader and Incumbent Gordon Kesler
Gordon Kesler
-Political career:Gordon Kesler was the first separatist politician elected in Canada outside of Quebec since the 1870s. His stunning victory in the February 1982 by-election for the Western Canada Concept received national media attention. After the win Kessler became leader of the party...
and four other candidates in a high profile race to win his first term in office. He held 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...
, succeeding fellow PC member George Wolstenholme
George Wolstenholme
George Kenneth Wolstenholme is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1975 until 1982.-Political career:...
in a safe district. Alger was re-elected to his second term and final term in office with a greatly reduced plurality in the 1986 Alberta 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....
. He defeated five other candidates to win easily. He retired at dissolution of the Legislature in 1989.