James Hartley
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James "Jim" Hartley was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1935 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit
caucus in government. During his time in office Hartley served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Ernest Manning
from 1955 to 1962.
. He ran as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Macleod. Hartley won the three way race with a landslide majority easily defeating United Farmers incumbent William Shield
to pickup the seat for his party.
The 1940 Alberta general election
would see Hartley nearly be defeated by Independent candidate G.B. Walker in a hotly contested two way race. Hartley hung on to his seat by just 41 votes to return to office.
Hartley ran for his third term in office in the 1944 Alberta general election
. He was returned to office as he held his vote from 1940. The three opposition candidates split the vote allowing for Hartley to win easily.
Hartley ran for his fourth term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election
. He won a landslide majority easily holding his seat in the three way race.
The 1952 Alberta general election
would see Hartley return to office with his largest popular vote to date. He would defeat two other candidates by a landslide to win his fifth term in office.
Hartley ran for his sixth term in office in the 1955 Alberta general election
. He ran in a two way race against Liberal candidate Charles Bennett who provided the strongest challenge to Hartley's seat since 1940. Hartley held his district with a reduced popular vote to return to office.
Premier Ernest Manning
promoted Hartley to the Executive Council of Alberta
after the election. He became Minister of Public Works on August 2, 1955. Hartley ran in his first election as a cabinet minister in the 1959 Alberta general election
. He would win the largest popular vote of his career defeating two other candidates to return to his seventh term in office.
Manning would shuffle his cabinet in 1962 dropping Hartley from his portfolio. He would run for re-election as a regular member less than a year later in the 1963 Alberta general election
. Hartley won his eighth term in office easily defeating two other candidates.
Hartley would retire from office at dissolution of the assembly in 1967.
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 1935 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Alberta
The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values....
caucus in government. During his time in office Hartley served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Ernest Manning
Ernest Manning
Ernest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history...
from 1955 to 1962.
Political career
Hartley ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1935
The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He ran as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Macleod. Hartley won the three way race with a landslide majority easily defeating United Farmers incumbent William Shield
William H. Shield
William Hetherington Shield was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:...
to pickup the seat for his party.
The 1940 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1940
The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
would see Hartley nearly be defeated by Independent candidate G.B. Walker in a hotly contested two way race. Hartley hung on to his seat by just 41 votes to return to office.
Hartley ran for his third term in office in the 1944 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1944
The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Assembly was dissolved on July 8, 1944 and the vote for was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He was returned to office as he held his vote from 1940. The three opposition candidates split the vote allowing for Hartley to win easily.
Hartley ran for his fourth term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1948
The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 17, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won a landslide majority easily holding his seat in the three way race.
The 1952 Alberta general election
Alberta 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...
would see Hartley return to office with his largest popular vote to date. He would defeat two other candidates by a landslide to win his fifth term in office.
Hartley ran for his sixth 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 ran in a two way race against Liberal candidate Charles Bennett who provided the strongest challenge to Hartley's seat since 1940. Hartley held his district with a reduced popular vote to return to office.
Premier Ernest Manning
Ernest Manning
Ernest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history...
promoted Hartley to the Executive Council of Alberta
Executive Council of Alberta
The Executive Council of Alberta is the cabinet of that Canadian province.Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size...
after the election. He became Minister of Public Works on August 2, 1955. Hartley ran in his first election as a cabinet minister 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...
. He would win the largest popular vote of his career defeating two other candidates to return to his seventh term in office.
Manning would shuffle his cabinet in 1962 dropping Hartley from his portfolio. He would run for re-election as a regular member less than a year later 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...
. Hartley won his eighth term in office easily defeating two other candidates.
Hartley would retire from office at dissolution of the assembly in 1967.