Louis Melville Roberts was a politician from 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

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Louis was elected to 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...

 in the 1909 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1909

The Alberta general election was 1909 was the second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 22 March 1909 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

, for the Alberta Liberal Party

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. During his campaign he was accused of winning the High River nomination under suspect circumstances. Louis would win a hotly contested election knocking off future High River Conservative MLA George Douglas Stanley by 8 votes.

Louis served 1 term in the Assembly.

External links

• Cheers for Roberts, High River Times March 18, 1909
• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing