Lucien Maynard
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Joseph Lucien Paul Maynard (February 17, 1908 – February 7, 1996) was a lawyer and a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served a long career as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1935 to 1955 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
Maynard served as a cabinet minister under Premier's William Aberhart
and Ernest Manning
serving various portfolio's from 1936 to 1955.
. He ran in the Beaver River electoral district as the candidate for Social Credit and won easily defeating three other candidates including incumbent Henry Dakin and former MLA John Delisle
.
Maynard along with the Social Credit party swept into office to form government. Premier William Aberhart
appointed Maynard to the Executive Council of Alberta
as a Minister without portfolio on May 12, 1936. Less than a year later Aberhart promoted Maynard to serve as Minister of Municipal Affairs on January 20, 1937.
With ministerial incumbency Maynard would run for a second term in the 1940 Alberta general election
. He would be returned to office with a larger popular vote winning easily.
After the election Maynard continued to hold his portfolio until June 1, 1943 when new Premier Ernest Manning
promoted Maynard to Attorney General. Less than a year later Maynard would stand for a third term in office in the 1944 general election
. He once again increased the size of his majority to return to office.
Maynard continued in cabinet with the Attorney General portfolio in his fourth term in office. He ran for a fifth term, this time running in the St. Albert
electoral district for the 1948 Alberta general election
. He would win the election easily defeating two other candidates including former MLA Omer St. Germain
.
Maynard ran for a fifth term in office in the 1952 Alberta general election
. This was the first time in his political career that he did not win a clear majority on the first count. He hung on to win in the second count having a bare majority of second preference votes over Liberal candidate Arthur Soetaert
.
Soetaert and Maynard would face each other again in the 1955 Alberta general election
. This time Soetaert would come out on top of the crowded field of five candidates to defeat Maynard. Maynard's defeat would left the Social Credit government without any lawyers in caucus forcing Premier Ernest Manning to take the Attorney General position.
Maynard attempted a return to politics by running as a candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton East
for the federal Social Credit
party in the 1962 federal election
. He finished a distant second to Progressive Conservative
incumbent William Skoreyko
. The minority parliament that was elected in 1962 dissolved a year later forcing the 1963 federal election
. Maynard ran against Skoreyko for the second time but finished this time finished a distant third place.
Many years later Maynard would run in a provincial by-election as an Independent candidate held in the Edmonton-Whitemud
electoral district on December 11, 1985. He finished a distant fifth place out of six candidates losing to Premier Don Getty
.
Maynard would make a last run at federal politics running in the 1988 Canadian federal election
as a candidate for the Confederation of Regions
in the Edmonton Northwest
electoral district. He finished a distant sixth out of seventh place, losing to incumbent Murray Dorin
.
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 a long career 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 1955 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
Maynard served as a cabinet minister under Premier's William Aberhart
William Aberhart
William Aberhart , also known as Bible Bill for his outspoken Baptist views, was a Canadian politician and the seventh Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. The Social Credit party believed the reason for the depression was that people did not have enough money to spend, so the government...
and 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...
serving various portfolio's from 1936 to 1955.
Political career
Maynard 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 in the Beaver River electoral district as the candidate for Social Credit and won easily defeating three other candidates including incumbent Henry Dakin and former MLA John Delisle
John Delisle
John Amos Delisle is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:...
.
Maynard along with the Social Credit party swept into office to form government. Premier William Aberhart
William Aberhart
William Aberhart , also known as Bible Bill for his outspoken Baptist views, was a Canadian politician and the seventh Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. The Social Credit party believed the reason for the depression was that people did not have enough money to spend, so the government...
appointed Maynard 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...
as a Minister without portfolio on May 12, 1936. Less than a year later Aberhart promoted Maynard to serve as Minister of Municipal Affairs on January 20, 1937.
With ministerial incumbency Maynard would run for a second term in 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....
. He would be returned to office with a larger popular vote winning easily.
After the election Maynard continued to hold his portfolio until June 1, 1943 when new 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 Maynard to Attorney General. Less than a year later Maynard would stand for a third term in office in the 1944 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 once again increased the size of his majority to return to office.
Maynard continued in cabinet with the Attorney General portfolio in his fourth term in office. He ran for a fifth term, this time running in the St. Albert
St. Albert (provincial electoral district)
St. Albert formally styled Saint Albert is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandate to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta of Alberta, Canada....
electoral district for 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 would win the election easily defeating two other candidates including former MLA Omer St. Germain
Omer St. Germain
Omer St. Germain was a barrister, solicitor, notary, publisher and a provincial politician from Canada. He served as the first mayor of Morinville, Alberta, and became a perennial candidate in Alberta elections hold office as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1935...
.
Maynard ran for a fifth term in office in 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...
. This was the first time in his political career that he did not win a clear majority on the first count. He hung on to win in the second count having a bare majority of second preference votes over Liberal candidate Arthur Soetaert
Arthur Soetaert
Arthur Joseph Soetaert was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.-Political career:...
.
Soetaert and Maynard would face each other again 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....
. This time Soetaert would come out on top of the crowded field of five candidates to defeat Maynard. Maynard's defeat would left the Social Credit government without any lawyers in caucus forcing Premier Ernest Manning to take the Attorney General position.
Maynard attempted a return to politics by running as a candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton East
Edmonton East
Edmonton East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...
for the federal Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
party in the 1962 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
. He finished a distant second to Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
incumbent William Skoreyko
William Skoreyko
William Skoreyko was a businessman, service station owner, and a long serving Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1979....
. The minority parliament that was elected in 1962 dissolved a year later forcing the 1963 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
. Maynard ran against Skoreyko for the second time but finished this time finished a distant third place.
Many years later Maynard would run in a provincial by-election as an Independent candidate held in the Edmonton-Whitemud
Edmonton-Whitemud
Edmonton-Whitemud is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. In 1989, its constituents unseated the Premier of the day, Donald Getty, by voting for Liberal candidate, Percy Wickman....
electoral district on December 11, 1985. He finished a distant fifth place out of six candidates losing to Premier Don Getty
Don Getty
Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before...
.
Maynard would make a last run at federal politics running in the 1988 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
as a candidate for the Confederation of Regions
Confederation of Regions Party of Canada
The Confederation of Regions Party was a right-wing Canadian political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. It was founded as a successor to the Western Canada Federation , a non-partisan organization, to fight the Liberal Party of Canada...
in the Edmonton Northwest
Edmonton Northwest
Edmonton Northwest was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.It was created in 1987 from parts of Edmonton East, Edmonton North, Edmonton West and Pembina ridings...
electoral district. He finished a distant sixth out of seventh place, losing to incumbent Murray Dorin
Murray Dorin
Murray Dorin was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a chartered accountant and controller by career....
.