Norman Hindsley
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Norman Hindsley was a politician and published author from Alberta
, Canada
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In 1927 Norman wrote a report Into the Advisability of the Establishment of a Forty-Eight Hour Working Week in Alberta the title was published by the University of Alberta
.
Norman Hindsley was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
in a hotly contested 1933 by-election after the resignation of Harold McGill
. The by-election shaped up to be a tight race between Norman and Amelia Turner who ran under a combined Labor, Cooperative Commonwealth
banner. Norman edged out Amelia to take the vacated Calgary
seat. He served in the legislature until the 1935 Alberta general election
as an Independent but did not run for re-election.
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...
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In 1927 Norman wrote a report Into the Advisability of the Establishment of a Forty-Eight Hour Working Week in Alberta the title was published by the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
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Norman Hindsley 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 a hotly contested 1933 by-election after the resignation of Harold McGill
Harold McGill
Dr. Major Harold Wigmore McGill was a provincial level politician and medical doctor from Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the Council of the Northwest Territories.-Early life:Dr...
. The by-election shaped up to be a tight race between Norman and Amelia Turner who ran under a combined Labor, Cooperative Commonwealth
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
banner. Norman edged out Amelia to take the vacated Calgary
Calgary (provincial electoral district)
Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada that existed from 1905 to 1913 and was recreated from 1921 to 1959. The district returned from one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
seat. He served in the legislature until the 1935 Alberta general election
Alberta 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....
as an Independent but did not run for re-election.
