Ralph Jespersen
Encyclopedia
Ralph Andrew Jespersen was a dairyman and a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1967 to 1971 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
. He was nominted as the Social Credit candidate in the Stony Plain electoral district on February 13, 1967. In the nomination race he defeated long time incumbent Cornelia Wood
.
He would face Wood again in the general election as well as two other candidates. Jespersen would take just 36% of the popular vote to win the tight four way race along with defeating Wood for the second time who finished a distant fourth place running as an Independent Social Credit candidate.
Jespersen ran for a second term in the 1971 Alberta general election
but finished second being defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate William Purdy despite gaining a modest increase in vote percentage.
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 1967 to 1971 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
Political career
Jespersen ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1967
The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He was nominted as the Social Credit candidate in the Stony Plain electoral district on February 13, 1967. In the nomination race he defeated long time incumbent Cornelia Wood
Cornelia Wood
Cornelia Lucinda Railey Wood was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta twice the first time being from 1940 to 1955 and the second time being from 1959 to 1967...
.
He would face Wood again in the general election as well as two other candidates. Jespersen would take just 36% of the popular vote to win the tight four way race along with defeating Wood for the second time who finished a distant fourth place running as an Independent Social Credit candidate.
Jespersen ran for a second term in the 1971 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1971
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
but finished second being defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate William Purdy despite gaining a modest increase in vote percentage.