Rod Sykes
Overview
Canada
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politician
Politician
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. He served as the 30th Mayor of Calgary from 1969 to 1977 and as leader of the Alberta
Alberta
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Social Credit Party
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....
from 1980 to 1982. Sykes quit as party leader in 1982, frustrated by Social Credit's internal and financial problems.
In 1984, he was nominated by Alan Clarke, Calgary East Federal Liberal Riding Association Vice President, to run for the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
for a seat in the House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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, in the former riding of Calgary East
Calgary East
Calgary East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953, 1979 to 1988, and since 1997...
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