Roy Davidson
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Roy Lyle Davidson was a farmer and a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1964 to 1967 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
on December 24, 1963. He had been involved with the party as a volunteer for 20 years prior to seeking the nomination.
In the election Davidson won a hotly contested four way race over Liberal leader David Hunter
and two other candidates to hold the seat for his party.
Davidson did not run for a second term in office retiring at dissolution of the assembly in 1967.
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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. 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 1964 to 1967 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
Political career
Davidson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in a by-election held on January 20, 1964. Davidson won his party nomination in a convention held in AcmeAcme, Alberta
Acme is a village in south-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary, Alberta. It was the first village to be incorporated in Kneehill County....
on December 24, 1963. He had been involved with the party as a volunteer for 20 years prior to seeking the nomination.
In the election Davidson won a hotly contested four way race over Liberal leader David Hunter
Dave Hunter (politician)
David Bruce "Dave" Hunter was an Alberta politician. He served as a mayor and as leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1962 to 1964.-Political career:...
and two other candidates to hold the seat for his party.
Davidson did not run for a second term in office retiring at dissolution of the assembly in 1967.