Stanley Tobin
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Stanley Gilbert Tobin was a farmer, businessman, teacher and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons
.
Stanley ran in the Leduc provincial electoral district in the 1913 Alberta general election
. He was elected in a hotly contested election by just over 100 votes against Conservative George Curry.
He would see re-election in 1917 and in 1921. His plurality in the 1921 election was just 10 votes.
Stanley vacated his provincial seat in 1925 to run in the 1925 Canadian federal election
in the Wetaskiwin
Federal electoral district. He won election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada
. In that election he defeated incumbent Progressive
incumbent Daniel Webster Warner
.
He only served in office for one year and was defeated in the 1926 Canadian Federal Election
by William Irvine
.
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...
and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
.
Stanley ran in the Leduc provincial electoral district in the 1913 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1913
The Alberta general election of 1913 was the third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The writ was dropped on 25 March 1913 and election day was held 17 April 1913 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections in two northern districts took place on 30 July...
. He was elected in a hotly contested election by just over 100 votes against Conservative George Curry.
He would see re-election in 1917 and in 1921. His plurality in the 1921 election was just 10 votes.
Stanley vacated his provincial seat in 1925 to run in the 1925 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1925
The Canadian federal election of 1925 was held on October 29 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party formed a minority government. This precipitated the "King-Byng Affair".The Liberals under...
in the Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin (electoral district)
Wetaskiwin is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925.-Geography:...
Federal electoral district. He won election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada
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...
. In that election he defeated incumbent Progressive
Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
incumbent Daniel Webster Warner
Daniel Webster Warner
Daniel Webster Warner was a farmer, rancher and Canadian federal politician.Warner first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1917 Canadian federal election in the Battle River district. He ran in that election as a Laurier Liberal candidate and was defeated in a close race by...
.
He only served in office for one year and was defeated in the 1926 Canadian Federal Election
Canadian federal election, 1926
The Canadian federal election of 1926 was held on September 14 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 16th Parliament of Canada. The election was called following an event known as the King-Byng Affair...
by William Irvine
William Irvine (Canadian politician)
William Irvine was a Canadian politician, journalist and clergyman. He served in the Canadian House of Commons on three different occasions, as a representative of Labour, the United Farmers of Alberta and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
.