Thomas J. Walker
Encyclopedia
Thomas James John Walker was a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1975 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
. He defeated incumbent Leighton Buckwell in a closely contested race to pickup the Macleod electoral district for the governing Progressive Conservative party. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1979.
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 1975 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career
Walker ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1975 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He defeated incumbent Leighton Buckwell in a closely contested race to pickup the Macleod electoral district for the governing Progressive Conservative party. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1979.