Alban MacLellan
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Alban Erskine MacLellan was a railway foreman and a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
. He won a strong first ballot majority defeating three other candidates to pickup the seat for his party.
The 1940 boundary redistribution saw the Innisfail electoral district get abolished, along with other districts whose representatives had gone against the Social Credit party line. MacLellan ran for nomination as an Independent Progressive candidate and was nominated at a convention on July 19, 1939. He stood for a second term in the 1940 Alberta general election
in the Red Deer
provincial electoral district and was defeated finishing in last place on the first vote count and getting eliminated. He lost to former member of Parliament and Independent candidate Alfred Speakman
.
MacLellan made an attempt to run for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons
in the federal electoral district of Red Deer
in the 1945 Canadian federal election
as a Co-operative Commonwealth candidate. He was defeated by incumbent Frederick Shaw
finishing in third place in the field of five candidates.
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 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
MacLellan ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Innisfail for the 1935 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1935
The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won a strong first ballot majority defeating three other candidates to pickup the seat for his party.
The 1940 boundary redistribution saw the Innisfail electoral district get abolished, along with other districts whose representatives had gone against the Social Credit party line. MacLellan ran for nomination as an Independent Progressive candidate and was nominated at a convention on July 19, 1939. He stood for a second term in the 1940 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1940
The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
in the Red Deer
Red Deer (provincial electoral district)
Red Deer was a provincial electoral district representing the city of Red Deer, Alberta in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1986...
provincial electoral district and was defeated finishing in last place on the first vote count and getting eliminated. He lost to former member of Parliament and Independent candidate Alfred Speakman
Alfred Speakman
Alfred Speakman was a politician from Alberta, Canada.-Federal political career:...
.
MacLellan made an attempt to run for a seat to 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...
in the federal electoral district of Red Deer
Red Deer (electoral district)
Red Deer is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908.-History:This riding was created in 1907 from Calgary and Strathcona ridings. At the time this was an overwhelmingly rural riding with only the then small town of Red...
in the 1945 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1945
The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history. It was held June 11, 1945 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 20th Parliament of Canada...
as a Co-operative Commonwealth candidate. He was defeated by incumbent Frederick Shaw
Frederick Davis Shaw
Frederick Davis Shaw was a long serving Canadian federal politician.Shaw first ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1940 federal election. He ran as a Social Credit candidate in the Red Deer electoral district. Shaw would win a hotly contested 4 way race to earn his first term in office...
finishing in third place in the field of five candidates.