Alexander Moore
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Alexander A. Moore was a farmer and a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
in a by-election on November 3, 1919 and served until 1926.
electoral district on November 3, 1919. The by-election was called due to the death of speaker Charles Fisher
. He defeated E.V. Thompson a candidate of the governing Liberals
in a tough race.
The Liberals attempted to win the by-election by having every member of the Cabinet and many back benches in the Liberal caucus campaign in the district. Moore was selected at a nomination meeting held on July 16, 1919, and campaigned in the district well before the writ was dropped.
With Moore winning the by-election, he became the first member elected under the United Farmers banner, increasing the United Farmers caucus to three. Moore would be successfully re-elected in the 1921 Alberta general election
.
He would serve until 1926 before retiring.
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
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. He was elected to 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...
in a by-election on November 3, 1919 and served until 1926.
Political career
Moore ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a provincial by-election held in the CochraneCochrane (provincial electoral district)
Cochrane was a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1926 under the First Past the Post voting system and under Single Transferable Vote from 1926 to 1940.-Boundary...
electoral district on November 3, 1919. The by-election was called due to the death of speaker Charles Fisher
Charles W. Fisher
Charles Wellington Fisher was a Canadian politician who served as the first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Biography:...
. He defeated E.V. Thompson a candidate of the governing Liberals
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
in a tough race.
The Liberals attempted to win the by-election by having every member of the Cabinet and many back benches in the Liberal caucus campaign in the district. Moore was selected at a nomination meeting held on July 16, 1919, and campaigned in the district well before the writ was dropped.
With Moore winning the by-election, he became the first member elected under the United Farmers banner, increasing the United Farmers caucus to three. Moore would be successfully re-elected in the 1921 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1921
The Alberta general election of 1921 was the fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on July 18, 1921 to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly....
.
He would serve until 1926 before retiring.