Carl A. Muller
Encyclopedia
Carl A. Muller was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1967 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
. He ran as the Social Credit
candidate in the electoral district of Pembina
. The election was hotly contested with Progressive Conservative
candidate Edward Samuel making a strong challenge for the seat. Muller won by a margin of 800 votes to hold the district for his party.
Muller retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1971. He died on December 21, 1991.
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 1967 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
Muller ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1967
The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He ran as the Social Credit
Social Credit
Social Credit is an economic philosophy developed by C. H. Douglas , a British engineer, who wrote a book by that name in 1924. Social Credit is described by Douglas as "the policy of a philosophy"; he called his philosophy "practical Christianity"...
candidate in the electoral district of Pembina
Pembina
-Canada:*Pembina , a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta*Pembina Institute, an environmental research group*Pembina River , a river in central Alberta*Pembina River Provincial Park, a provincial park in Alberta...
. The election was hotly contested with Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
candidate Edward Samuel making a strong challenge for the seat. Muller won by a margin of 800 votes to hold the district for his party.
Muller retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1971. He died on December 21, 1991.