Charles Stewart (Alberta politician)
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Charles Stewart was a Canadian politician, he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1975 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
. He won the electoral district of Wainwright defeating two other candidates by a comfortable majority to pickup the seat for the governing Progressive Conservative party.
He ran for a second term in office in the 1979 Alberta general election
. Despite the opposition making gains Stewart slightly improved on his total popular vote. This resulted in him keeping seat by a comfortable majority. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1982.
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 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.
Political career
Stewart 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 won the electoral district of Wainwright defeating two other candidates by a comfortable majority to pickup the seat for the governing Progressive Conservative party.
He ran for a second term in office in the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. Despite the opposition making gains Stewart slightly improved on his total popular vote. This resulted in him keeping seat by a comfortable majority. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1982.