Chester Sayers
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Chester Irving Sayers was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1941 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
leader Chester Ronning
in a hotly contested straight fight to hold the seat for his party. He would run for a second term in the 1944 Alberta general election
. He faced former MLA William Chant and defeated him and another candidate with a large majority.
Sayers ran for a third term in office in the 1948 general election
. He won decisively increasing his popular vote.
Sayers ran for a fourth term in the 1952 general election
. He lost a little ground in his popular vote, but still took the district with a comfortable plurality.
The 1955 general election
would see Sayers nearly get defeated. He faced a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Ed Schnell whom he defeated on the third vote count to hold the district.
Sayers ran for his sixth term in the 1959 Alberta general election
. He improved his popularity winning his largest popular vote to date. The opposition vote among the three other candidates shifted and collapsed in support giving Sayers a wide margin of victory.
The 1963 general election
would see Sayers win the largest popular vote of his career. He would defeat three other candidates to win his seventh term in office. He ran for his final term in the 1967 general election
. He faced a hotly contested race amongst three other candidates. The opposition vote was divided and Sayers was returned with a large plurality.
Sayers retired from the Alberta Legislature at dissolution in 1971.
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 1941 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
Sayers ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Camrose in a by-election held on February 6, 1941. He would defeated Co-operative CommonwealthAlberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
leader Chester Ronning
Chester Ronning
Chester Alvin Ronning, CC, AOE was a Canadian diplomat and politician.Ronning was born in Fangcheng, China, the son of Norwegian Lutheran missionaries, and graduated from the University of Alberta in 1916 with a B.Sc.He returned to China to serve as a missionary from 1922 to 1927 and then returned...
in a hotly contested straight fight to hold the seat for his party. He would run for a second term in the 1944 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1944
The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Assembly was dissolved on July 8, 1944 and the vote for was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He faced former MLA William Chant and defeated him and another candidate with a large majority.
Sayers ran for a third term in office in the 1948 general election
Alberta general election, 1948
The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 17, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won decisively increasing his popular vote.
Sayers ran for a fourth term in the 1952 general election
Alberta general election, 1952
The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelfth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
. He lost a little ground in his popular vote, but still took the district with a comfortable plurality.
The 1955 general election
Alberta general election, 1955
The Alberta general election of 1955 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1955 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
would see Sayers nearly get defeated. He faced a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Ed Schnell whom he defeated on the third vote count to hold the district.
Sayers ran for his sixth term in the 1959 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1959
The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 18, 1959 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
. He improved his popularity winning his largest popular vote to date. The opposition vote among the three other candidates shifted and collapsed in support giving Sayers a wide margin of victory.
The 1963 general election
Alberta general election, 1963
The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 17, 1963 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C...
would see Sayers win the largest popular vote of his career. He would defeat three other candidates to win his seventh term in office. He ran for his final term in the 1967 general election
Alberta 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 faced a hotly contested race amongst three other candidates. The opposition vote was divided and Sayers was returned with a large plurality.
Sayers retired from the Alberta Legislature at dissolution in 1971.