Harry Leinweber
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Harry C. Leinweber is a former insurance underwriter and a municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1961 to 1971 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
Leinweber ran for a seat to the Alberta legislature for the first time in a by-election held on January 19, 1961 in the electoral district of Medicine Hat. He face three other candidates in a hotly contested race winning just under half the popular vote to win his seat in the legislature and hold the district for Social Credit.
Leinweber stood for a second term in office in the 1963 Alberta general election
. He improved his vote percentage winning over 51% of the popular vote in the district over three other candidates to win.
Leinweber ran for his third and final term in the 1967 Alberta general election
. He just barely held onto his seat winning over a fractured opposition. Leinweber won the district with just 40% of the popular vote defeating future MLA Jim Horsman
. He retired from the 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
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. 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 1961 to 1971 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
Political career
Leinweber served as a municipal Alderman for the city of Medicine Hat from 1944 to 1950 and ran mayor twice but was unsuccessful.Leinweber ran for a seat to the Alberta legislature for the first time in a by-election held on January 19, 1961 in the electoral district of Medicine Hat. He face three other candidates in a hotly contested race winning just under half the popular vote to win his seat in the legislature and hold the district for Social Credit.
Leinweber stood for a second term in office in the 1963 Alberta 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...
. He improved his vote percentage winning over 51% of the popular vote in the district over three other candidates to win.
Leinweber ran for his third and final term in the 1967 Alberta 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 just barely held onto his seat winning over a fractured opposition. Leinweber won the district with just 40% of the popular vote defeating future MLA Jim Horsman
Jim Horsman
James "Jim" Deverell Horsman, is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993. During his time in public office he also served numerous cabinet portfolios in the Government of Alberta.-Early life:James...
. He retired from the Legislature at dissolution in 1971.