Jim Heron
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James "Jim" P. Heron was a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1986 to 1989.
. He won the electoral district of Stony Plain
to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative party. Heron ran for a second term in the 1989 Alberta general election
he was defeated by New Democrat candidate Stan Woloshyn
in a hotly contested race.
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 1986 to 1989.
Political career
Heron ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1986 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won the electoral district of Stony Plain
Stony Plain (electoral district)
Stony Plain originally styled Stonyplain is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. From 1926 to 1957 Single Transferable Vote was used in the...
to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative party. Heron ran for a second term in the 1989 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
he was defeated by New Democrat candidate Stan Woloshyn
Stan Woloshyn
Stan Woloshyn is a politician in Alberta, Canada. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as an Alberta New Democrats candidate in 1989...
in a hotly contested race.