Neville Roper
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Neville Sydney Roper 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 finished a very close second place losing to incumbent Glen Johnston.
Roper ran for provincial office for the second time in the 1967 Alberta general election
. He ran as the official Social Credit candidate this time and won a landslide to hold the seat for his party.
Roper ran for a second term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election
but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Don McCrimmon. He lost the race by 17 votes finishing second.
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
Roper ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent Social Credit candidate in the Ponoka electoral district in the 1963 Alberta general electionAlberta 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 finished a very close second place losing to incumbent Glen Johnston.
Roper ran for provincial office for the second time 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 ran as the official Social Credit candidate this time and won a landslide to hold the seat for his party.
Roper ran for a second term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1971
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Don McCrimmon. He lost the race by 17 votes finishing second.