Richard Edward Hall
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Richard Edward Hall was a theatre owner and provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1955 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.
. He defeated incumbent Antonio Alosio with second choice preferences by almost 50 votes to pickup the seat for his party. Hall placed second out of three candidates by four votes on the first count but came back to win the election.
Hall ran for a second term in office in the 1959 Alberta general election
. He faced Aloisio for the second time, but was defeated in a landslide finishing a distant second place in the four way race.
Hall ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1963 Canadian federal election
as a federal Liberal
candidate in the electoral district of Athabaska
. He finished a distant second place in the four way race losing to incumbent Jack Bigg and finishing ahead of former Alberta MLA Peter Chaba.
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 1955 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.
Political career
Hall ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Athabasca in the 1955 Alberta general electionAlberta 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....
. He defeated incumbent Antonio Alosio with second choice preferences by almost 50 votes to pickup the seat for his party. Hall placed second out of three candidates by four votes on the first count but came back to win the election.
Hall ran for a second term in office 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 faced Aloisio for the second time, but was defeated in a landslide finishing a distant second place in the four way race.
Hall ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the 1963 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
as a federal Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate in the electoral district of Athabaska
Athabaska (electoral district)
Athabaska was a federal electoral district Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.This riding was created as "Athabaska" in 1924 from parts of Battle River, Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings...
. He finished a distant second place in the four way race losing to incumbent Jack Bigg and finishing ahead of former Alberta MLA Peter Chaba.