Sheila Embury
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Sheila Barbara Embury was a former nurse and provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
.
with a nurses degree in 1971.
after winning the new Calgary North West
electoral district in the 1979 Alberta general election
. She picked up the riding for the Progressive Conservatives
winning handily over Social Credit candidate Harold Gunderson. Embury ran for a second term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
. She won re-election in a landslide winning a margin of almost 10,000 votes over the second place challenger.
During her time in office she served on the Members’ Services; Private Bills; Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing; Public Accounts; and Public Affairs and the Select Special Committee to Examine the Role of Upper House in Canadian Federal System.
Embury died on August 1, 2005 of cancer.
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...
.
Early life
Sheila Barbara Embury was born on June 6, 1931. She graduated from the University of AlbertaUniversity of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
with a nurses degree in 1971.
Political career
Embury was elected to the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaLegislative 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...
after winning the new Calgary North West
Calgary North West
Calgary North West is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-1979 general election:-1982 general election:-1986 general election:...
electoral district in the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. She picked up the riding for the Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
winning handily over Social Credit candidate Harold Gunderson. Embury ran for a second term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. She won re-election in a landslide winning a margin of almost 10,000 votes over the second place challenger.
During her time in office she served on the Members’ Services; Private Bills; Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing; Public Accounts; and Public Affairs and the Select Special Committee to Examine the Role of Upper House in Canadian Federal System.
Embury died on August 1, 2005 of cancer.