Alex McEachern | |
|---|---|
 McEachern in May 2015 | |
| MLA for Edmonton-Kingsway | |
| In office 1986–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Paproski |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27,1939 Hinton Trail,Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Alexander Duncan McEachern (born September 27,1939) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993. [1]
McEachern ran for political office for the first time in the 1975 Alberta general election. He ran in the electoral district of Edmonton-Glenora as a candidate for the New Democrats but was badly defeated by incumbent cabinet minister Lou Hyndman. [2]
He made a second attempt to run for office in the 1979 general election in the Edmonton-Kingsway electoral district. [3] This time he finished second to incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Kenneth Paproski. He attempted a third run for office in the 1982 Alberta general election with another second-place finish slightly improving his vote total to Progressive Conservative candidate Carl Paproski. [4]
McEachern won his fourth attempt for public office,defeating three other candidates in the 1986 Alberta general election. [5] He was re-elected for a second and final term in the 1989 Alberta general election. His majority was reduced. but he still defeated the other two candidates with a comfortable margin. [6] Edmonton-Kingsway was abolished due to redistribution in 1993. McEachern ran in the new electoral district of Edmonton-Mayfield for the 1993 Alberta general election. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Lance White. [7]
McEachern is still active with the Alberta New Democrats. serving as the President of the Lesser Slave Lake electoral district.[ citation needed ]
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