Earl Hardy

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Earl M. Hardy
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 17, 1948 –June 17, 1963
Preceded by James McPherson
Succeeded by District abolished
Constituency Bruce
Personal details
Born September 6, 1913
Died January 15, 2000(2000-01-15) (aged 86)
Political party Social Credit
Spouse(s) Mary
Residence Holden, Alberta
Occupation school teacher, politician

Earl M. Hardy (September 6, 1913 – January 15, 2000) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1948 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

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Political career

Hardy ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the electoral district of Bruce as a Social Credit candidate in the 1948 Alberta general election. He defeated two other candidates by a wide margin to hold the seat for his party. [1]

Hardy ran for a second term in the 1952 Alberta general election. He held his seat easily defeating two other candidates with most of his 1948 popular vote to return to office. [2]

The 1955 Alberta general election would see a closely contested race. Hardy ran for re-election in a four way race. His toughest opponent was Liberal candidate Claire Liden who polled a strong second on the first count. The election went to a third count with Hardy edging out Liden by 72 votes on the final preferences to return to his third term in office. [3]

Hardy ran for a fourth term in the 1959 Alberta general election. He would face Liden for the second time as well as two other candidates. Hardy won a landslide majority while Liden's vote collapsed causing him to finish third. [4]

Hardy retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1963. He died on January 15, 2000. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bruce results 1948". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bruce results 1952". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bruce results 1955". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bruce results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Lao Annual Report" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 55. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
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