Gordon Stromberg

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Gordon Stromberg
MLA for Camrose
In office
1971–1982
Preceded by Chester Sayers
Succeeded by Ken Rostad
Personal details
Born(1927-12-25)December 25, 1927
New Norway, Alberta [1]
Died September 7, 2008(2008-09-07) (aged 80) [2]
Political party Progressive Conservative

Gordon Emil Stromberg (December 25, 1927 – September 7, 2008) was a provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1971 to 1986. He served as a municipal councilor for Camrose County from 1986 to 1995.

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Political career

Stromberg ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1971 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Camrose in a tight race over Social Credit candidate Laurence Rhierson to pick up the district for the Progressive Conservatives who had formed a majority government in that election. [3]

Stromberg ran for a second term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election. His popular vote increased and he won his first landslide as a result. [4] Stromberg would increase his margin of victory for the third straight time in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won his district with nearly 8,000 votes defeating three other candidates. [5]

Stromberg ran for his final term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election. He won a massive landslide winning the highest popular vote of his career. [6] He left provincial politics to run for a seat on the Camrose County Council. He won his first term in the 1986 election and won re-election in 1989 and 1992 before retiring from municipal politics in 1995. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1978). The Canadian parliamentary guide. Normandin. ISSN   0315-6168 . Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Annual Report 08" (PDF). Legislative Assembly Office. 19 July 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Camrose results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Camrose results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Camrose results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Camrose results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Camrose County". Alberta Association of Municipalities. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
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