Political career
Ash ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Olds as a candidate for the Social Credit party. Ash won a huge majority taking 66% of the vote defeating three other candidates including incumbent Agriculture Minister Frank Grisdale. [2] In 1937,Ash was one of the insurgents in the Social Credit backbenchers' revolt. [3]
Ash was removed from the Social Credit caucus citing a difference of opinion with Premier William Aberhart in 1940. The Social Credit Candidate Advisory Board refused to let him run for the party. He was dropped as a candidate by the Social Credit advisory board. [4] Ash decided to stand for re-election anyway as an Independent Social Credit candidate. [5]
Ash faced off in a three-way battle with Grisdale,who this time ran as an Independent and Social Credit candidate Norman Cook. The first vote showed Ash easily defeated running a distant third place. Grisdale was leading 110 votes ahead of Cook. Grisdale did not have a 50% majority so the Ash's second preferences were counted. Most of the second choices gave Cook just enough votes to win the district and defeat Grisdale. [6]
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