Marion Kelts

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Marion Arthur Kelts
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 18, 1959 June 17, 1963
Preceded by James Sims
Succeeded by District abolished
Constituency Acadia-Coronation
Personal details
Born(1890-04-30)April 30, 1890
Dora, Minnesota [1]
Died April 1, 1971(1971-04-01) (aged 80)
Stettler, Alberta
Political party Social Credit
Occupation politician

Marion Arthur Kelts (April 30, 1890 – April 1, 1971) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

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Political career

Kelts ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the 1959 Alberta general election in the Acadia-Coronation electoral district. He won the hotly contested three-way race defeating incumbent James Sims. [2]

Acadia-Coronation is a former Alberta provincial electoral district.

James Leland Sims Canadian politician

James Leland Sims was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.

Kelts did not run for a second term in office and retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1963.

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References

  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1965). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN   0315-6168 . Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. "Acadia-Coronation results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.