Ernest Leonard Lee Explained

Ernest Leonard Lee
Birth Date:19 September 1923
Birth Place:Dunvegan, Alberta[1]
Death Place:Waterhole, Alberta
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Dunvegan
Term Start:June 17, 1963
Term End:August 30, 1971
Predecessor:Joseph Scruggs
Successor:District Abolished
Party:Social Credit
Occupation:politician

Ernest Leonard Lee (September 19, 1923 – July 8, 1977) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1963 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

Lee ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1963 Alberta general election as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Dunvegan. He won the district with a comfortable majority defeating two other candidates to hold it for his party.[2] Lee ran for a second term in the 1967 Alberta general election. The election was hotly contested with Lee facing a strong challenge from NDP candidate Phil Thompson. He held his seat by a margin of 200 votes.[3] Lee retired from the Alberta Legislature at dissolution in 1971.

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Notes and References

  1. Guide parlementaire canadien. Normandin, P.G.. Normandin, A.L.. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1971. P.G. Normandin. 0315-6168. July 12, 2015.
  2. Web site: Dunvegan results 1963. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 22, 2010.
  3. Web site: Dunvegan results 1967. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 22, 2010.