Alexander A. Moore (October 1, 1874 – March 29, 1952) was a farmer and a provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He was elected to the

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in a by-election on November 3, 1919 and served until 1926.

Political career

Moore ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a provincial by-election held in the

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electoral district on November 3, 1919. The by-election was called due to the death of speaker Charles Fisher. He defeated E.V. Thompson a candidate of the governing Liberals in a tough race. The Liberals attempted to win the by-election by having every member of the Cabinet and many back benches in the Liberal caucus campaign in the district. Moore was selected at a nomination meeting held on July 16, 1919, and campaigned in the district well before the writ was dropped. With Moore winning the by-election, he became the first member elected under the United Farmers banner, joining two farmer-friendly

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MLAs already in the legislature. Moore was re-elected in the

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. He served until 1926 before retiring.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
1874 births 1952 deaths United Farmers of Alberta MLAs {{Alberta-politician-stub