Antonio Aloisio (November 11, 1898 – January 28, 1977) was a politician from

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1952 to 1955 and again from 1959 to 1971 as a member of the Social Credit caucus.

Political career

Aloisio first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the 1952 general election. He won a comfortable majority to hold the Athabasca electoral district for his party. He ran for a second term in the 1955 general election and was defeated by Liberal candidate Richard Hall. He led on the first count but was defeated on second choice preferences. He regained the seat for Social Credit in the 1959 election, defeating Hall by a large majority. In the 1963 general election, Aloisio faced a strong challenge from provincial

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leader Dave Hunter, but managed to hang on to his seat. Hunter and Aloisio faced each other again in the 1967 election. Aloisio held the seat with an increase in his vote and Hunter finished a distant third. Aloisio retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1971.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aloisio, Antonio 1898 births 1977 deaths Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs 20th-century Canadian legislators