Charles Orin Cunningham (October 24, 1872 – January 8, 1942) was a provincial politician from

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1917 to 1921, sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.

Political career

Cunningham ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

1917 Alberta general election The 1917 Alberta general election was held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Liberals won a fourth term in office, defeating the Conservative Party of Edward Michener. Because of World War I, eleven Mem ...

as a Conservative candidate in the Ponoka electoral district. He won a straight fight over Liberal incumbent William Campbell to pick up the district for his party. The race was hotly contested with Cunningham finishing ahead of Campbell by 31 votes. Cunnhingham did not seek a second term in office and retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1921.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Charles Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 1872 births 1942 deaths