Ernest Leonard Lee (September 19, 1923 – July 8, 1977) 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 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 The 1963 Alberta general election was held on June 17, 1963, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C. Manning, won its eighth consecutive term in government, winning roughly the same num ...

as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of

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. He won the district with a comfortable majority defeating two other candidates to hold it for his party. Lee ran for a second term in the

1967 Alberta general election The 1967 Alberta general election was held on May 23, 1967, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to the 16th Alberta Legislature. The election was called after the 15th Alberta Legislature was prorogued on April 11, 1967, and ...

. 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. Lee retired from the Alberta Legislature at dissolution in 1971.

References

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs 1977 deaths 1923 births {{Alberta-politician-stub