Gordon Alexander Forster (April 30, 1884 – July 23, 1964) was a provincial politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Political career

Forster ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

1921 Alberta general election The 1921 Alberta general election was held on July 18, 1921, to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly. It was one of only five times that Alberta has changed governments. The Liberal Party, which had governed the province since it ...

as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Hand Hills. He defeated incumbent Robert Eaton in a two-way race with one of the biggest margins of victory polled in the election. Forster ran for re-nomination at a party convention held on June 5, 1926 in Hanna,

. He defeated three other candidates to run for the United Farmers. He ran for a second term in office in the

1926 Alberta general election The 1926 Alberta general election was held on June 28, 1926, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The United Farmers of Alberta government that had first been elected in 1921 was re-elected, taking a majority of the seats in t ...

. His popular vote was almost cut in half, but he still held his seat easily defeating two other candidates. Forster ran for a third term in office in the

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. He would survive a two-way race hanging on to his seat in a close contest over Independent candidate J.L. Newman. Forster retired from provincial office at dissolution of the Assembly in 1935 and died in 1964.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forster, Gordon United Farmers of Alberta MLAs 1964 deaths 1884 births