Maurice Joy Conner (November 30, 1868 – May 9, 1937), sometimes spelled Maurice Joy Connor, was a Canadian politician who served as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for

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from 1921 until 1935. Before entering politics, he was a Methodist preacher in the United States. He first sought office in the 1921 Alberta provincial election as a candidate for the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) in

. He defeated Liberal incumbent Frank Leffingwell and became one of 38 UFA candidates elected as the party, which was contesting its first election, won a surprise

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. He was re-elected in the

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and

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elections, and did not seek re-election in the 1935 election, when the UFA lost every seat and the new Social Credit League won a majority. In 1928, Conner abstained from voting on the '' Sexual Sterilization Act'', introduced by Premier John Edward Brownlee's UFA government, and was the only UFA member present not to support the bill.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Conner, Maurice Joy Canadian Methodist ministers United Farmers of Alberta MLAs 1868 births 1937 deaths