Nelson Stuart Smith (1888-1941) was a provincial level politician from

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. He served as a member of the

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representing the Olds electoral district from 1921 to 1930. He sat with the United Farmers of Alberta caucus.

Political career

Smith ran for a seat in 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 ...

. He defeated incumbent Liberal Agriculture Minister

Duncan Marshall Duncan McLean Marshall (September 24, 1872 – January 16, 1946) was a Canadian journalist, publisher, rancher and politician in the provinces of Ontario and Alberta. Marshall represented the electoral district of Olds in the Legislative Ass ...

to win his first term in the Legislature. He won the district taking 60% of the popular vote. He sat in the backbenches for the governing United Farmers caucus. Smith ran for re-election 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 ...

. He defeated Liberal candidate Norman Cook and Conservative L.H. Walkley in a three-way race, largely holding his percentage of vote from the previous election. Smith retired from the Legislature in 1930.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
United Farmers of Alberta MLAs 1888 births 1941 deaths {{Alberta-politician-stub