Stan Cassin (born February 19, 1935) was a provincial politician in

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Political career

Cassin was elected to the

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from the

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electoral district in the

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as the Progressive Conservative candidate, winning in a landslide. Cassin ran for a second term in the

1989 Alberta general election The 1989 Alberta general election was held on March 20, 1989, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Many political observers were surprised by the early election call as less than three years had passed since the previous ele ...

but was defeated by

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of the Liberals. He lost by almost 500 votes after receiving almost 800 fewer votes than in the previous election.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Living people 1935 births {{Alberta-politician-stub