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'''Lewis Mitchell "Mickey" Clark''' was a politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. He served from 1979 to 1986. |
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| name = Lewis Mitchell "Mickey" Clark |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|11|26}} |
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| birth_place =[[Bassano, Alberta]]<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Guide Parlementaire Canadien|author=Normandin, P.G.|date=1985|publisher=Gale Canada|issn=0315-6168|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xkmIAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=November 30, 2014}}</ref> |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|9|17|1923|11|10}}<ref name="assembly">{{cite web|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/annual_reports/report2003/annual03.pdf|date=22 July 2005|title=Serving Alberta|author=Legislative Assembly Office|accessdate=November 30, 2014}}</ref> |
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| office = [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta|Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] |
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| term_start = March 14, 1979 |
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| term_end = May 8, 1986 |
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| predecessor = [[Gordon Taylor (politician)|Gordon Taylor]] |
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| party = [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative]] |
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'''Lewis Mitchell "Mickey" Clark''' (November 26, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was a provincial politician from [[Alberta]], Canada. He served as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] from 1979 to 1986 sitting with the Progressive Conservative caucus in government. |
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==Political career== |
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Lewis was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] becoming the first member of the [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservatives]] elected to the [[Drumheller (provincial electoral district)|Drumheller]] electoral district in the [[Alberta general election, 1979|1979 Alberta general election]] after popular MLA [[Gordon Taylor]] left to run in federal politics. |
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Clark ran for a seat to the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative]] candidate in the [[Drumheller (provincial electoral district)|Drumheller]] electoral district for the [[1979 Alberta general election]]. He defeated four other candidates in a hotly contested race to pick up the seat for his party.<ref name="1979 official">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1979&Constit=Drumheller| title=Drumheller Results 1979 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> |
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Clark ran for a second term in the Assembly in the [[1982 Alberta general election]]. He was easily returned to office defeated two other candidates with a landslide majority.<ref name="1982 official">{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1982&Constit=Drumheller| title=Drumheller Results 1982 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> |
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Lewis was easily re-elected to his second term in the Assembly in the [[Alberta general election, 1979|1979 Alberta general election]]. He retired from provincial level politics just prior to the 1986 election. During his 2 terms he served as a back bencher in the Progressive Conservative government under Preimer [[Peter Lougheed]]. |
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He retired from provincial level politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1986. |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Alberta Legislative Assembly Membership list] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101026192825/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Alberta Legislative Assembly Membership list] |
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Latest revision as of 04:53, 20 January 2023
Lewis Mitchell "Mickey" Clark | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office March 14, 1979 – May 8, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Schumacher |
| Constituency | Drumheller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1923 Bassano, Alberta[1] |
| Died | September 17, 2003 (aged 79)[2] |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | politician |
Lewis Mitchell "Mickey" Clark (November 26, 1923 – September 17, 2003) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986 sitting with the Progressive Conservative caucus in government.
Political career
[edit]Clark ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Drumheller electoral district for the 1979 Alberta general election. He defeated four other candidates in a hotly contested race to pick up the seat for his party.[3]
Clark ran for a second term in the Assembly in the 1982 Alberta general election. He was easily returned to office defeated two other candidates with a landslide majority.[4]
He retired from provincial level politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1986.
References
[edit]- ^ Normandin, P.G. (1985). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Gale Canada. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ Legislative Assembly Office (22 July 2005). "Serving Alberta" (PDF). Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Drumheller Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Drumheller Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 23, 2010.