James Popil

James Michael Popil
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940
Preceded by Samuel Carson
Succeeded by District abolished
Constituency Sturgeon
In office
March 21, 1940 – August 17, 1948
Preceded by New district
Succeeded by Peter Chaba
Constituency Redwater
Personal details
Born (1909-11-05)November 5, 1909
Redwater, Alberta [1]
Died August 14, 1978(1978-08-14) (aged 68)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political party Social Credit
Occupation politician

James Michael Popil (November 5, 1909 – August 14, 1978) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1948 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

Popil first ran for public office as a Social Credit in the 1935 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent cabinet minister John Love and four other candidates in a hotly contested race on ballot transfers to win his first term in office and pickup the Sturgeon electoral district.[2]

Sturgeon was abolished in the 1940 boundary redistribution Popil ran for a second term in office in the new Redwater electoral district in the election held that year. He won the new electoral district with a substantial first ballot majority defeating two other candidates.[3]

Popil ran for his third and final term in office in the 1944 Alberta general election. He marginally increased his popular vote and won a big majority to hold his seat.[4] He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1948. He died in 1978.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1965). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sturgeon Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Redwater Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Redwater Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Announcements.". The Edmonton Journal. August 16, 1978. p. E4.


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