Alex Gordey

Alexander "Alex" William Gordey was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Alexander "Alex" William Gordey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 18, 1959 – June 17, 1963
Preceded byStanley Ruzycki
ConstituencyVegreville
In office
June 17, 1963 – August 30, 1971
Succeeded byJohn Batiuk
ConstituencyVegreville-Bruce
Personal details
Born(1912-03-16)March 16, 1912
Boroutz, Western Ukraine
DiedNovember 9, 1983(1983-11-09) (aged 71)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political partySocial Credit
Spouse(s)Rita Harris
Occupationpolitician

Political career

Gordey ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1959 Alberta general election in the electoral district of Vegreville as the Social Credit candidate. Gordey defeated incumbent Stanley Ruzycki and two other candidates by a large margin to pick up the seat for his party.[1]

The 1963 boundary redistribution redistributed Gordey's riding, the riding became Vegreville-Bruce. Gordey ran for a second term in office in the new district for the election held that year. He faced four other candidates and won taking just over half of the popular vote.[2]

Gordey ran for a third term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election. He faced a strong challenge from Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Kawulych but managed to hold his seat.[3]

The 1971 boundary redistribution altered Vegreville-Bruce to once again become the riding of Vegreville. Gordey ran for his fourth term in the 1971 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate John Batiuk.[4]

References
  1. "Vegreville results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  2. "Vegreville-Bruce results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  3. "Vegreville-Bruce results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  4. "Vegreville results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
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