Clifford Smallwood

Clifford Silas Smallwood (July 28, 1915 – November 14, 1979) was a farmer and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1968.

Clifford Smallwood
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Battle River—Camrose
In office
1958–1968
Preceded byJames A. Smith
Succeeded bydistrict abolished
Personal details
Born
Clifford Silas Smallwood

(1915-07-28)July 28, 1915
Irma, Alberta
DiedNovember 14, 1979(1979-11-14) (aged 64)
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
Occupationfarmer

Federal politics

Smallwood first ran as a candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 federal election. He was defeated by incumbent Member of Parliament James A. Smith. Parliament was dissolved a year later forcing the 1958 federal election. Smallwood and Smith ran against each other again and Smallwood defeated Smith in a landslide.

Smallwood ran for a second term in the 1962 federal election; he ran against Smith for the third time and defeated him once again in another landslide victory. The minority government fell on a confidence motion a year later forcing the dissolution of parliament and the 1963 federal election. Smallwood increased the size of his majority earning the largest win of his political career. He ran for his final term in office in the 1965 federal election winning another landslide. He retired in 1968 when his electoral district of Battle River—Camrose was abolished.

Smallwood would contest the Wainwright electoral district in the 1971 Alberta general election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, and would be defeated by incumbent Henry Ruste[1]

References
  1. "Wainwright Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.


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