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Edith Gostick

Edith Hannah Gostick (née Thomas; January 15, 1894 – July 8, 1984) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a representative from the electoral district of Calgary from 1935 to 1940.

Edith Gostick
MLA for Calgary
In office
1935–1940
Preceded byHugh Farthing
William Ross
Fred White
Norman Hindsley
Succeeded byJames Mahaffy
William Aberhart
Andrew Davison
Personal details
BornJanuary 15, 1894
Porth, South Wales[1]
DiedJuly 8, 1984(1984-07-08) (aged 90)
Saanichton, British Columbia
Political partySocial Credit

Political career edit

Gostick ran for a seat as a Social Credit Party of Alberta candidate in the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election. She was declared elected on the 18th vote count, taking the fourth seat in the Legislature.[2] Gostick ran for re-election in the 1940 general election but was defeated.[3]

Her son Ron Gostick was a well-known publisher of anti-Semitic and far right literature.

References edit

  1. ^ "HeRMIS - PAA".
  2. ^ "Calgary results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  3. ^ "Calgary results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.

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