Neville Sydney Roper (born March 5, 1922) is a Canadian former provincial politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Roper served on the Rimbey, Alberta town council from 1951 to 1961, and as Mayor of Rimbey from 1961 to 1966.[1] He ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent Social Credit candidate in the Ponoka electoral district in the 1963 Alberta general election. He finished a very close second place losing to incumbent Glen Johnston.[2]
Roper ran for provincial office for the second time in the 1967 Alberta general election. He ran as the official Social Credit candidate this time and won a landslide to hold the seat for his party.[3]
Roper ran for a second term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Don McCrimmon. He lost the race by 17 votes finishing second.[4]
Personal life
Of English descent, Roper was born in Camrose, Alberta, the son of Henry Basil Sydney Roper and Amy Burchnall. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1941 to 1946 during World War II.[1]
Roper married Edith Margaret Hawkings in 1948 and has three children. His wife died in 1999.[5][1] He turned 100 in 2022.[6]
References
^ abcNormandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1971). "Guide parlementaire canadien". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^"Ponoka results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
^"Ponoka results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
^"Ponoka results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
^"Obituary for Edith Margaret ROPER, 1925-1999". Red Deer Advocate. 2 June 1999. p. 19.
neville, roper, neville, sydney, roper, born, march, 1922, canadian, former, provincial, politician, from, alberta, served, member, legislative, assembly, alberta, from, 1967, 1971, sitting, with, social, credit, caucus, government, member, legislative, assemb. Neville Sydney Roper born March 5 1922 is a Canadian former provincial politician from Alberta He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government Neville RoperMember of the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaIn office May 23 1967 August 30 1971Preceded byGlen JohnstonSucceeded byDon McCrimmonConstituencyPonokaPersonal detailsBornNeville Sydney Roper 1922 03 05 March 5 1922 age 101 Camrose Alberta CanadaPolitical partySocial CreditSpouseEdith Margaret Hawkings m 1948 died 1999 wbr Children3ProfessionBusinessman Contents 1 Political career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksPolitical career EditRoper served on the Rimbey Alberta town council from 1951 to 1961 and as Mayor of Rimbey from 1961 to 1966 1 He ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent Social Credit candidate in the Ponoka electoral district in the 1963 Alberta general election He finished a very close second place losing to incumbent Glen Johnston 2 Roper ran for provincial office for the second time in the 1967 Alberta general election He ran as the official Social Credit candidate this time and won a landslide to hold the seat for his party 3 Roper ran for a second term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Don McCrimmon He lost the race by 17 votes finishing second 4 Personal life EditOf English descent Roper was born in Camrose Alberta the son of Henry Basil Sydney Roper and Amy Burchnall He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1941 to 1946 during World War II 1 Roper married Edith Margaret Hawkings in 1948 and has three children His wife died in 1999 5 1 He turned 100 in 2022 6 References Edit a b c Normandin P G Normandin A L 1971 Guide parlementaire canadien The Canadian Parliamentary Guide Guide Parlementaire Canadien P G Normandin ISSN 0315 6168 Retrieved July 12 2015 Ponoka results 1963 Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved April 22 2010 Ponoka results 1967 Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved April 22 2010 Ponoka results 1971 Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved April 22 2010 Obituary for Edith Margaret ROPER 1925 1999 Red Deer Advocate 2 June 1999 p 19 Hansard PDF Parliamentary Debates Hansard Alberta Legislative Assembly 30th Leg 3rd Sess 10 May 2022 p 1257 External links EditLegislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neville Roper amp oldid 1142908872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
