Roy Burke Ells (May 14, 1914 – February 22, 1979) 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.
Ells ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1959 Alberta general election. He ran as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Grouard. Ells defeated two other candidates with a landslide majority to pick the seat up for his party.[1]
Ells ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election. He defeated two candidates winning a slightly larger majority to hold his seat.[2]
Ells ran for a third term in the 1967 Alberta general election. He faced a strong challenge from NDP candidate Stan Daniels, but managed to hold his seat winning just over half the popular vote.[3]
Ells retired from the legislature in 1971.
Referencesedit
^"Grouard Official Results 1959 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^"Grouard Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^"Grouard Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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ells, burke, ells, 1914, february, 1979, provincial, politician, from, alberta, canada, served, member, legislative, assembly, alberta, from, 1959, 1971, sitting, with, social, credit, caucus, government, burke, ellsmember, legislative, assembly, albertain, of. Roy Burke Ells May 14 1914 February 22 1979 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 Roy Burke EllsMember of the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaIn office June 18 1959 August 30 1971Preceded byJoseph DesfossesSucceeded byDistrict abolishedConstituencyGrouardPersonal detailsBornMay 14 1914Rosetown SaskatchewanDiedFebruary 22 1979 1979 02 22 aged 64 San Diego CaliforniaPolitical partySocial CreditSpouseVerna EllsOccupationPolitician and BusinessmanPolitical career editElls ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1959 Alberta general election He ran as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Grouard Ells defeated two other candidates with a landslide majority to pick the seat up for his party 1 Ells ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election He defeated two candidates winning a slightly larger majority to hold his seat 2 Ells ran for a third term in the 1967 Alberta general election He faced a strong challenge from NDP candidate Stan Daniels but managed to hold his seat winning just over half the popular vote 3 Ells retired from the legislature in 1971 References edit Grouard Official Results 1959 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved April 23 2010 Grouard Official Results 1963 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved April 23 2010 Grouard Official Results 1967 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved April 23 2010 External links editLegislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roy Ells amp oldid 1134712132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
