John Victor Anderson

John Victor Anderson (August 8, 1918 – December 31, 1982) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in the official opposition.

John Victor Anderson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1971–1975
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byArchibald Johnston
ConstituencyLethbridge-East
Personal details
Born
John Victor Prunkle

(1918-08-14)August 14, 1918
Medicine Hat, Alberta[1]
DiedDecember 31, 1982(1982-12-31) (aged 64)
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

Political career

Anderson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election. He ran in the new electoral district of Lethbridge-East as a candidate for the Social Credit party and faced two other candidates. Anderson won the race by a comfortable margin to pick up the district for Social Credit who was defeated from government in that election. Anderson faced a strong challenge by Progressive Conservative candidate Richard Barton but still beat him by almost a thousand votes.[2]

Anderson ran for a second term in the 1975 Alberta general election. He faced three other candidates and finished second after his popular vote collapsed. He was defeated in a landslide by Archibald Johnston, losing his seat by over 5000 votes.[3]

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References
  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1975). Guide parlementaire canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. "Lethbridge-East results 1971". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  3. "Lethbridge-East results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 13, 2009.


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