Herbert Ash
| Herbert Joseph Ash | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office 1935–1940 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Grisdale |
| Succeeded by | Norman Cook |
| Constituency | Olds |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 13, 1878 London, England[1] |
| Died | March 14, 1959 (aged 81) |
Herbert Joseph Ash was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940. Ash served as a member of the Governing Social Credit caucus, and later as an Independent Social Credit member while representing the electoral district of Olds.
Political career
Ash ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Olds as a candidate for the Social Credit party. Ash won a huge majority taking 66% of the vote defeating three other candidates including incumbent Agriculture Minister Frank Grisdale.[2] In 1937, Ash was one of the insurgents in the Social Credit backbenchers' revolt.[3]
Ash was removed from the Social Credit caucus citing a difference of opinion with Premier William Aberhart in 1940. The Social Credit Candidate Advisory Board refused to let him run for the party. He was dropped as a candidate by the Social Credit advisory board.[4] Ash decided to stand for re-election anyway as an Independent Social Credit candidate.[5]
Ash faced off in a three way battle with Grisdale, who this time ran as an Independent and Social Credit candidate Norman Cook. The first vote showed Ash easily defeated running a distant third place. Grisdale was leading 110 votes ahead of Cook. Grisdale did not have a 50% majority so the Ash's second preferences were counted. Most of the second choices game Cook just enough votes to win the district and defeat Grisdale.[6]
References
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- ↑ "Olds results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=83GRBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=%22h.+j.+ash%22+social+credit&source=bl&ots=uHIJaypoek&sig=eoXBM__PrG1rt-qhBTR28bsTlKA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGle_1nL_QAhUkzIMKHZLSB98Q6AEIIDAB#v=onepage&q=%22h.%20j.%20ash%22%20social%20credit&f=false
- ↑ "S.C. Board Drops MacLachlan, Ash". Edmonton Journal. February 27, 1940. p. 3.
- ↑ "S.C. Row in Olds riding". Vol XXXIII No. 76. The Lethbridge Daily Herald. March 9, 1940. pp. 1, 3.
- ↑ "Olds results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.