Albert Vital Bourcier (August 25, 1901 – February 8, 1982) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1952, sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.[1][2]
Albert Bourcier | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1935–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Charles McKeen |
| Succeeded by | Angelo Montemurro |
| Constituency | Lac Ste. Anne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1901 Northbridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | February 8, 1982 (aged 80) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Social Credit |
Bourcier was born August 25, 1901, in Northbridge, Massachusetts, to Alfred F. Bourcier an American, and Margaret LaCase a Canadian. They immigrated to Canada in 1912, where Albert was educated in Edmonton.[3]
An internal controversy occurred when Bourcier filed papers to contest the 1967 Alberta general election in the Edmonton-Jasper Place constituency against incumbent Social Credit MLA John Horan. Bourcier was still an active member of the Social Credit Party, but was ejected from the party prior to the election. It was the second time Bourcier was ejected from the party, the first being in 1949 as a sitting MLA.[4] Horan was re-elected with 36.3 per cent of the vote, while Bourcier received 1.5 per cent of the vote.[5]
References edit
- ^ Stingel, Janine (2000). Social Discredit: Anti-Semitism, Social Credit, and the Jewish Response. McGill-Queen's Press. ISBN 9780773520103. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". 1952.
- ^ Normandin, A. L., ed. (1944). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. p. 370. ISBN 9781010530466. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ "Socreds Again Kick Out Bourcier; Opposition To Horan The Reason". Edmonton Journal. May 15, 1967. p. 14. ProQuest 2397632581.
- ^ "Edmonton-Jasper Place Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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