Leighton Buckwell
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Leighton Edward Buckwell
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| birth_date = November 28, 1918
| death_date = {{death-date and age|January 2, 1997|November 28, 1918}}
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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
| constituency = Macleod
| term_start = 1967
| term_end = 1975
| predecessor = James Hartley
| successor = Thomas Walker
| party = Social Credit
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Leighton Edward Buckwell (November 28, 1918 – January 2, 1997) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and opposition.
Political career
Buckwell ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Macloed defeating three other candidates by a comfortable margin to hold the district for the Social Credit party.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1967&Constit=Macleod| title=Macleod results 1967| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=December 9, 2009}}
He ran for a second term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election. Buckwell increased his popular vote to be returned to his district. He faced a tough fight in the three-way race from Progressive Conservative candidate Danny Le Grandeur who finished a close second.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1971&Constit=Macleod| title=Macleod results 1971| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=December 9, 2009}}
The Social Credit party lost government and formed the official opposition after 1971. Buckwell ran for a third term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election facing a four cornered battle. He lost some of his popular vote and was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Thomas Walker to finish second.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1975&Constit=Macleod| title=Macleod results 1975| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=December 9, 2009}}
Buckwell died on January 2, 1997.{{cite hansard|house=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|date=February 11, 1997|page=5|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/isys/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_23/session_5/19970211_1330_01_han.pdf}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024650/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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Category:Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta