1. Grant Notley served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1984 and served as leader of the Alberta NDP from 1968 to 1984.
13 Facts About Grant Notley
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Grant Notley graduated from the University of Alberta in 1960 with a history degree.
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Grant Notley was defeated, finishing last in the four-way race losing to incumbent Edgar Gerhart.
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Grant Notley ran in the 1967 provincial election and in a 1969 by-election.
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Grant Notley was elected leader of the Alberta NDP in 1968.
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Grant Notley ran in the 1971 provincial election, he won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the electoral district of Spirit River-Fairview defeating incumbent Adolph Fimrite.
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Grant Notley served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Spirit River-Fairview, and was, for eleven years, the sole NDP MLA in the provincial legislature.
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Grant Notley became leader of the party on October 18,2014, as her father had before her, and she served as premier of Alberta, from May 24,2015, to April 30,2019.
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Grant Notley stepped down as Leader of NDP in January 2024.
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One of his two sons, Stephen Grant Notley, writes the popular newspaper and web comic strip Bob the Angry Flower.
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In 2010 the Peace River farm district Dunvegan-Central Peace-Grant Notley was renamed Central Peace-Grant Notley.
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Grant Notley had represented the area as MLA from 1971 to his death in 1984.
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Socialism and Democracy: Essays in Honour of Grant Notley was published after his death.