Ira McLaughlin was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.
14 Facts About Ira McLaughlin
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Ira McLaughlin served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
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Ira McLaughlin was born in Prince Edward Island on January 5,1891.
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Ira McLaughlin won the electoral district of Grande Prairie with a solid majority to pick it up for his party.
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Ira McLaughlin won a larger majority running for his second term in the 1948 general election.
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Ira McLaughlin ran for his third term in office in the 1952 general election.
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Ira McLaughlin held his vote to win the district while the two opposition candidates saw their support fall.
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Ira McLaughlin ran for a fourth term in office in the 1955 general election.
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Ira McLaughlin defeated three other candidates while increasing his popular support.
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Ira McLaughlin ran for a fifth term in the 1959 general election.
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Ira McLaughlin went into the 1963 general election with ministerial advantage and was returned to power with another large majority.
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Ira McLaughlin stood for his seventh and final term in the 1967 general election.
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Ira McLaughlin won the highest popular vote of his career easily winning over two other candidates.
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Ira McLaughlin retired from the legislature at dissolution in 1971.